Senior Accessories Development Manager - PVH Corp.

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Senior Accessories Development Manager - PVH Corp.

The Senior Accessories Development Manager acts as the liaison between the Senior Design Director of Accessories & Cold Weather, Product Admin, GSC, Accessories vendor base and the Dongguan office.

Responsibilities:

• Drive the Leather goods and Cold Weather development calendars on a seasonal basis to support the needs of Design in collaboration with cross functional teams on cost and sourcing.
• Work with Sr. Design Director to develop material qualities and metal hardware that fit the aesthetic and cost structure of the brand.
• Partner with Design team in regard to technical specs to ensure that accurate and clear information is captured and sent to suppliers.
• Partner with Art Design team and Sr. Trim Developer to manage and coordinate trims and packaging development and costing as part of Accessories package.
• Utilize PLM/ PDM system to manage and track samples, development and costing.
• Own tech pack generation in PLM/ PDM, maintaining BOM and costing updates throughout development cycle.
• Manages development budget, constantly researching innovations and implementing new efficiencies to save cost.
• Coordinate and attend vendor and factory meetings and oversee approvals as necessary, under the direction of the Design team.
• Partner with GSC and Compliance to meet testing, labeling, shipping requirements from various international hubs, across leather product and knitted accessories.
• Partner with Merch Planning to achieve target costing and maintain sku efficiency.
• Build strong relationships with cross-functional partners to develop long term strategies to achieve the goals of the Accessories business.
• Ensure product integrity by facilitating testing and understanding test reports of all component parts prior to bulk orders.
• Generate and maintain product development schedule for samples and bulk; monitor the timely approval of submits: labdips, materials standards, hardware standards, etc. 
• Manage and track the timely delivery of samples, troubleshooting and proactively problem solving as needed throughout season.
• Manage WIP development tracking as it pertains to Accessories, and message out updates to cross-functional partners in a timely manner.
• Build strong relationship with overseas development team, providing leadership and clear direction in driving the Accessories development process and calendar.
• Accountability for on-time delivery of materials to factory, and samples to NYO.
• Maintain a fabric and trim library detailing material, quality, supplier and price information.

Qualifications:

Experience:  

• 5-7 years of Accessories Development Experience.
• Solid knowledge of leather goods and accessories development, technical requirements and functionality.
• Intricate knowledge of Accessories size and measuring standards.
• Prior knowledge of procuring and tanning leather skins, leather quality grading, and leveraging skins to achieve better costing.
• Technical experience of metal hardware development and process.
• Prior relationships with leather goods vendors and tanneries, hardware vendors etc.

Education: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Applied Science or Art, directly related to Fashion/ Accessories/ Product Development and Merchandising

Skills:  Excellent computer skills, including knowledge of Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite, and PLM/ PDM/ GFE

It is the policy of PVH Corp. to ensure equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, gender, religion, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, qualified veteran status, marital status, or sexual orientation.