PRODUCT MANAGER - FOG

Job Details

Description

Join the Pacsun Community

Pacsun is dedicated to delivering an exclusive collection of the most relevant brands and styles to a community of inspired youth. Through partnerships with brands such as adidas, Brandy Melville, Essentials Fear of God, our own brands, and many more.
Our Pacsun community believes in and understands the importance of using our voice, platform, and resources to inspire and bring about positive development. Our program PacCares supports and partners with organizations that align with our internal and external initiatives surrounding mental health, diversity, and equality. Join the Pacsun Community.

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About the Job:

Develop and deliver a strategic sourcing plan to meet design vision, merchant requirements and company financial goals. Ensure all products achieve the cost, delivery, construction, and quality requirements to meet customer expectations, brand positioning and are aligned with Design and Merchandising objectives.

A day in the life, what you’ll be doing:

• Guide the sourcing process to contribute to the commercialization and engineering of the product to meet design, vision, merchant requirements and company financial goals
• Manage the product development process for the Department under direction of Director; execute the commercialization and engineering of the product to meet design vision, merchant requirements and company financial goals.
• Manage development, planning, and execution in alignment with the corporate calendar.
• Consistent evaluation of vendor’s base and region to support evolving business needs.
• Establish and communicate seasonal direction to the team.
• Establish relationship with vendors to drive business objectives throughout the product development and production cycle.
• Select Vendors that can execute the aesthetic requirements and deliver on time while meeting company financial goals. Counter Source costing and sampling with multiple Vendor options as needed.
• Manage costing, commitment, timing, and execution in alignment with the Fear of God calendar.
• Report style costing for key meeting milestones: Assortment Review, Buy Meetings, and additionally as requested by management.
• Own Production cycle to drive timely resolution of production issues in order to deliver on-time.
• Own Sourcing and Production Planning to balance Vendor base allocation.
• Evaluate Mill and Vendor Performance. Work within Production and Fabric to implement necessary course correction to ensure deliverables are met.
• Negotiate final style cost and deliveries to meet company financial goals and sales timing requirements.
• Report seasonal Wrap-up information to leaders. Final IMU by business and outstanding issues with timeline for resolution.
• Champion effective internal and external partnerships and actively promote cross-functional collaboration to ensure business goals are achieved.
• Develop best of class Sourcing team to produce quality product with on time delivery while promoting the authenticity, authority, and personality of the Pacsun brand.
• Identify career development opportunities and succession planning for Sourcing team.

What it takes to Join:

• 4-year college degree.
• 8-10 years experience in product development, production, or sourcing.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a multi-cultural environment.
• Exceptionally strong problem solving and negotiating skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Travel required.

Developing the Community/ Leadership Qualities:

• Operate with the highest level of conduct, integrity, and confidentiality; setting the example for leaders and associates.
• Develop and nurture strong cross functional partnerships; driving business results and inspiring a culture of transparency, collaboration, and accountability.
• Serve as a Pacsun advocate in the industry and marketplace.
• Recruit, identify, develop, and retain talent that delivers performance excellence.
• As a manager, serve as a leader of company culture, norms, and conduct.
• Ability to balance a strong management presence with a high level of approachability, encouraging and eliciting associate feedback and interaction.

Salary Range: ($90,565 – $105,912) 

Pac Perks:

• Flexible work from home options
• HQ workforce of 60%+ people of color
• Dog friendly office environment
• On-site Cafe
• On-site Gym
• $1,000 referral incentive program
• Generous associate discount of 30-50% off merchandise online and in-stores
• Competitive long term and short-term incentive program
• Immediate 100% vested 401K contributions and employer match
• Calm Premium access for all employees

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that are required by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to talk or hear. The associate is frequently required to sit; stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; as well as reach with hands and arms.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.  Ability to work in open environment with fluctuating temperatures and standard lighting.  Ability to work on computer and mobile phone for multiple hours; with frequent interruptions.  Required to travel in elevator or stairwells to attend meetings and engage with associates on multiple floors throughout building.  Hotel, Airplane, and Car Travel may be required. Position Type/Expected Hours of Work: This is a full-time position. As a National Retailer, occasional evening and/or weekend work may be required during periods of high volume. This role operates in a professional office environment and routinely uses standard office equipment. Other Considerations: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the associate for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Reasonable accommodations may be made to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to perform the essential functions of the role.