Description:
The Apparel Product Manager is responsible for managing the product line strategy and execution for assigned Club apparel categories, aligning design, merchandising, and production teams to deliver commercially successful, on-time product.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
- Own product strategy and lifecycle management for assigned categories
- Coordinate production on timeline and cost feasibility
- Present product strategy and performance to leadership
- Manage pricing and margin targets for assigned product lines
- Collaborate cross functionally with merchandising, planning, design, and technical design to achieve best product results from all angles of the business.
- Anticipate and proactively tackle potential raw material, margin, sourcing, and execution issues.
- Supervise negotiations, product development, adoption, sourcing, vendor allocation and production processes across multiple market and product development vendors.
- Manage team of product development and production professionals.
- Product line planning and lifecycle management
- Sales and market analysis
ABOUT YOU
- Bachelor's degree in Fashion, Business, or a related field.
- 5+ years apparel product management experience, licensed/team apparel preferred
- Strong project management skills and experience managing cross-functional teams.
- Experience managing multi-category product lines
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Knowledge of apparel manufacturing processes, textile sourcing, and product development.
- Familiarity with product development software such as Adobe Illustrator and PLM systems.