Associate Product Line Manager

The Associate Product Line Manager will be responsible for helping the assigned Product Line Managers in building brand, retail and league-right, consumer relevant and sustainably profitable ranges as well as owning their own projects.

Category Management

• Create Seasonal Strategy for appropriate projects in collaboration with Design, Development, Sourcing, Brand Managers and Sales leaders
• Ensure all league-specific projects are planned on a seasonal basis.
• Present Product Line to Accounts and Sales Meetings

Product Line Management

• Meet with Design and Development Teams on a consistent basis to review boards, prototypes, final protos, pricing, etc.
• Manage the follow up on all line creation/collection needs
• Acquire the necessary consumer and market research to guide product line decisions
• Monitor category progress, timeline & consumer/retailer response
• Maintain up-to-date competitive analysis for appropriate categories
• Maintain appropriate systems for specific categories

Financial Management

• Sales & Margin
• SKU & Style Count
• Forecasting

Item Setup

• Ensure that all items are created in GBS prior to communicating programs
• Make sure styles are able to be ordered in GBS and Blue Cherry
• Communicate effectively with Creative, Marketing and Photography departments
• Monitor that pricing is correct in system for all new styles created

Product Ordering Process

• Pre-order all products per direction of Sales/PLM
• Submit products to licensing and oversee the process to ensure timely execution
• Place Overseas Orders after obtaining approvals with licensing and purchasing approval

Program Communication & Analysis

• Work with photography to obtain and upload all image requests
• Prepare and distribute Boards and Sell Sheets as directed
• Analyze the overall success of the program

Brandboom/ B2B Management

• Manage drop programs to ensure correct amount of inventory is available to customers
• Review that all styles are “ready to order” so it can upload to B2B
• Maintain pricing in GBS so it populates into BC and B2B

Meeting Prep:

• Set-up for Account/League/Sales Meetings:
• Samples, Line Lists, Postmortems, Power Points

Miscellaneous:

• Manage SMU Tracking Document for assigned categories
• Catalog Management for assigned categories
• Maintain up-to-date competitive analysis all for assigned categories
• Work with Brand Initiatives PLM to service all Marketing Department sample needs

*Other Duties and Responsibilities as directed

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Ability to think strategically while also executing details
• Excellent analytical, organizational and collaboration skills
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Some travel required