Manager, Product Development - Accessories, Handbags, Belts, and Jewelry
Gap Inc. New York, United States
Retail · 10,001+ employees
About the role
The manager is responsible for the ideation, development, and execution of production and vendor capability strategies to balance innovation, quality, and cost. They will lead cross-functional collaboration to ensure product availability and adherence to seasonal timelines.
What they look for
Requirements
The role requires strong business acumen and the ability to operate within a complex, matrixed global organization. Candidates must be capable of managing seasonal strategies and optimizing post-line adoption processes to meet product-to-market demands.
Full description
About the Role
In this role, you are accountable for the ideation, development, implementation and execution of the Gap Inc production and vendor capability strategy, delivering value through effectively balancing innovation, quality, and cost. You will be able to operate in a highly matrixed global organization, forming part of the cross functional product team (Design, Merchandising, Tech Design, Quality Assurance, Sustainability, Fabric Research and Development and Global Sourcing). You will be able to manage and collaborate as well as execute, with strong attention to detail and business acumen, ensuring product flows through the pipeline and meets key milestones to meet product to market (P2M) demands.What You'll Do
- Create seasonal strategies to limit our exposure to buying fabrics pre line adoption
- Execute a vendor engagement strategy across divisions and categories for both seasonal and fast pipelines
- Ensure product availability for seasonal and fast pipelines at the product category level
Who You Are
- Develop the analytic process required to optimize post Line Adoption
- Responsible for quality of services and advice in meeting business partner needs
- Responsible for end results of team and shares responsibility over resources, budget and adherence to policies
