rag & bone is currently looking for an Associate Product Manager to support in the development and production of our Women’s Woven apparel. We are looking for a highly organized individual with excellent communication and follow up skills to join our growing team.
The Associate Product Manager will manage the following tasks daily.
- Development
- Work cross functionally with Design, Tech, and Pattern Markers to launch styles into development
- Build styles and detailed BOM’s in internal style management system
- Build/send seasonal factory WIP’s with clear direction for factories to proceed with sampling
- Build and maintain seasonal Master WIP that monitors various steps in product lifecycle (development-production)
- Ensure that all garment details are organized and communicated to factories for accurate costing
- Facilitate the shipment of all sample materials (proto-SMS)
- Launch seasonal trials with vendors and ensure timely delivery
- Partner with vendors, TD and sample rooms to ensure deadlines are met for protos and SMS
- Communicate progress/ETA’s for all samples cross functionally
- Maintain BOM’s throughout development process with help of Assistant Product Manager
- Review, facilitate and track pre-market SMS alterations
- Build strong cross functional relationships with Design, Merchandising, Tech Design
- Costing Management
- Collect and confirm all cost sheets (proto-final bulk)
- Review costing to ensure accuracy and work with vendors to make updates as needed
- Enter costing into internal style management system
- Initiate costing negotiations based on historical costing and seasonal-yearly volume
- Production
- Organize and lead bulk BOM meeting with tech design, design, and merchandising & ensure all aspects of bulk BOMs are accurate before sending to factories
- Send seasonal production WIPs to factories with clear instructions to proceed with PPS
- Facilitate the shipment of pre-production and additional sample materials
- Closely monitor production calendar and status, including shipment of PPS, ECOM & PR samples, TOP samples, and bulk shipments
- Work with merchandising, sales, company planning, and production fabric team to review and confirm final buys
- Issue and maintain bulk POs
- Communicate daily with vendors to confirm bulk x-factory dates, sample timing, and troubleshoot potential issues
- Maintain seasonal master WIP throughout production
- Monitor communication between raw material vendors and finished goods vendors
- Monitor quality standards throughout production process and work with factories to improve issues
- Troubleshoot any production issues cross functionally to find a solution
- Non-Seasonal
- Work with merchandising, sales, and company planning to finalize bodies and timing for non-seasonal programs
- Send non-seasonal development/production WIPs to factories with clear direction on next steps
- Issue non-seasonal POs for re-cut product
- Communicate best production timing and available units cross functionally
2-3 years’ experience in a related field
Highly organized.
Excellent communication skills.
Ability to work closely with cross functional partners.
Bachelor’s degree.
Annual Salary Pay Range
$65,000—$70,000 USD
What We Do
Interested in joining one of the most dynamic fashion brands in the world?
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From its origins in New York in 2002, rag & bone instantaneously distinguished itself by combining British heritage with directional, modern design. Today, the brand has become synonymous with innately wearable clothing that innovatively melds classic tailoring with an edgy yet understated New York aesthetic.
Inspired by a desire to create beautifully constructed clothes, rag & bone prides itself in the time-honored techniques of supremely skilled, local manufacturers at some of the oldest factories in the country. The importance of quality, expert craftsmanship and attention to detail resonated deeply, informing the brand’s core philosophy.
With a downtown sensibility, signature clean silhouettes and an inherent integrity, rag & bone continuously redefines urban style.
In 2007, rag & bone won the Swarovski Award for emerging talent in Menswear and in 2010, the brand was bestowed the industry’s most prestigious honor when named Menswear Designer of the Year by the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA).
rag & bone offers a full range of men’s and women’s ready to wear, /JEAN, Standard Issue, footwear and accessories collections.
rag & bone operates 35 stores worldwide, ten of which are in New York City. Stores are also located in Washington, D.C.; Boston, Massachusetts; Dallas, Texas; Los Angeles, California; Greenwich, Connecticut; Aspen, Colorado; and Bal Harbour, Florida. International stores are located in London, UK; Tokyo, Japan; Bangkok, Thailand; Taipei, Taiwan and Hong Kong. rag & bone is also available in boutiques and department stores in over 53 countries worldwide.
