Open Jobs:
About Our Company
At DPS Skis we’re dedicated to creating and building premium products that solve real problems for Winter sports enthusiasts around the world. We’re seeking an experienced DPS Ski Product Line Manager to join our team and drive the continued success of our ski category product lines. If you’re passionate about skiing, have experience in both product development and product line management, and excel at aligning product, sales, marketing, and manufacturing teams for successful launches, we want to hear from you!
Job Description
As the Ski Category Product Line Manager, you’ll play a pivotal role in bringing innovative and high-performance ski products to market. You’ll collaborate closely with our engineering, marketing, sales, and manufacturing teams to ensure that our product lines are not only cutting-edge but also aligned with market demand and brand values. Your strategic insights will shape the entire product lifecycle, from being part of the research and design team to prototype development and performance validation, to meeting sustainability goals, to commercialization and lifecycle management.
What You Will Do:
- Lead the end-to-end development of ski products, including in-house manufactured and purchased goods, from concept to commercialization.
- Drive the alignment of Sales and Marketing teams in the Go to Market process, ensuring a seamless launch and maximum market impact.
- Utilize your expertise in market trends and product knowledge to guide product decisions, blending intuition with sound business analytics.
- Present well-informed business cases by mining and analyzing relevant data from our database.
- Represent our brand with authenticity in various settings, including public, media, and retail platforms.
- Manage the product design and development calendar, hitting key milestones for successful commercialization.
- Collaborate with manufacturing teams to transition designs into production, focusing on durability, performance, and sustainability goals.
- Oversee prototypes, ensuring adequate field and lab testing for both viability and manufacturability.
- Work closely with vendors, factories, and purchasing teams for successful product costing and negotiations.
What You Will Bring:
- Bachelor’s degree in business or engineering, along with a minimum of 5 years of relevant brand and business experience.
- Proven track record in product management and/or product development, showcasing strong technical problem-solving skills.
- Expertise in modern digital communication tools, Excel, product databases, and Winter sports industry knowledge.
- Exceptional organizational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities and interruptions.
- Effective verbal and visual presentation skills, with the capacity to communicate with various stakeholders.
- Entrepreneurial mindset with a focus on fast-paced results in an evolving environment.
- A genuine passion for technical Winter sports hard and soft goods.
What You Will Experience:
- A collaborative and vibrant office environment, fostering innovation and growth.
- The opportunity to be the driving force behind the success of our ski product lines.
- A chance to work with industry professionals and showcase your expertise on a global stage.
- Work is primarily performed in an office environment
- On-snow work may occur
- Seasonal travel required, including car, train, and/or airline travel as needed
- Shop work may be required to fulfill sales requirements
- Flexibility to work early mornings, evenings, or weekends during peak seasonal periods
- Ability to occasionally move objects weighing up to 40 lbs.
- Regularly required to sit for long periods and/or stand and participate in demonstrations with clients
- Regular use of computer, telephone, and repetitive wrist, hand, and finger movement
If you’re ready to join a passionate and highly professional team in an endless pursuit of the perfect turn, DPS is the place for you. Join us and let’s contribute positively to ski culture together!
DPS Skis