Product Management Manager, PFS Womens & Girls Knits

Company Description
Ralph Lauren Corporation (NYSE:RL) is a global leader in the design, marketing and distribution of premium lifestyle products in five categories: apparel, accessories, home, fragrances, and hospitality. For more than 50 years, Ralph Lauren's reputation and distinctive image have been consistently developed across an expanding number of products, brands and international markets. The Company's brand names, which include Ralph Lauren, Ralph Lauren Collection, Ralph Lauren Purple Label, Polo Ralph Lauren, Double RL, Lauren Ralph Lauren, Polo Ralph Lauren Children, Chaps, among others, constitute one of the world's most widely recognized families of consumer brands. At Ralph Lauren, we unite and inspire the communities within our company as well as those in which we serve by amplifying voices and perspectives to create a culture of belonging, ensuring inclusion, and fairness for all. We foster a culture of inclusion through: Talent, Education & Communication, Employee Groups and Celebration.

Position Overview
Product Management drives the development and execution of the product strategy for the Brand to create best overall value in terms of Product price, lead-time, and quality. Communicate strategies and align execution plans with Brand, Sourcing offices, Raw Material Team and Product Integrity

Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Establish pricing options, to optimize the buy and help to achieve margins › Partner with Tech team to ensure design execution meets Product Standards/RL requirements › Drive the optimized lead-times and activities from development to store › Develop and create timelines with sourcing offices and vendors on lab dips, raw material sourcing and approvals to ensure production delivery deadlines are met › Lead and monitor the approval process proto, sales samples and all components to ensure on time arrival of all sales samples to the showroom. › Communicate with vendors and suppliers to address development and resolve production issues › Maintain development and production costing for products › Review and update all costs from initial to final stages › Ensure fit approvals are approved to meet delivery deadlines

Experience, Skills & Knowledge
› Apparel production or related experience; full product life cycle, from design vision to production ready utilizing technical product knowledge and in-depth understanding of all product components (fabric, trim, print, etc.) › Strong communication, influencing and cross-functional team collaboration skills; ability to work closely with Design, Technical Design, Raw Materials, and Merchandising Teams, as well as Sourcing Offices › Proven ability to quickly pivot and problem solve utilizing innovative solutions › Strong organizational skills with detailed attention to product information › Strong computer skills; Excel, Outlook, PLM › Embodies the CFAs of the RL Brand