New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc.:
Manager, Footwear Calendar & Operations Integration Job in (NB), VT
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(NB), VT
Full-time | Operations
About the job
For over a century, New Balance has inspired athletes and communities of all kinds in their pursuit of excellence. We innovate fearlessly, guided by our core values and we are driven by the belief that conventions were meant to be challenged. We seek leaders and pioneers because theres no time to wait around for next. At New Balance, We Got Now.
JOB SUMMARY & MISSION:
As the Footwear Calendar and Ops Integration Manager you will be responsible for overseeing the Footwear Creation Calendar strategy and operations serving as a key liaison across all global creation to shelf functional areas of the brand. Key partners include global teams such as Product Creation, Merchandising, Demand Planning, Sales, Product and Digital Operations, Sourcing and Supply Chain teams. This role ensures that milestones and critical, cross functional events and tasks are identified, flow as needed throughout the creation cycle to maximize time and efficiency and support head to toe Go To Market strategy for the brand. Understanding the business and product flow from kickoff to customer is essential to proactively identifying areas of opportunity that support and drive both the Go To Market process and the integrated global creation operational milestones, deliverables and tasks.
MAJOR ACCOUNTABILITIES:
! Own the creation, communication, and ongoing maintenance/updates for the NB Footwear Product Creation Calendar; publish to internal stakeholders and provide clear visibility to critical Milestones and deadlines throughout the creation and GTM process.
! Continuous management of the seasonal product creation operating model. Refine processes and calendars as needed and update all calendar tool input and documentation on an ongoing basis.
! Anticipate risks to deliverables and create paths for mitigation and resolution.
! Collaborate within Operations Team, GTM teams, Data Quality, System Integration teams as needed to ensure well maintained current state and/or future state process flow and tools development.
! Partner with cross-functional teams across all levels of the organization to identify opportunities for improvements and lead various cross-functional initiatives as directed.
! Continuously look to innovate and improve processes in support of optimized operational progression and excellence.
! Cultivate and maintain strong culture of trust, accountability, and commitment through relationship building and proven success as a trusted partner and change agent.
! Ability to manage large projects and coordinate across multiple stakeholders in support of brand strategic initiatives.
! Ability to distill complex dependencies within the operations calendar flow for key partners to support decision making, identify areas of risk and/or identify opportunities for high impact improvements.Leadership skills and a strong desire to learn, lead and create change through expertise, influence, and being an open minded and trusted partner is required.
REQUIRMENTS FOR SUCCESS:
! 10 + years of Project Management/Operations Experience Footwear and Apparel Industry
! Expertise in product life-cycle activities and development timelines, within a fashion industry environment a plus
! Bachelor's Degree or equivalent
! Experience in working with complex calendar management, PLM systems
! Self-motivated and results oriented manager with strong interpersonal, communication, and partnering skills
! Attention to detail and follow-up with excellent multi-tasking and organizational skills
! Ability to work effectively with creative teams to foster relationship-building and collaboration
! Ability to effectively influence decision-making and/or change in the absence of direct management
! Highly motivated, passionate and results oriented
! Champion for change and able to manage disruption with ease.
! Flexible and creative problem-solver
! Analytical and dynamic thinker who can think outside the box to find best possible outcomes.
! Personal professionalism, high level of confidence and sense of accountability
Our Benefits:
Our products are only as good as the people we hire, so we make sure to hire the best and treat them accordingly. In addition to a comprehensive traditional benefits package (medical, dental, vision, 401k, etc.) we proudly offer a slate of more nontraditional perks opportunities like on/offsite seminars, customized team building sessions, tuition reimbursement, and various mentorship programs that encourage our associates to grow personally as they develop professionally. Youll also enjoy a flexible work schedule, gym discounts, fitness reimbursements, and volunteer opportunities, because work-life balance is more than just a buzzword its part of our culture.
Learn more about our Benefits
Equal Opportunity Employer:
New Balance provides equal opportunities for all current and prospective associates and takes affirmative action to ensure that employment, training, compensation, transfer, promotion and other terms, conditions and privileges of employment are provided without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, handicap, genetic information and/or status as an Armed Forces service medal veteran, recently separated veteran, qualified disabled veteran or other protected veteran.
JOB SUMMARY & MISSION:
As the Footwear Calendar and Ops Integration Manager you will be responsible for overseeing the Footwear Creation Calendar strategy and operations serving as a key liaison across all global creation to shelf functional areas of the brand. Key partners include global teams such as Product Creation, Merchandising, Demand Planning, Sales, Product and Digital Operations, Sourcing and Supply Chain teams. This role ensures that milestones and critical, cross functional events and tasks are identified, flow as needed throughout the creation cycle to maximize time and efficiency and support head to toe Go To Market strategy for the brand. Understanding the business and product flow from kickoff to customer is essential to proactively identifying areas of opportunity that support and drive both the Go To Market process and the integrated global creation operational milestones, deliverables and tasks.
MAJOR ACCOUNTABILITIES:
! Own the creation, communication, and ongoing maintenance/updates for the NB Footwear Product Creation Calendar; publish to internal stakeholders and provide clear visibility to critical Milestones and deadlines throughout the creation and GTM process.
! Continuous management of the seasonal product creation operating model. Refine processes and calendars as needed and update all calendar tool input and documentation on an ongoing basis.
! Anticipate risks to deliverables and create paths for mitigation and resolution.
! Collaborate within Operations Team, GTM teams, Data Quality, System Integration teams as needed to ensure well maintained current state and/or future state process flow and tools development.
! Partner with cross-functional teams across all levels of the organization to identify opportunities for improvements and lead various cross-functional initiatives as directed.
! Continuously look to innovate and improve processes in support of optimized operational progression and excellence.
! Cultivate and maintain strong culture of trust, accountability, and commitment through relationship building and proven success as a trusted partner and change agent.
! Ability to manage large projects and coordinate across multiple stakeholders in support of brand strategic initiatives.
! Ability to distill complex dependencies within the operations calendar flow for key partners to support decision making, identify areas of risk and/or identify opportunities for high impact improvements.Leadership skills and a strong desire to learn, lead and create change through expertise, influence, and being an open minded and trusted partner is required.
REQUIRMENTS FOR SUCCESS:
! 10 + years of Project Management/Operations Experience Footwear and Apparel Industry
! Expertise in product life-cycle activities and development timelines, within a fashion industry environment a plus
! Bachelor's Degree or equivalent
! Experience in working with complex calendar management, PLM systems
! Self-motivated and results oriented manager with strong interpersonal, communication, and partnering skills
! Attention to detail and follow-up with excellent multi-tasking and organizational skills
! Ability to work effectively with creative teams to foster relationship-building and collaboration
! Ability to effectively influence decision-making and/or change in the absence of direct management
! Highly motivated, passionate and results oriented
! Champion for change and able to manage disruption with ease.
! Flexible and creative problem-solver
! Analytical and dynamic thinker who can think outside the box to find best possible outcomes.
! Personal professionalism, high level of confidence and sense of accountability
Our Benefits:
Our products are only as good as the people we hire, so we make sure to hire the best and treat them accordingly. In addition to a comprehensive traditional benefits package (medical, dental, vision, 401k, etc.) we proudly offer a slate of more nontraditional perks opportunities like on/offsite seminars, customized team building sessions, tuition reimbursement, and various mentorship programs that encourage our associates to grow personally as they develop professionally. Youll also enjoy a flexible work schedule, gym discounts, fitness reimbursements, and volunteer opportunities, because work-life balance is more than just a buzzword its part of our culture.
Learn more about our Benefits
Equal Opportunity Employer:
New Balance provides equal opportunities for all current and prospective associates and takes affirmative action to ensure that employment, training, compensation, transfer, promotion and other terms, conditions and privileges of employment are provided without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, handicap, genetic information and/or status as an Armed Forces service medal veteran, recently separated veteran, qualified disabled veteran or other protected veteran.