Product Line Mgr, Headwear

GENERAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist in planning to drive revenue, profitability, margins and channel/account segmentation. (100%)
  • Through understanding of our product life cycle and all product lines.
  • Support management of lifecycles from concept to delivery.
  • Makes key business decisions and influences certain creative decisions for projects in assigned categories.
  • Assist with product brief creation, where needed.
  • Works with Product teams on seasonal/quarterly/monthly business initiatives.
• Develop understanding of brand, customers and consumers. (75%) 
  • Support creation of seasonal sell-in summaries and analysis as well as seasonal post-mortems utilizing SMU bookings and sell through data.
  • Develop and maintain accurate margin analysis to help drive informed strategy.
  • Complete style/SKU productivity analysis to determine the appropriate investment of SKU’s.
• Communicates to Design, Product Development, Customer Service, Marketing and Demand Planning (100%)
  • Assist in the communication of milestones and product updates to product team in a timely manner.
  • Product line data is updated, maintained and communicated daily.
• Customer feedback has been compiled and analyzed.
• Information regarding accounts and channels has been consolidated and summarized.
• Responsible for accurate and timely entry and management of product data for assigned business. (50%)
  • Utilize and update PLM systems to manage SMU’s.
  • Product data is consistently maintained and communicated to the product team and external partners.
• Manage product creation calendar, product status and upcoming deliverables. (75%)
  • Detailed understanding of teams, framework, process, systems and key product deliverables.
  • Risk assessment and communication of successful delivery to meet launch dates.
  • Regional SMU’s and priorities schedule is maintained and updated frequently.
• Work both independently and with product teams and external customers to support sales in time for sell in.(50%)
  • SKU set-up and product flow timelines.
• Creates support tools to ensure product initiatives and details are effectively communicated to sales throughout the organization.
• Sample management.

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Merchandising, Manufacturing, Apparel or related field; or a commensurate level of professional experience (5+ years) is acceptable without a degree 

Knowledge Skills and ABILITIES:

• Minimum 3 years of product merchandising/creation experience 
• Headwear experience preferred
• Strong financial and business acumen, with comprehensive understanding of the product development, manufacturing, and retail processes.
• Effective presentation, interpersonal, communication and analytical skills
• Ability to work professionally and efficiently with sales, marketing, production and operations departments
• Strong understanding of merchandise buying and basic math/financial skills 
• Intermediate experience with fashion, color and trend analysis 
• Experience in using and utilizing sales data to analyze and steer a business 
• Intermediate skill level in Google Suite, MS365 Suite, Product Line Mgmt systems, as well as familiarity with data warehouses and database management 
• Must have strong verbal and written communication skills 
• Ability to work in a fast pace and dynamic environment 
• Experience in identifying the right products to meet brief requirements 

Ability to travel up to 15% of the job 

The salary range for this position is $77,000- $79,000, which represents base pay only and does not include short-term or long-term incentive compensation. When determining base pay, as part of a final compensation package, we consider several factors such as location, experience, qualifications, and training.