Product Development & Sourcing Manager - CALVIN KLEIN

POSITION SUMMARY:

• Establish consistent communication with hub teams/vendors regarding concerns on proper sample execution and costing, throughout the development process. Mitigate challenges up-front.
• Must be a strategic thinker who can drive corporate initiatives while also managing day-to-day responsibilities including ad-hoc projects, requiring quick turn.
• Proactive management of potential issues; driving to resolution with cross functional teams.
• Identify potential business risk as well as opportunities for improvement; escalating where necessary and offering suggestions to address.
• Seek personal/professional development.

• Drives the product development and commercialization process, working in collaboration with the internal / external cross functional partners (Design, Merchandising, Raw Materials, Technical Design, Sourcing, Hubs, Vendors & factories) to deliver product that meets business requirements for quality, aesthetic and price.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES/ACCOUNTABILITIES OF THE JOB:

In season responsibilities for assigned product category

• Drive pre-season product development, taking ownership on higher level initiatives and delegating where appropriate.
• Strategic style allocation which supports vendor strategy, product elevation and cost saving opportunities
• Lead product engineering efforts to build product into target costs while maintaining design integrity.
• Foster continuous communication with design and raw material partners to ensure collaboration / alignment throughout the development process.

• Ensure accuracy of costing, challenging where appropriate using product knowledge and/or history.
• Lead initiatives that support tech pack accuracy to drive future, data-driven systems forward.

Product category management

• Partner closely with hub/vendor partners to ensure clear understanding of vendor capabilities and drive initiatives to expand competencies where needed.
• Concrete knowledge of product costs - able to identify price distortions and engage cross functional partners for solutions
• Facilitate & participate in seasonal product reviews to evaluate sample execution and alignment to tech pack requirements
• Drive cross-functional calendar adherence and alert cross-functional partners to calendar implications/business impact, should deliverables be missed
• Collaborate with PVH offshore offices and factories directly on daily tasks
• Partner with Raw Materials, QA, Technical and Hub Partners to ensure a seasonal risk assessment is complete.
• Lead sustainable corporate initiatives with vendors and offshore teams
• Facilitate raw material booking for proto samples between Design and Vendors
• Oversee Late Add process and Line Finalization meetings
• Responsible for alignment with business on cost approvals as required
• Drive vendor counter-sourcing initiatives, in alignment with the Sourcing Strategy
• Lead new vendor onboarding with cross-functional teams, ensuring vendors are connecting with all internal partners as needed to execute production
• Facilitate vendor meetings to review in-season development, production & delivery challenges

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

Experience:

• 5+ years' experience in Product Development / Production

• Firm understanding of Product construction and costing
• Bachelor's Degree is required.
• Product development, textile or manufacturing-related background is preferred.
• Activewear or intimates experience preferred.

Skills:

• Experience in working with both development and production teams
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced setting.
• Proven ability to work cross-functionally to meet team deadlines
• Flexible and Adaptable to change
• Solution Oriented
• Strong Communication skills, both verbal and written
• Excellent follow-up skills
• Proficient in Excel. Ability to create, update, and format data for tracking and reporting by using pivot tables and formulas
• Comfort learning and working in multiple systems is required

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