Product Management Associate, Polo Women's Wovens

Ralph Lauren is a global leader in the design, marketing, and distribution of premium lifestyle products. The Product Management Associate will support product development and production strategy for Polo Women's Wovens by coordinating timelines, costing, materials, systems, samples, technical documentation, and cross-functional communications.

What you'll do:

• Assist Sr. Associate/Manager and sourcing offices to build TNA plans, and analyze the informatioin to ensure that timing associated with fabric, production, and logistics are in line
• Ability to analyze TNA and optimize raw material positioning opportunities
• Sourcing Configuration in GFE / PLM / o9
• Upload OTBs into GFE
• Pull seasonal budgets to monitor updates in GFE ie units on a weekly basis
• MOQ - work with CFT partners to ensure mins are met and adhered prior to OTB. System accuracy check
• Manage the surcharge exceptions. Cost Management: Ensure cost sheets are submitted in PLM meeting milestone calendar (Flash/Board Review, Proto, SRS, Bulk)
• Support in costing activities based on analysis of past production strategies; provide upfront visibility to component costs that negatively impacts margin goals prior to seasonal adoption
• FLASH, PROTO, GIL, FINAL Cost flag in PLM/GFE - ensure all cost is accurate (no errors) and verified prior to flag
• Cost BOM Snapshot for all non-hko vendors
• GIL, FINAL Cost flag in PLM/GFE Chase & Reconciliation/Rebalancing Management: Support Production Team in adhering to Chase, Reconciliation/Rebalancing Playbook calendar milestones
• Partners with internal and external partners to ensure accuracy in data and timelines are adhered

What they're looking for:

• Ability to analyze TNA and optimize raw material positioning opportunities