JobsUSADirector of Product Management, Men's & Women's Boots
Company : Boot Barn
Location : Irvine, CA, 92616
Posted Date : 15 September 2025
Job Type : Other
Category : Management
Occupation : Director
Job Details
Director Of Product Management, Boots
Reports To: Sr. Vp Of Exclusive Brands
Status: Exempt
Summary
Boot Barn is where community comes first. We thrive on togetherness, collaboration, and belonging. We build each other up, listen intently, and implement out-of-the-box ideas. We celebrate new innovations, congratulate one another's achievements, and most importantly support each other.
At Boot Barn, we work together to make a positive impact on the world around us, and by working collectively with encouragement, we consider ourselves "Partners." With the values of the West guiding us, Boot Barn celebrates heritage, welcomes all, and values each unique Partner within our Boot Barn community.
Our vision is to offer everyone a piece of the American spirit one handshake at a time.
The Director of Product Management, Boots is responsible for product development, sourcing management + fit of our boots/footwear division. The Director is responsible for all post design handoff functions within the product lifecycle. Of primary concern is costing, negotiating and achieving mark-up goals, while maintaining and or improving quality and fit of all categories. As a key leader in the organization, excellent leadership, management, organization + communication skills are required.
This role interacts across multiple functions and levels and requires the ability to be highly collaborative, work well under pressure and adhere to our corporate financial targets + business calendar deadlines.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Strategic Sourcing responsibilities:
- Country of Origin Strategy (Expansion/Decline)
- Active sourcing network to ensure risk mitigation and counter sourcing options
- Assessing vendor manufacturing capabilities, capacity + financial health by partnering w Finance
- Managing vendor nomination process and robust onboarding to Boot Barn requirements
- Building strong relationships with our vendor partner base
- Vendor Matrix management
- Vendor Score Card management
- Vendor PLM requirements management
- Vendor sourcing initiative communications
- Vendor production forecast management
- Leadership and business operations escalation regarding delays or risk to delivery
- Final cost negotiations
- Margin requirements
- Quality requirements partnering w QC+QA department
- Sourcing KPI reporting (On Time Delivery, Cost Per Unit, Quality, Tariff, Production Cycle Time etc.)
- Partner with Design regarding Seasonal Vendor Allocation to execute creative product vision
- Tracks /Reports on Pre Production/TOP/Production stages
- Drive weekly WIP Sourcing updates
- Partner with Business Operations to support sourcing requirements for corporate Business + Vendor Calendars
- Partner with Business Operations to support Sourcing budget requirements
Product Development responsibilities:
- Deep technical knowledge of boot/footwear product development
- Trim Package development and execution
- Strategic understanding of executing the brand creative directive to execution
- Preexisting and established relationships with global footwear tanneries/vendors (boots a plus)
- Adheres to corporate business calendar deadlines
- Partners with Business Operations to support Product Development budget requirements
- Partners with Business Operations to support any new IP Product Trademarks + Registrations
- Highly collaborative with Merchandising, Design and Vendor Base to execute product vision
- Provides raw material options to consider in line w margin goals and industry trends
- Deep knowledge of all materials and components
- Manges and maintains materials/tannery matrix and libraries
- Manage proto initial sample cost + cost engineering
- Escalates to leadership and business operations any delays in Prototypes and the development process
- Tech Pack/BOM on time handoff and ensure all details are accurate and complete
- Tracks/Reports on Concept + Proto sample stages and status
- Drive weekly WIP Product Development updates
- Manages Technical Fit requirements for Division
- Demonstrates high level of quality work, attendance and appearance.
- Demonstrates high degree of professionalism in communication, attitude and teamwork with customers, peers and management.
- Adhere to all local, federal and state laws in addition to Company policies, procedures, and practices.
- Performs any other duties that may be assigned by management.
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