ASSOCIATE PRODUCT MANAGER
- Understand and execute HIS International/account product initiatives of assigned programs from fabric sourcing through style development up until official bulk production handoff.
- Manage key calendar deliverables (development t&a) and serve up creative solutions as needed to meet key deadlines.
- Partner with designers to understand key ideas and executes product/program intent seasonally with a right the first-time product execution goal.
- Lead the charge in tech set up meetings to engineer right first-time product in an efficient and cost-effective manner; presenting style engineering recommendations, cost effective components, and market research.
- Manages raw materials strategy for assigned programs, and partners with cross-functional teams/partners to leverage pricing, best time and action, and quality.
- Understand and use learnings from global raw materials opportunities to manage business by keep track of historical piece goods costing and materials/yarn price hike.
- Procure raw materials (fabrics, trims, wash) with supply base and all necessary components in preparation for style execution.
- Coordinate with sample room and technical designers for timely specs ad best final sample execution.
- Align with sourcing team to execute regional factory allocation strategy.
- Create and upkeep of seasonal sample status charts/WIP reports, providing visibility and real time product status to cross-functional partners (sales and design), ensuring accuracy.
- Daily communication with oversea factories/partner on sample developments to ensure timely and right the first-time sample execution.
- Communicate design color, lab dip and strike-off comments to suppliers and track in submits for approval.
- Track in final samples for internal sample reviews; working with sample room or factories to make corrections as needed to meet design intent and key deadlines.
- Ship final approved samples to accounts for final consideration.
- Manage seasonal actualization reporting tools and outline and create best practices to improve product life cycle/product manage process.
Additional Information
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