Associate Product Manager - Wovens

Sales / Margin:

· Monitor and report merchandise performance by program and style in order to develop more profitable assortments.

· Assist in monitoring Style Adoption Rate vs. Plan

· Responsible for communicating, conducting, and selling to divisions.

· Assist in preparation of presentation materials for line previews and buy meetings to help ensure customer buys appropriate assortment.

· Communicate product strategies to the Divisional Buyers.

Merchandising:

· Responsible for tracking and monitoring line development activities by developing and following a seasonal time and action calendar for area of responsibility.

· Participates in editing and merchandising product line to fit into the program and style plans.

· Communicate all target costs and negotiate pricing with overseas offices and domestic vendors (for area of ownership).

· Responsible for presenting at best seller meetings and making recommendations.

Strategic Planning:

· Assist in communicating to the divisions and design the private brand/label merchandise and business strategy based on previous sales and unit projections.

· Assist in development of line plans down to classification and style level.

· Assist in developing line list based on style plan and input from selling, customers, and market.

· Participate in Call-out meetings - make financial specific recommendations for add/deletes to create better assortments for greater sell-thrus.

· Create monthly selling recaps to determine voids/opportunities for future deliveries.

Systems and Technology:

· Assist / manage master contract maintenance and creation.

Human Resources:

· Manage and develop Product Assistants, Trainees and Interns as determined through department hierarchy.

· Preside over mock assortment meetings assorting collection prior to buy meetings.

· Lead buy recap meeting; recap program and style placements and communicate to MPD/BD/PD any callouts assuring minimums are met.

· Compile and share information within organization on trends, pricing, positioning, materials and assortments.

· Monitor merchandise performance through the management of key item system.

· Assist in shopping retail markets to seek new merchandise ideas, competitor activity and pricing strategies.

· Assist in assigning suggested retail prices and strategic markup targets.

· Work with PM to plan, place, and manage the supplier base for department.

· Collaborate with overseas offices and PM to assist in selecting supplier, negotiating style and program costs, and placing orders.

· Participate in strategic meetings with recommended assortments (Key Resources, Design, Team Management).

· Finalize all order details, materials and production reservations with overseas offices.

· Coordinate with Logistics / Customs, overseas offices, and vendors to resolve shipping issues.

· Attend all fit sessions with Technical Design and Design Teams.

· Identify with Marketing new packaging, label, and hangtag needs and assist/mange the follow up tracking of these requests.

· Assist in managing data entry process to ensure time and action plan is followed and to verify the accuracy of the information in the systems.

· Maintain and update key item system.

· Perform other duties as assigned.