Senior Product Management Associate, Polo Women's

The Senior Associate, Product Management supports the end‑to‑end product lifecycle by driving execution across development, costing, and production, while ensuring accuracy in systems (PLM, GFE, SAP) and adherence to key milestones. This role partners cross‑functionally to manage timelines, mitigate risks, optimize costs, and ensure product readiness and on‑time delivery for both sample and bulk production. Technical Documentation & Systems OTB Management: Support Manager with all sourcing allocations, TNAs, OTBs in GFE/PLM. Manage TNA with sourcing offices and CFT, assess risk, and find solutions. Analyze information to ensure timing associated with fabric, production, and logistics is aligned and highlight issues to manager/lead. Employ raw material positioning strategies and optimize post‑market buys and capacity planning with a focus on top‑investment core programs. Cost Management Ensure calendar milestones are met with cost sheet submission to PLM and flow properly to GFE (Flash/Board Review, Proto, SRS, Bulk). Support Manager / Sr. Manager in cost negotiations with sourcing offices, work on cost options, review with Manager/Lead. Communication must be timely, clear, and concise. Assist in costing activities based on analysis of past production strategies; provide upfront visibility to component costs that negatively impact margin goals prior to seasonal adoption. Prepare Cost BOM Snapshots as needed for vendors. Mark GIL, FINAL Cost flags in PLM/GFE. Support manager on liability utilization and management (O9). Chase & Reconciliation/Rebalancing Management: Support Production Team in adhering to Chase, Reconciliation/Rebalancing Playbook calendar milestones. Partner with internal and external partners to ensure accuracy in data and adherence to timelines. Update charts (e.g., OTBs, delivery communication, cost updates). Bulk & SRS PO Creation/Management in GFE/PLM/SAP Manage the showroom sample process (lock & export SRS/Bulk units, send GFE download to vendors, ensure PO accuracy for reporting, manage sample check‑in). SRS management with sourcing/vendors. Utilize SRS PODs to review status, identify issues and mitigate them to prevent delayed arrival. Send PIRS & PRS to NY Ops as needed to vendors. Create and maintain BOMs and PLM tech packs. Support Lead/Sr. Manager/Manager on development costing for board review, dev stock options, and research of historical body/fabric comps. Update and track development information in PLM “Proto Tracker” and Airtable. Manage BOM completion. Sustainability focus – coordinate with RM team to ensure sustainability process is met (hangtags, documentation, etc.). Cross‑Functional Support Maintain communication with internal and external partners for updates on cost/delivery (Design, PMT, Tech, Merchandising, Regional buyers, Sourcing Offices). Build agendas for CFT meetings (scheduling/agenda/topic); review with manager/lead prior to meeting. Attend and document fittings as needed. Share & review calendar deadlines with sourcing offices; follow on adherence to key milestones. Manage seasonal calendar and ensure alignment with cross‑functional teams. Coordinate between Technical Design, Design, RM, and Wash teams for line changes (BOM updates, fitting follow‑ups) to ensure on‑time approvals and adhere to deadlines for on‑time SRS delivery and OTB. PMT Support Ensure product is production ready at OTB, rework TNA delivery with sourcing & CFT partners to solve late OTB challenges, and proactively communicate with commercial team on late OTB/deliveries. Raise challenges and escalate delays & concerns to manager/lead that will impact approvals for on‑time SRS delivery and OTB. Identify and mitigate production inefficiencies. Assist with factory‑direct managed programs; allocation and capacity planning, order management, solicitation of all production approvals and proactive quality assurance and enforcement of company and brand protocols. Identify risks and highlight major issues to Manager/Lead. Pull end‑of‑season business analysis and begin to learn from that information. Development & Production Support Track development (trims, submits, samples, mock‑ups) and maintain records until SRS completion. Track & monitor to ensure submits are sent and received as planned for on‑time approvals to adhere deadlines for on‑time SRS delivery and OTB (i.e., wash submits, em, pp, embellishments). Ensure accurate technical package distribution to vendors; adhere to Line Sheet playbook process and monitor date stamp in PLM (PD complete, Design Handoff). Support factory communications alongside manager. Salary range: $63,500 – $114,105 annually. Direct experience with PLM, SAP, Airtable, and GFE is preferred. Strong interpersonal skills, organizational skills with detailed attention to products. Excellent ability to communicate and interact with all cross‑functional teams. Very strong computer and Excel skills (Pivot Table, Vlookup). Must have product development 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. Proven ability to optimize production outcomes through understanding the garment manufacturing process; factory capabilities, cost negotiation and calendar management. Proven ability to quickly pivot and problem‑solve utilizing innovative solutions in a fast‑paced environment. #J-18808-Ljbffr Ralph Lauren