What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Product Manager, Apparel Industry position at SWIM USA?
SWIM USA is the premiere designer and manufacturer of women's swimwear with offices located in New York, NY. We are 84 years young and seeking a dynamic, organized and talented Senior Production Manager to join our team. This candidate MUST have Walmart experience within the last three years.
Job Summary
To coordinate and manage product needs between sales, design, and manufacturing entities overseas.
Primary Duties And Responsibilities
Product Development/Pre-Production
Education: Bachelor's degree preferred, however, will consider job experience.
Experience: A minimum of 5 years' experience in production with participation in sourcing process, supporting Walmart as a direct client.
Skills
Travel: Negligible
Physical Demands
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Job Summary
To coordinate and manage product needs between sales, design, and manufacturing entities overseas.
Primary Duties And Responsibilities
Product Development/Pre-Production
- Create, manage, and assume ownership of seasonal Time and Action Calendars for each account/line.
- Coordinate, prepare and lead cross functional team meetings.
- Responsible for assessing customer requirements and creating/ update, approve and communicate customer compliance requirements which include finishing requirements, labels, tickets, packaging, certifications, testing, QC requirements etc.
- Operate and responsible for all brand specific finishing requirements in PLM system (YPLM).
- Order sample yardage and pre-position greige. Responsible for supporting solutions and options.
- Manage all sampling and swatch book needs.
- Follow up and drive resolution with PD teams on all strike-off, lab dip and fabric development needs.
- Partner with Tech and Design teams on status updates. Elevate risk and collaborate on solutions.
- Coordinate with Sales and Production Operations on factory bulk capacity planning and costing.
- Negotiate with suppliers and comply with MOQ's, lead times and surcharges.
- Accountable for defining development risk in; cost, lead-time, customer requirements, etc.
- Create bulk production Style Set up, purchase orders and cutting lists - matching to Blue Cherry/QLIK reports.
- Understand and utilize ERP system (Blue Cherry) to communicate any production or development issues.
- Communicate with factories, fabric and trims suppliers as needed.
- Track and log factory liabilities, expenses/invoices.
- Participate in production WIP's follow-up.
- Prepare and support Unit Planning Meetings.
- Communicate and manage delivery risks with Sales Teams, Asia counter parts, suppliers and in some cases customers.
- Work with Sales and Warehouse for inventory transfers to ensure work orders are complete and accurate.
- Follow up with logistics teams on transit tracking through 'Air Table' and communicate risk.
- Vet air transit requirements.
- All other duties as assigned by Senior Product Manager.
Education: Bachelor's degree preferred, however, will consider job experience.
Experience: A minimum of 5 years' experience in production with participation in sourcing process, supporting Walmart as a direct client.
Skills
- Must be organized, detail oriented with excellent follow up skills
- Must possess strong computer skills (Microsoft Office)
- Must be able to work with numbers at an advanced level (Retail Math)
- Must be available to work with overseas offices/suppliers after work hours via phone or email
- Strong working knowledge of YPLM and Blue Cherry a plus but not required
- Experience in swimwear or intimate apparel a plus but not essential
- Must have experience working with Walmart as a direct client in the last 5 years.
Travel: Negligible
Physical Demands
- Must be able to stand, sit, and walk up to 8 hours/day
Beware of Recruiting Scams: Fake job scams are on the rise. Scammers pose as "recruiters" offering employment, but their aim is to steal money and personal information. We will never ask you to pay any upfront fees or send you any checks to purchase equipment during any part of the recruiting process.
Swim USA only uses legitimate company email address domains (@swimusa.com or from our applicant tracking system isolved.com) to communicate with candidates via email. If you are contacted by someone about a role and it is not from one of the email address domains listed above, it's likely not legitimate.
To learn more about these scams and further protect yourself, see the FTC's Consumer Alerts website.
