Category Manager (Berghaus)

We’re Pentland Brands; a dynamic, global family business, and proud owners and licensees of many iconic active and footwear brands. With a community of over 1,300 team members worldwide, we embrace diversity and inclusion, and champion growth and development. Our success is built on teamwork, courage, innovation, and an unwavering commitment to excellence.

WHAT’S THE MISSION FOR THIS ROLE?

Our Mainline Product function plays a crucial role in building consumer-led, commercially strong seasonal ranges that form the backbone of our brand offering. As the Product Manager – Mainline, you will lead the strategic planning, development, and delivery of the core product assortment across multiple seasons. You will work cross-functionally to ensure products meet consumer needs, reflect brand identity, hit commercial targets, and land on time through a seamless seasonal process.

WHAT DOES THIS ROLE DO?

As our Product Manager – Mainline, you will be responsible for:

Range Strategy & Seasonal Planning

• Defining and executing the mainline product strategy in line with brand direction, consumer insights, and commercial objectives.

Cross-Functional Product Ownership

• Leading cross-functional teams—including Design, Development, MArket Merchandising, Sourcing, and Marketing—through the full seasonal product creation lifecycle.
• Ensuring clear alignment on briefs, product direction, timelines, costs, and GTM requirements.

Briefing & Product Development

• Creating detailed product briefs that balance consumer insight, trend direction, design intent, performance needs, commercial constraints and channel requirements for both mainline and SMU.
• Overseeing sample rounds, prototype reviews, and product refinements to ensure products meet quality, fit, cost, and sustainability requirements.

Seasonal Project Management

• Owning the seasonal critical path, ensuring key milestones are met and operational challenges are resolved quickly.
• Managing risk logs, dependencies, cost reviews, and margin targets throughout development.

Commercial & Range Performance

• Conducting in-depth pre-season planning and post-season range analysis to inform future strategy.
• Using data, market insights, and consumer feedback to continually refine the mainline assortment.
• Driving cross-functional alignment on the final range, ensuring clear communication into GTM and Sales teams.

WHAT DO I BRING TO THE ROLE?

You just might be our next superstar if you have the following skills and experience:

• Proven experience in product management or product creation within footwear, apparel, accessories, or consumer goods.
• Strong understanding of seasonal product development processes from briefing through to delivery.
• Excellent strategic thinking, with the ability to balance consumer insight, brand positioning, and commercial priorities.
• Confident leadership of cross-functional teams with strong stakeholder alignment skills.
• Strong analytical mindset with experience using data to drive decision-making and improve range performance.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence both creative and commercial partners.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME?

• Salary + discretionary bonus
• 25 Days Holiday: Increases with length of service and the option to purchase additional days to suit your needs.
• Discounts: Brand discounts (including friends and family and JD Sports), Sample Sales, and other retail discounts and perks.
• Family-Friendly Benefits: Generous enhanced parental leave policies
• Health Perks: Choose from a variety of health-related perks including medical cash plan, critical illness cover, life assurance, gym and fitness discounts, dental insurance, eye care, and health screening to maintain your wellbeing.
• Travel Perks: Take advantage of our season ticket loan, cycle to work schemes, electric car schemes, and discounts on home charging units to support eco-friendly commuting.
• Flexible Working: We offer hybrid working and flexible working hours, allowing you to start your day earlier or later to help with commute costs or personal commitments.

We want you to live our company principles, bringing a strong consumer focus, while always looking for ways to improve and grow in your role. Take ownership of your work and be proactive in solving problems whilst communicating openly and treating everyone with respect and kindness. And, of course, let your creativity shine by bringing your unique style and individuality to the Pentland Brands Team.

As an equal opportunity employer, we’re committed to fostering diversity and creating an inclusive culture across our business, stores, and office environment.

We warmly welcome your application.

This vacancy is a newly created role as part of organisational changes. Final appointment will depend upon the outcome of consultation processes and affected employees will have priority for consideration.