Product Manager Womenswear

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Serve as a liaison between sales, customer service, design, sourcing, and quality control teams, ensuring smooth progress for all sales and production orders
• Initiate and manage entry of production purchase orders, coordinating all details with suppliers by country and brand, and monitor schedules for on-time delivery, with a keen understanding of our retail partners needs
• Collaborate with sales, design and sourcing teams to develop monthly line development plans, strategize target wholesale prices, and achieve relevant price points
• Organize and lead weekly cross functional meetings with management to review production status, address outstanding issues and proactively resolve delays or quality concerns
• Oversee WIP (work-in-progress) tracking, including incoming container schedules, ensuring timely delivery by monitoring all production POs and cross-referencing open PO reports within two weeks of X-factory dates
• Ensure the Tracking of PP, and TOP (top of production) samples against design specs and bulk swatches, are completed timely and on calendar, ensuring compliance with quality standards
• Collaborate with QC to address quality issues, communicating updates to sales and ensuring all changes re reflected in the system
• Manage sample requests from buyers and maintain organized sample rooms. Place and monitor sales sample requests for timely receipt
• Gain awareness of key customer floor-ready requirements and manage the reconciliation of past ETD (estimated time of delivery) reports

Qualifications

• Minimim 5-7 years of experience in apparel production, planning, sourcing, or merchandising
• Education in Apparel Production, planning, merchandising, logistics or related field.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, excel, PowerPoint) and PLM software; experience with Simparel/Extena is preferred.
• Strong organizational, multi-tasking and communication skills with experience managing overseas factories and working across time zones
• Knowledge of fabric and garment construction, as well as technical expertise in tracking production and resolving issues multiple countries.