Denim Product Management & Lifecycle Associate

Ralph Lauren Corporation; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Ralph Lauren Corporation is seeking a PMT Associate to support the Polo Men's & Children's Denim & Roughwear business from concept through production. You will partner with Design, Technical Design, Merchandising, Sourcing, and Wash Development to meet milestones, costing, sample management, and production timing.

In this role you will drive operational excellence, identify risks, and ensure timely delivery of product that aligns with brand, quality, and margin objectives in a global supply

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Knowledge of apparel product development and garment manufacturing processes.
• Experience supporting denim, woven, roughwear, or related product categories preferred.
• Understanding of denim fabric development, wash processes, and garment construction techniques.

Responsibilities

• Manage product development information, sample tracking, garment deliveries, and open issues throughout the product lifecycle.
• Partner with sourcing offices to monitor costing, production timelines, wash development, and delivery milestones; elevate risks and recommend solutions when issues arise.
• Build and maintain OTB (Ok to Buy) plans and support alignment of fabric, wash, production, and logistics timelines.
• Drive communication across Design, PMT, Technical Design, Merchandising, Wash Development, and Sourcing teams regarding product status, approvals, costing, and delivery updates.
• Create, maintain, and update BOMs throughout development, ensuring accuracy of materials, trims, washes, labels, and product details.
• Own Master BOMs for assigned styles and support product setup, costing, and system accuracy within PLM and related tools.
• Schedule and facilitate cross-functional development meetings, prepare agendas, and track follow-up actions.
• Monitor TNAs, fit status, wash developments, sample submissions, and key calendar milestones to ensure on-time execution.
• Track denim fabrics, washes, trims, patches, embellishments, labels, and other raw materials to support development and production readiness.
• Analyze development and production information, including margin and costing data, to support informed business decisions.

Skills

Apparel product development

Garment manufacturing processes

Denim/woven/roughwear experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

PLM

Airtable

VIBE

o9

Microsoft Office

Job description

Ralph Lauren Corporation is seeking a PMT Associate to support the Polo Men's & Children's Denim & Roughwear business from concept through production. You will partner with Design, Technical Design, Merchandising, Sourcing, and Wash Development to meet milestones, costing, sample management, and production timing.

In this role you will drive operational excellence, identify risks, and ensure timely delivery of product that aligns with brand, quality, and margin objectives in a global supply