Denim & Roughwear Product Manager Associate

Ralph Lauren Corporation; New York (NY); On-site; USD 62,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Ralph Lauren Corporation in New York seeks a Product Management & Tracking Associate to drive denim and roughwear product development from concept through production. You will partner with Design, Sourcing, and Merchandising to manage milestones, costing, samples, and timelines, ensuring on-time delivery and quality adherence.

Key responsibilities include maintaining BOMs, coordinating cross-functional meetings, and tracking margins while supporting PLM and related tools.

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.
• Strong organizational and project management skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to effectively partner across cross-functional teams and global sourcing offices.
• Proactive, agile, and solution-oriented with the ability to identify risks and manage competing priorities.
• Demonstrated curiosity, learning agility, and continuous improvement mindset.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret product, costing, and timeline information.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Outlook, PLM, Airtable, VIBE, and o9.
• Embodies Ralph Lauren's values and collaborative ways of working.

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; escalate 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

Organizational skills

Project management

Communication skills

Collaboration

Analytical thinking

Curiosity & learning

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Outlook

PLM

Airtable

VIBE

o9

Job description

Ralph Lauren Corporation in New York seeks a Product Management & Tracking Associate to drive denim and roughwear product development from concept through production. You will partner with Design, Sourcing, and Merchandising to manage milestones, costing, samples, and timelines, ensuring on-time delivery and quality adherence.

Key responsibilities include maintaining BOMs, coordinating cross-functional meetings, and tracking margins while supporting PLM and related tools.