Manager, Product Development - FTW

toryburch; New York (NY); Presencial; USD 120.000 - 180.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Employee discount

Executive coaching

Descripción de la vacante

Tory Burch is seeking a product developer manager in New York who will be a cross-functional leader, translating design concepts into high-quality, on-brand products while meeting financial goals.

You will partner with design, factories, and the global PD team to manage BOMs, tech packs, prototypes, and cost analyses to ensure on-time delivery and brand integrity.

Formación

• Collaborate with design to achieve product intent and align with division priorities.
• Review BOMs and Tech Packs for accuracy, quality, and cost efficiency.
• Coordinate with factories and the global PD team to manage proto and sample delivery timelines.

Responsabilidades

• Collaborate with manufacturing partners to ensure on-time delivery of protos and samples.
• Review prototypes and SMS to ensure execution aligns with specs.
• Escalate risks affecting design, merchandising, production or financial goals.
• Advise on materials, costs, and construction to elevate brand while meeting budgets.

Conocimientos

Product development

Cross-functional leadership

BOMs & Tech Packs

Costing analysis

Descripción del empleo

We are an American luxury lifestyle brand, founded in 2004. Anchored in the casual elegance of American sportswear, Tory's design philosophy is defined by effortless silhouettes, innovative materials, eclectic juxtapositions of color, and the tension of past and present. The collections include ready-to-wear, handbags, footwear, accessories, jewelry, home and beauty.

Empowering women is the company's guiding principle, expressed through Tory's collections and reflected in the company culture as well as the work of the Tory Burch Foundation. Established in 2009, the Foundation provides women entrepreneurs in the United States with access to capital, education and community.

You are seeking a work environment where people are encouraged to dream, explore, discover and, as important, laugh together. If you're prepared to work hard, create impact, and have fun while doing it, we would love to have you join #TeamTory.

Life @ToryBurch is Special Because:

• When you join us, you're joining a global, purpose-led company on an exciting growth journey with an amazing culture and great benefits.
• Our culture is welcoming and inclusive -- everyone is empowered to make a difference.
• We have the best team in the world and believe in paying competitively and rewarding for high performance.
• Your overall well-being is important to us; we offer generous benefits to help you take care of your mental and physical health, create financial security, and achieve wellness in all areas of your life.
• We love seeing our employees wear our beautiful collections. You'll receive a generous employee discount and access to exclusive sample sales.
• We are invested in your professional growth - you'll have access to free executive coaching on-demand.
• We believe in the importance of giving back and you'll have many opportunities to do just that through the Tory Burch Foundation and paid volunteer days.

This Role is Tailor-Made for You Because:

As a Tory Burch product developer manager, you are a critical cross-functional leader, pivotal in building aesthetically and quality authentic product while achieving financial goals.

A Day in the Life:

DEVELOPMENT

• Collaborate with design to fully understand and achieve product intent, aligned with division strategies and priorities
• Assists factories and suppliers in interpreting design intent. Timely problem solving with factories accordingly
• Attend proto and CR correction meetings with Design and Tech. Collate and capture all comments accurately from Design and Tech and send to factories
• Reviews and oversees creation of BOMs and Tech Packs for accuracy, completeness, quality, affordability, and compliance prior to release and issuance of all specs
• Coordinate with manufacturing partners, global PD team and Design to manage spec pass off adhering to calendar deadlines lines that ensure on time delivery of protos, SMS, and confirmation samples
• Resolves or escalates issues that do not meet design, merchandising, production or financial goals
• Recommend enhancements to construction and material options to elevate our brand, while achieving financial requirements, strategic intent, and optimal delivery
• Partner with materials and tech team as needed to ensure all materials are "fit for purpose"
• Reviews all prototypes and SMS/market samples to ensure accuracy in execution to spec. Report on proto and SMS deviations and errors
• Scrub cost breakdown forms to understand or question yields, quoted component costs and LOP. Costing prep to assist management in costing review, including LY style comparison, identifying cost increases, and opportunities for improvement
• Advise merchandising on cost challenges and follow up target retail prices for effective cost analysis
• Works closely with the design teams on seasonal offering needs to provide options in materials, suppliers, techniques, and costs that are on brand

PRODUCT INTEGRITY

• Aims to instill quality in the product from onset of development through final production
• Reviews all components with an eye for quality and performance.
• Review Factory risk assessments
• Risk assess all shoes with Tech and Material team, highlighting new components and techniques or use cases requiring further safety, performance or wear testing, as early in the development cycle as possible, no later than CR
• Escalate risk regardless of resolution
• Oversees the maintenance of all standards issued for brand consistency. Collaborate with other managers to ensure consistent brand standards. Ensure logo use compliance

CALENDAR

• Monitors calendar daily to promote flow of development; apprises and escalates calendar variances with team and management.

PRODUCTION

• Obtain, review, report on (according to milestone schedule), and challenge vendors on lead times
• Ensure alignment with merch on optimal delivery dates, supervise system accuracy prior to production
• Manage timely buy ready status according to buy calendar and optimal delivery window (know the buy schedule)

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