Hard Rock International · 9 hours ago
Product Development Manager- Apparel and Headwear
Davie, FL
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expHard Rock International is seeking a Product Development Manager who is passionate about building the Hard Rock brand from a global perspective. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify global trends, manage vendors, and influence marketing and sales teams to achieve sales and inventory goals in an Omni-channel environment.
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Responsibilities
Product Development: Strong Understanding of the product development process with the ability to manage vendors and owns PD process from concept to delivery for assigned categories
Provide initial direction to vendors based on established Delivery Calendar and or special requests
Manages all Timelines, including: art approval, spec approval, proto due dates and final sample review
Leads vendor communication on all sample requests and costings
Present concepts to internal teams at weekly meetings and seasonal line presentations
Provide clear feedback to suppliers regarding CADS, Lab dips, Strike offs, Proto samples, Fit, Pre Pros, and TOPs
Establish and maintain quality standards with existing and proposed vendors
Manage Line Planning Process in partnership with Planning through final buy
Monitor Weekly and Annual Sales to maintain awareness of customer reaction and apply to seasonal development and sourcing strategy
Protect the brand standards via design, quality, fit, packaging, and trims
Organization and Process: Possess strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize, work on multiple projects at once, execute tasks and deliver results on deadlines
Be a champion of process improvement and contribute to best practices to drive for continuous improvement
Manage Samples, Archives and Fabric/ Trim libraries, and product development files & records retention
Oversee Sample Request and fulfillment with Ecom, Visual and Marketing, Franchise
Communication: Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills with both internal and external partners
Work with Internal Cross Functional Partners to support all company initiatives
Communicates accurate details related to sampling, costing and product details
Follow-up with all external and internal partners to hit delivery deadlines
Trend and Creative Direction: Research global trends appropriate to Hard Rock customer and brand strategy and filter to translatable concepts for development
Create visual documents and story boards and present to internal team & vendors
Competitive shopping to identify opportunities for design or quality
Travel to trade shows, vendors, factories, and retail locations as needed
Sourcing & Cost Negotiation: Identifies opportunities to cost engineer products and implement best practices to get the best product at the best cost
Strong Negotiation Skills across multiple vendor models
Strategically leverage economies of scale where able, within programs and vendors
Prepare for Production: Complete Item Set-up sheets & create in Mi9 as needed to support business demands
Monitor Delivery Dates and facilitate a smooth process with vendors, monitoring weekly WIP Reports and communicating updates to Director and CFT members
Vendor Management : Develops and maintains relationships with all vendors and understands capabilities to ensure best product is produced
Source new suppliers as needed to develop global product aligned with business strategy while maintaining brand quality standards
Maintain strategic perspective of Vendor Matrix for assigned categories and continued evaluation to leverage partnerships
Onboarding new suppliers
Participate in vendor assessment and score card
Provide input to update Vendor Compliance manual as needed
Marketing: Collaborate with team providing input at Creative Turnover to Marketing message and Visual Merchandising strategy to ensure alignment with Product Design Strategy
Provide key product selling points and quality descriptions to educate and train sales team
Manage product related packaging and trims in alignment with brand initiatives and standard
Provide Product support for Company Marketing Initiatives
Partner with Ecommerce team to ensure accurate representation of seasonal programs product details and features
Manage Franchise conversion process from send out to sample comments to maintain global brand identity
Qualification
Required
10+ years product development experience in retail or wholesale environment
Proven successful track record
College Degree Required
Must be able to think 'outside the box.'
Travel flexibility
Excellent communication skills
Detailed oriented
Microsoft Office Suite- Intermediate Outlook, Word, Power Point, Excel skills
Adobe Creative Suite applications: Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat – intermediate
Product Line Management systems
Must possess strong communication and listening skills, excellent speaking, reading and writing
Comprehend and use technical or professional language, either written or spoken, to communicate complex ideas
Strong presentation skills that effectively present information in one-on-one and group situations internal and external partners inclusive of executives and vendors
Multiple language abilities a plus, verbal and written fluency in English required
Company
Hard Rock International
Hard Rock International (HRI) is one of the most globally recognized companies with venues in over 70 countries spanning 265 locations that include owned/licensed or managed Rock Shops®, Live Performance Venues and Cafes.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2020 (2)
Funding
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Chief Operating Officer
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