Senior Manager, Product Development - Handbags

Senior Manager, Product Development Handbags / New York, NY

Coach, founded in 1941, is America's premier accessible luxury accessories brand and a leader in international markets. We are a designer and marketer of high quality, modern accessories that complement the diverse lifestyles of today's consumer. Coach offers excellent career growth opportunities, competitive salaries and great benefits within a dynamic work environment.

Coach brings together strong, collaborative people in a dynamic culture of mutual respect, support, and passion for the brand and product. We believe innovation drives winning performance, and we constantly challenge ourselves to be the very best we can in every aspect of our business. You will be surrounded by some of the best and brightest people in the industry. At Coach, you will be in great company!

The successful individual will leverage their proficiency in Product Development to...
Execute day to day activities of PD team based on strategies and priorities set by Director of Product Development and drive issue resolution
Manage and facilitate Costing Design Review Meetings
Oversee timely execution of all product decisions (including Sample Request Form comments, costing, reports, etc.)
Support the review of prototypes to meet Product Development Timeline milestones
Partner with Costing team to create options for Design consideration
Oversee reports and manage tracking of sample requests, and approvals: distribute to cross functional partners as communication tool
Coordinate the sending of development packages (including patterns, original reference samples, materials, etc.)
Communicate information as it pertains to cross-category teams (i.e., SLGs, Gifts)
Review protos and prepare SRF comments, including proposed next steps
Prioritize weekly/daily workload for direct reports
Responsible for ensuring continuity of collection details
Potential travel to Asia.
The accomplished individual will possess
Minimum 10 years of experience in product development within the apparel or accessories industry
Strong analytical and decision making skills
Excellent communication skills (oral and written)
Experience with PLM/PDM systems
Strong organizational skills
Capable of adjusting priorities on an as needed basis
Strong ownership and follow up skills to drive results
Understanding of customer priorities and relationship building to support process
Coach is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and we pride ourselves on hiring and developing the best people. All employment decisions (including recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, transfer, training, discipline and termination) are based on the applicant s or employee s qualifications as they relate to the requirements of the position under consideration. These decisions are made without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic characteristics, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage, citizenship, disability, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or any other legally-recognized protected basis prohibited by applicable law.Visit Coach at www.coach.com.

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