Note To All Interested Candidates:
Character matters.
Sure, we’re looking for an all-star player who has the chops and the experience to take this role by the horns and run with it. But talent alone doesn’t cut it for us.
Our actions are guided by our values of Respect, Commitment, Creativity, Teamwork and Fun. These aren’t just words to us, but are values we push ourselves to work by and inspire in others.
We’re a passionate group of hard-working people, obsessed about sales and service.
We know nothing matters more than a happy customer and that saying “that’s not my job” gets us nowhere.
We know how fun it feels to win, and love pushing ourselves towards that rush.
As a leading sports-lifestyle distribution company with 46 years of success under our belts, we’re firing on all cylinders to take our company to the next level with a growing stable of world-class brands.
The good news? YOU could be a part of it.
Reports to: General Manager, Licensed Division
Location: Pointe-Claire (Montreal) / Hybrid Work Model
TRAVEL: Periodic travel required domestically and internationally to attend regional/global meetings.
Position Summary
The Product Line Manager is responsible for the strategic and operational management of the ’47 Headwear and Fan Favorite product lines. This role owns the end-to-end lifecycle of seasonal assortments, from line planning and costing through in-season purchasing and performance management. Partnering closely with sales, production, and creative teams, the Product Line Manager ensures that assortments are market-relevant, profitable, and aligned with regional and global merchandising strategies. Success in this role requires a strong balance of analytical rigor, commercial instinct, and collaborative execution.
Essential Functions:
• Execute the global and regional merchandising strategy in order to achieve country wholesale targets.
• Support organization with the localized understanding of the regional strategy and well-defined game plan broken down by business segment, category and channel.
• Manage regional and global merchandising calendars to ensure timely execution of all functions including forecasting, sample ordering, purchasing, sourcing etc.
• Analyze and maintain Line plan to ensure SKU counts, pricing, forecast and margin goals are met.
• Play active role in the seasonal catalogue creation process: (provide all product details, proofread early copies, and ensure that all details contained therein are accurate).
• Execute market product/pricing positioning analysis.
• Partner with Mint Green Domestic Production team to ensure that all production needs, timelines and quality standards are met.
• Ensure inventory control and rotation of both stock inventory and sample inventory in partnership with the sales team.
• Monitor style master files for seasonal accuracy.
• Create product with the help of the creative team for “hot market” additional sales opportunities.
• Help develop and execute the regional sales strategy, including previous seasons sales analysis, business segmentation.
• Assist in the development and execution of seasonal and annual fiscal targets for the categories including gross sales, purchased margins, gross profits and inventory levels.
• Develop presentations and show collections to Sales Support (occasionally)
• Sales Agent sample preparation and invoicing.
Skills & Experience
• University degree preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Buying, Merchandising, Assortment Planning, and/or Margin Analysis.
• Retail or wholesale industry experience strongly preferred.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel; strong analytical and financial acumen.
• Clear, confident communicator with the ability to collaborate cross-functionally.
• Demonstrated professional maturity, transparency, and integrity.
• Proven ability to identify issues, communicate risks, and drive solutions in fast-paced environments with tight timelines.
• Strong sense of urgency with the ability to prioritize effectively and manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and accountable, with a proactive, solutions-focused mindset.
