Our Client is a well-known global sportswear brand and now looking for a Regional Product Development Process Specialist (Apparel) into their team. 

As a Regional Product Development Process Specialist (Apparel), you are responsible for managing internal operations of the apparel business, including the apparel product development calendar and process, work with cross-functional teams across regions to manage successful execution of the Apparel Go To Market (GTM) process:

• Manage the creation, communication and ongoing maintenance/updates for the Apparel regional GTM Calendar; publish to internal and external stakeholders prior to season start and provide continuous visibility to critical Milestones and deadlines throughout the GTM process
• Create and send Calendar reminders for all Milestone Meetings and Key Activities/Deadlines including expectations and action items to cross-functional participants
• Proactively identify obstacles to hitting Calendar deadlines including seasonal overlap and workload by function, holiday constraints (e.g., Chinese New Year) and Sales timelines
• Understand the Calendar impact when due dates are not met; advise functional teams when Calendar due dates need to shift and the consequences that result
• Follow through any issues/callouts (regarding Calendar, processes, etc.) to resolution; escalate issues to leadership for approval of any major Calendar shifts when necessary
• Lead initiatives to spearhead continuous improvement of GTM process and Calendar including ongoing solicitation of feedback and change management for process changes
• Ability to manage multi calendars and various projects
• Generate metrics and reports, coordinate with cross-functional teams to gather data and run metrics and reports assign by the team lead
• Own and manage monthly governance meetings with the leader of the cross-functional teams to present updates on GTM process execution, metrics, and reporting; publish seasonal recaps on GTM process effectiveness and Calendar adherence
• Responsible for Apparel regional GTM “special projects” including initiatives to support the Apparel regional GTM process, leader of the cross-functional teams and future-looking opportunities; manage project plans and execute all relevant project activities (e.g. research, pilots, development of tools/templates)
• Collaborate with Apparel Global GTM process and corporate Calendar to identify opportunities to align business operations and GTM processes

Requirements: 

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 3 to 5 years’ experience in apparel operations and/or project management or calendar management
• Thorough knowledge of the Product Development process
• Strong discipline to detail and ability to prioritize and meet deadlines; proven project management skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills in both written/oral
• Team player with strong collaboration mindset and ability to work within a team environment
• Demonstrated ability to influence at all levels of the organization
• Strong troubleshooting/diagnostic skills, analytical and problem-solving capabilities, and the ability to drive decisions across the organization
• Excellent Proficiency in Microsoft Office with proven skills and experience with Excel (pivot, Vlookup), PowerPoint, Project
• Ability to travel globally as required
  
  

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