Sr. Manager, Product Development

Coach is a global fashion house founded in New York in 1941. Inspired by the vision of Creative Director Stuart Vevers and the inclusive and courageous spirit of our hometown, we make beautiful things, crafted to last—for you to be yourself in.
 
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Job Title: Sr Manager, Product Development RTW

Primary Purpose: The Product Development Manager is an individual contributor responsible for the product development process from initial design concept to commercialization.  Responsible for the production of samples and bulk. 

The successful individual will leverage their proficiency in Product Development & Production to...

• Key cross-functional partner for Design, Merchandising, Materials and Technical Teams. 
• Executes product development activities based on strategies and priorities set by Director of PD.
• Supports Director of PD in creation and implementation of sourcing strategy
• Manages all aspects of development while engaging Design to ensure aesthetic intent.
• Creates and maintains seasonal calendars to ensure timeliness of deliverable with project management office collaborating cross functional with all business stake holders
• Aligns cross-functionally on the execution of development and implementation of strategies to drive decision-making.
• Attend Design Card hand off and record details needed for product launch with external supplier. 
• Coordinate with Tech and Materials Management the sending of development packages, materials and trims to sample rooms and Service Providers.
• Launch and manages the timely delivery of samples, mockups and other submits from sample facilities
• Track all proto, line opening, fit, pre-production sample deliveries.
• Create and maintain development and production WIP charts in excel
• Support the review of prototypes to meet Product Development Timeline milestones.
• Coordinate workload, communication and direction directly to factories both overseas and domestic.
• Attend fittings guiding CFT on product cost and timing for product approval
•  Lead weekly cross functional team PTM meeting.
• Create and maintain of Bill of Materials in EcVision system
• Review Weekly WIP submissions from external suppliers for development and production delivery status, updating master WIP with all details
• Collect and evaluate costing for accuracy of materials at proto, Line Opening, fit and final cost  stages.
• Create and maintain seasonal costing chart from early development, proto, line opening, fit , and final cost stages
• Set target cost for both materials and styles taking guidance and final approval from  PD Director.
• Submit Working Cost in EcVision system at proto, line opening, fit, and final cost stages. 
• Manage and mentor team of coordinators
• Attend seasonal buy review meetings guiding Merch and GMP on product MOQ and manufacturing allocation.
• Supports the investigation and development of new SP’s.

The accomplished individual will possess...

• 10+ years experience in product development, costing, and production
• Ability to work in a collaborative team environment and communicate cross-functionally with all levels of the organization
• Attention to detail
• Self-motivated with a strong sense of urgency
• Strong, communication, negotiation, and influencing skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills for building working relationships within teams
• Strong time management and organizational skills to establish priorities and meet specific timelines
• Ability to proactively trouble shoot and problem solve
• Work out of the box, multitask and juggle ad hoc projects and processes for quick accurate turnaround
• Advanced computer skills, tech pack and/or BOM building experience, PLM, Microsoft Access, Outlook, Excel

Our Competencies for All Employees
Courage: Doesn’t hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and “actionable” positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.
Creativity: Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings.
Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
Dealing with Ambiguity: Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn’t upset when things are up in the air; doesn’t have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.
Drive for Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
Interpersonal Savvy: Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.
Learning on the Fly: Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything.
 
Our Competencies for All People Managers
Strategic Agility: Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans.
Developing Direct Reports and Others: Provides challenging and stretching tasks and assignments; holds frequent development discussions; is aware of each person's career goals; constructs compelling development plans and executes them; pushes people to accept developmental moves; will take on those who need help and further development; cooperates with the developmental system in the organization; is a people builder.
Building Effective Teams: Blends people into teams when needed; creates strong morale and spirit in their team; shares wins and successes; fosters open dialogue; lets people finish and be responsible for their work; defines success in terms of the whole team; creates a feeling of belonging in the team.                                                                                                    
 

Coach. is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and we pride ourselves on hiring and developing the best people. All employment decisions (including recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, transfer, training, discipline and termination) are based on the applicant’s or employee’s qualifications as they relate to the requirements of the position under consideration. These decisions are made without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic characteristics, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage, citizenship, disability, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or any other legally-recognized protected basis prohibited by applicable law.

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