ASSOCIATE MANAGER - PRODUCT

JCPenney; New York (NY); On-site; USD 63,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

Term life insurance

401(k) with Company match

Paid vacation/holidays

Associate discount

Job summary

JCPenney is seeking a PD/Prod Associate in New York to support the development and production of the seasonal line from conception to delivery. You will collaborate with Designers, Merchants, Technical Designers, and the Regional Office to achieve the global vision and margin goals.

You will help ensure that designs meet cost targets, manage BOMs and calendars, and track fabric selections and proto/yards with regional partners to keep production on schedule.

Qualifications

• Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Knowledge of Flex PLM system.
• Technical understanding of fabrics and garment manufacturing process.
• Education: Minimum Associates Degree
• Experience: Minimum 3-4 years’ experience in product development or production

Responsibilities

• Work cross-functionally with Designers, Merchants, Technical Designers, and Regional Office to develop product.
• Ensure milestone dates in development calendar are met.
• Manage data on PLM line sheets and reporting tools for data integrity.

Skills

MS Outlook

MS Word

MS Excel

Education

Associates Degree

Tools

Flex PLM

Job description

Job Description Overview The PD/Prod Associate supports the development and production of the seasonal line from conception to delivery. They work cross-functionally and are key partners to Designers, Merchants, Technical Designers, and the Regional Office in developing product to realize the global vision. They will support the PD/Prod Manager to ensure that all designs meet the margin goal objectives and are in alignment with the category sourcing strategy.

Responsibilities

• Work effectively as a member of a cross functional team (Design, Merchant, Tech and Planners) by focusing objectives and communicating clearly.
• Responsible for ensuring that all milestone dates outlined in the development calendar are met.
• Manage data on PLM line sheets and reporting tools to ensure integrity and accuracy of all product information.
• Participate in the Material Strategy meetings to ensure that all fabric selections meet the target cost parameters.
• Reserve and track Proto/Salesmen yardage, handlooms, lab dips, strike-offs with assistance of Regional Office partner and communicate the comments to suppliers.
• Ensure products are designed to cost and help to find alternative material options, as necessary to meet targets.
• Work with the team to determine pre-allocation on product category.
• Attend Design Handoff meetings with Designers and Technical Designers to determine prototype needs and ensure that all initial Bill of Materials (BOM) are complete with all material components required for sample development.
• Monitor key calendar deadlines to ensure timeliness of deliverables are met and troubleshoot all problems/issues that arise to ensure no interference or delay.
• Tracking and log in all samples as they arrive in NY office.
• Attend weekly garment fittings and communicate any changes as needed to suppliers, Costing team and Regional office partner.
• Responsible for the completion of the Bill of Materials (BOM) for all phases of development and bulk production by working closely with Materials team, Designer and Technical Designer to ensure accuracy of all material components.
• Daily correspondence with Regional Office and all suppliers.
• Support the collection and approval of fabric bulk standards and distribution to Regional office partners post product adoption.
• Ensure individual calendar deadlines are met and participates in milestone meetings, as appropriate.
• Maintain pre-production and production calendar deadlines.
• Counter source and provide options to Designer and Merchant team where necessary to ensure global margin goals are attainable for production execution.

Qualifications

• Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Knowledge of Flex PLM system.
• Technical understanding of fabrics and garment manufacturing process.
• Education: Minimum Associates Degree
• Experience: Minimum 3-4 years’ experience in product development or production

Competencies

• Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with multiple cross functional teams, overseas office and global supply base.
• Strong planning and organizational skills with ability to prioritize tasks to achieve critical path deadlines.
• Strong understanding of product costs and cost estimating skills.
• Solid analytical and decision-making skills.
• Strong attention to accuracy of product details.
• Ability to easily adapt to change and quickly react to shifting demands.
• Must be a team player.
• Strong follow up skills. Solution oriented and strong initiative.
• Capable of seeing larger picture and understanding how your role impacts the larger business.

What you get:

• If eligible, we offer a competitive benefits package including medical/dental/vision, term life insurance, paid vacation/holidays*, and 401(k) with Company match. All associates are eligible for an associate discount on all Catalyst Brands merchandise.
• For paid holidays, associates who are eligible for paid vacation (MTO) are also eligible for eight paid holidays during the calendar year.
• All store hourly associates scheduled to work on a designated holiday will receive additional compensation.
• *For paid vacation days, as well as eligibility requirements for other benefits, please visit www.catalystbrandsbenefits.com

Pay RangeUSD $62,700.00 - USD $114,000.00 /Yr.