PMT Associate — Denim & Roughwear Product Ops

BoF Careers; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Ralph Lauren Corporation is seeking a Product Management & Tracking Associate to support Polo Men’s & Children’s Denim & Roughwear from concept to production. You will partner with Design, Technical Design, Merchandising, Sourcing, and Wash Development to ensure milestones, costing, samples, and timelines are met while driving operational excellence.

The role requires apparel development knowledge, denim expertise, strong organizational skills, and the ability to communicate across global teams.

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.

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 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

Product development

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

PLM

Airtable

VIBE

o9

MS Office

Job description

Ralph Lauren Corporation is seeking a Product Management & Tracking Associate to support Polo Men’s & Children’s Denim & Roughwear from concept to production. You will partner with Design, Technical Design, Merchandising, Sourcing, and Wash Development to ensure milestones, costing, samples, and timelines are met while driving operational excellence.

The role requires apparel development knowledge, denim expertise, strong organizational skills, and the ability to communicate across global teams.