Product Management Associate, Polo Women's Wovens

About the Role

Support the product development team in creating and executing product strategies, ensuring optimal value in terms of product quality, pricing, and timelines, from design concept handoff to product approved for production.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist Sr. Associate/Manager and sourcing offices to build TNA plans and analyze information to ensure timing associated with fabric, production, and logistics are in line.
• Analyze TNA and optimize raw material positioning opportunities.
• Manage Sourcing Configuration in GFE / PLM / o9.
• Upload OTBs into GFE.
• Pull seasonal budgets to monitor updates in GFE (units on a weekly basis).
• Work with CFT partners to ensure MOQs are met and adhered to prior to OTB. Perform system accuracy checks.
• Manage surcharge exceptions.
• Ensure cost sheets are submitted in PLM meeting the milestone calendar (Flash/Board Review, Proto, SRS, Bulk).
• Support costing activities based on analysis of past production strategies.
• Provide upfront visibility to component costs that negatively impact margin goals prior to seasonal adoption.
• Ensure FLASH, PROTO, GIL, FINAL Cost flags in PLM/GFE are accurate and verified prior to flagging.
• Generate Cost BOM Snapshot for all non-hko vendors.
• Support the Production Team in adhering to Chase, Reconciliation/Rebalancing Playbook calendar milestones.
• Partner with internal and external partners to ensure data accuracy and adherence to timelines.
• Update charts including OTBs, delivery communication, and cost updates.
• Manage OTB for all “non-PO” materials confirmed to chase (recon).
• Lock and export SRS/Bulk units and send GFE downloads to vendors.
• Send PIRS & PRS to parties responsible for creating POs.
• Manage SRS with sourcing/vendors, utilizing SRS PODs to review status, and identify issues and mitigation that may prevent on-time arrival.
• Track and check in SRS.
• Help manage and maintain organized information for samples, production calendars, deliveries, open issues, WIP charts, and internal tracking systems.
• Create and maintain BOMs and PLM tech packs for Mainline and PFS collections.
• Support development costing with management.
• Update and track development information in PLM "Proto Tracker" and Airtable.
• Maintain specific trim charts and documentation (e.g., submits, approvals).
• Support SRS updates in partnership with the Production team, including sample check-in and tracking.
• Support the team with all development record keeping.
• Manage BOM Complete.
• Coordinate with the RM team to ensure sustainability processes are met (e.g., hangtags, documentation).
• Assist with daily communication between Design, Production, and Merchandising teams.
• Support sample tracking and distribution with the Merchandising team.
• Coordinate between Technical Design, Design, RM, and Wash teams for line changes (e.g., BOM updates, fitting follow-ups) to ensure on-time approvals for SRS del/OTB.
• Attend and document fittings as needed.
• Support showroom sample management.
• Track development fit protos and maintain records until SRS complete.
• Track and monitor to ensure submits are sent and received as planned for on-time approvals (e.g., wash, emb, pp, embellishments, artwork, prints, lab dips).
• Raise challenges and escalate delays and concerns to management that will impact approvals for on-time SRS del/OTB.
• Ensure accurate technical package distribution to vendors.
• Adhere to Line Sheet playbook process and monitor/manage the date stamp in PLM -> PD complete, Design Handoff.
• Support factory communications alongside management.
• Assist in trim development tracking with sourcing offices.
• Attend trim meetings to ensure BOM accuracy.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• GFE
• PLM
• o9
• SAP
• Airtable

Qualifications

• Ability to analyze TNA.
• Exposure and support of development costing.
• Salary range: $62,000 - $95,935 annually