Product Management Lead, Collection

Brobston Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Brobston Group in New York is seeking a product management professional to coordinate development, production, and sourcing of woven apparel. You will balance product value, price, lead time, quality, and brand standards while supporting strategy.

Collaborate with Design, Merchandising, Technical Design, Raw Materials, Sourcing, factories, and mills to ensure on-time delivery and cost control across seasons.

Qualifications

• Experience in product management, product development, production, or sourcing; apparel or luxury goods experience preferred.
• Knowledge of apparel manufacturing and product development; knitwear, yarn, construction, quality, and production experience preferred.
• Strong analytical and financial skills, including costing, liability management, and data interpretation.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, organization, problem-solving, and follow-through skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain seasonal product data and line management tools, communicating updates across cross-functional teams.
• Track milestones, category performance, liabilities, and progress toward product and seasonal objectives.
• Manage development and production activities, including sample tracking, approvals, costing, production readiness, and on-time delivery.
• Coordinate sourcing allocations, capacity, production status, shipment schedules, and delivery milestones.
• Support fabric procurement and track fabric requirements, commitments, liability exposure, and risk mitigation.
• Monitor costing, budget impact, and margin implications, escalating risks and coordinating solutions.
• Facilitate cross-functional meetings and follow up on decisions and deliverables.

Skills

Product management

Sourcing

Data analysis

Communication

Collaboration

Job description

Summary

Partner with Design, Merchandising, Technical Design, Raw Materials, Sourcing, factories, and mills to support the development and production of woven products. Help execute product strategy while balancing product value, price, lead time, quality, and brand standards.

Responsibilities

• Maintain seasonal product data and line management tools, communicating updates across cross-functional teams.
• Track milestones, category performance, liabilities, and progress toward product and seasonal objectives.
• Manage development and production activities, including sample tracking, approvals, costing, production readiness, and on-time delivery.
• Coordinate sourcing allocations, capacity, production status, shipment schedules, and delivery milestones.
• Support fabric procurement and track fabric requirements, commitments, liability exposure, and risk mitigation.
• Monitor costing, budget impact, and margin implications, escalating risks and coordinating solutions.
• Facilitate cross-functional meetings and follow up on decisions and deliverables.

Requirements

• Experience in product management, product development, production, or sourcing; apparel or luxury goods experience preferred.
• Knowledge of apparel manufacturing and product development; knitwear, yarn, construction, quality, and production experience preferred.
• Strong analytical and financial skills, including costing, liability management, and data interpretation.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, organization, problem-solving, and follow-through skills.