Helly Hansen is looking for a Product Manager - Workwear (temporary)

Job Purpose: Manage and facilitate a global workwear product line. The Product Manager oversees the total line plan and is responsible for commercialization and launch of new seasons.

Key Accountabilities

• Understand the global consumer requirements in key markets through consumer research, market trips, customer pre-lines and on-site interactions. Input to product team on key price points, style and color focus, and market trends.
• Plan the seasonal Workwear line for selected categories based on consumer needs as well as sales and margin targets set together with Product Director – manage all aspects of the line plan and planning tools for your products. This planning includes news, carry overs and cancelations.
• Ensure all planning and seasonal activities adhere to Helly Hansen timelines.
• Seasonal presentations with key accounts for the categories of responsibility to gain on hand commercial input into the line planning process
• Manage the pricing process. Set targets for cost pricing, work with developers on technical negotiation. Support Product Director in negotiation with vendors and in retail pricing discussions.
• Assist with planning of product launches (sales meetings, price meeting, sales support, marketing tools).
• Create must have products for the category, working closely with the design and development team to ensure perfect execution of plans.
• Ensure the smooth execution of all HH processes and timelines to ensure an on-line and in full delivery of samples and products. To work with the quality and process manager, to create product excellence through all stages of development.

Qualifications / Key Competencies

• Graduate (preferably with a product related degree).
• Min 5 years’ experience.
• Global understanding of the workwear market.
• In-depth technical product experience and understanding of the value chain.
• Effective presentation and communication ability.
• Commercial skills to build a range that generates profits.
• High level of numeracy.
• Effective people management and interpersonal skills in a multi-cultural environment with distributed geography.
• Language skills – must be fluent in written and spoken English.
• Excellent apparel “touch”.
• Energetic and enthusiastic.
• Pragmatic, tenacious with attention to detail and sees solutions.
• Dedicated to getting the job done but able to have ‘fun’ as well.
• Self starter.
• High degree of travel.

Work Environment

• Ability to thrive in a lean, high-growth environment
• Ability to work well across functions, diverse communities and different time zones

We offer

• A culture that rewards excellence in an exciting phase of growth and new opportunities
• An ambitious, dynamic, creative, and international environment
• Discounts on great gear
• Competitive compensation and benefits, and an active environment with passion for sports

The position is a full time, temporary one year employment (maternity leave), based in our Oslo Headquarters.

Start date: ASAP

End date: August 2026

Any questions can be directed to: khorsle at hellyhansen.com

Application is ONLY accepted in the portal and not later than 2nd of April 2025.