Strategic Product Calendar & Operations Leader

Michael Kors

New York (NY)

On-site

USD 135,000 - 140,000

Full time

12 days ago

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Job summary

Michael Kors in New York seeks a Senior Manager, Calendar & Operations Integration to lead the end-to-end seasonal design and merchandising calendar, optimize processes, and ensure on-time product delivery across categories.

You will partner with Design, Merchandising and Tech teams to drive governance, manage milestones, and translate complex workflows into actionable plans, elevating speed and accountability throughout the product lifecycle.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
10+ years of experience in Project Management, Product Operations, Product Development Operations, Calendar Management, or related functions within fashion, retail, footwear, accessories, or consumer products.
Strong understanding of product lifecycle management, product creation processes, and Go‑to‑Market execution.
Experience managing complex cross‑functional calendars and critical path timelines.
Proven ability to influence and drive alignment across diverse stakeholder groups.
Experience with PLM and project management platforms such as Centric, FlexPLM, Smartsheet, Microsoft Project, Jira, or similar tools.
Strong communication, facilitation, organizational, and problem‑solving skills.
Demonstrated success leading process improvement and organizational change initiatives.

Responsibilities

Lead the development, maintenance, and communication of the seasonal product creation calendar across all product categories.
Ensure alignment of key milestones, deliverables, and Go‑to‑Market timelines across Design and Merchandising.
Maintain visibility into critical path activities, proactively identifying risks, dependencies, and resource constraints.
Drive calendar adherence
Serve as the primary liaison between cross‑functional teams, ensuring transparency, alignment, and accountability throughout the product lifecycle.
Facilitate key cross‑functional milestone meetings to support timely decision‑making and issue resolution.
Ensure the team aligns on next steps before concluding meetings, distribute timely recaps, and track action items through to completion
Partner with senior leadership to manage competing priorities and align business objectives with operational execution.
Translate complex workflows, dependencies, and timelines into actionable plans that support successful product launches.
Identify opportunities to improve product creation processes, workflows, and ways of working.
Develop and maintain operational standards, documentation, and Standard Operating Procedures that support consistency and executional excellence.
Lead initiatives focused on increasing efficiency, speed‑to‑market, and organizational effectiveness.
Support change management efforts and drive adoption of new processes, on time delivery, systems, and tools.
Monitor report progress against seasonal milestones and track key performance indicators related to calendar adherence and operational effectiveness.
Prepare and communicate status updates, risks, and recommendations to leadership.
Partner with Operations and Technology teams to enhance calendar management, reporting capabilities, and to create visibility of status.
Establish governance processes that promote accountability, visibility, and continuous improvement across the organization.