Freelance Product Launch (Catalogue) Manager

Title:

Product Launch Manager, E-commerce and Partner Program

About PVH Corp:

PVH is the growth platform for Calvin Klein and TOMMY HILFIGER. Through driving brand strength and relevance, we are connecting our global, iconic brands closer to where the consumer is going than ever before, today and with future generations. Guided by our values and enabled by our scale and global reach, we are driving fashion forward for good, as one team with one vision and one plan. That’s the Power of Us, that’s the Power of PVH.

Lead Yourself. Lead Together. Lead the Way. The PVH Leadership Behaviors are the actions that unlock the potential of each of us. It is the way we show up as one team to shape our culture and deliver business performance and growth. Whether you lead a team, a project or contribute your own expertise, everyone is a leader at PVH.

The Team:

The Calvin Klein E-commerce department is responsible for the O&O calvinklein.com e-commerce sites across 31 European markets. As one of the fastest growing channels within the company, it is a fast-paced environment with big ambitions for the coming years.

The Product Launch team sits within the wider Merchandising team and works in close collaboration with the Buying, Site Merchandising and Partner Program to ensure timely go-lives and accurate product details are in place, to drive consumers to convert. Product Launch optimizes the product assortment display on the site and improves the back-end data flow, bringing together product and data for our consumer for the best experience possible on CalvinKlein.com and Partner sites.

The Position:

The Product Launch Manager, E-commerce and Partner Program is end responsible for leading the team of Product Launch Specialists in the day-to-day product onboarding and data model creation activities for both O&O Calvinklein.com and Partner Program. In addition, you will manage the relationships with internal and external stakeholders to optimize product assortment display on site and improve back-end data flow.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and strengthen the multi-functional Calvin Klein Product Launch team, consisting of our Owned & Operated and Partner Program sub-teams (4 direct reports), to establish a strong foundation and operational excellence for our growing businesses.

• Supervise Product Launch Specialists in product enrichment and go-live process, ensuring new product data, such as stock, pricing, imagery, copy, translations, and product attributes are created and uploaded correctly into E-commerce tools and on site for a timely launch.

• Strengthen professional expertise, hard and soft skills of the Product Launch team by providing continuous feedback, support and coaching on individual and team level; encouraging PVH Leadership Behaviors; holding regular alignment and 1-on-1 sessions.

• Establish, communicate, and guide the implementation of the quarterly and yearly team strategy and priorities as part of the PVH OKR and Strategic initiatives process.

• Drive the strategic roadmap and improvements of the Ecom product data and asset tools, such as PIM, WebSphere Commerce, SAP, PLM, Creative Force, Tradebyte, VUE.AI, Fredhopper, Fiori, Ecom Trading Platform and Analytics to provide faster product Time-to-Onboard and Time-to-Market, as well as data governance and reporting.

• Manage relations with internal stakeholders, such as Buying, Site Merchandising, Planning, Partner Program, Ecom Product Owners, Platform Operations, Analytics, CRX teams, to drive operational excellence and consumer journey improvements, reach cross-team collaboration on strategic initiatives and propagate the business needs of the Product Launch.

• Manage the relations with the external stakeholders, such as copywriters, translation agencies, PVH studios, PVH Global teams, divisions, freelance agencies, SAP support, CK Marketplace partners, project teams to facilitate the business growth.

• Continuously drive process improvements within Ecommerce to streamline daily operational work for the Product Launch, Site Merchandising, Buying and Partner Program teams, to provide faster product Time-to-market speed and to ensure most efficient and pleasant working environment.

• Represent Product Launch on cross-functional meetings to drive Ecom projects, communicate updates and achievements and provide cross-functional knowledge sharing.

• Provide in-season support to other e-commerce teams, product Divisions and business partners.

The Ideal Candidate:

• 5+ years professional experience, including 3+ years in Master Data, Product Information Management, or E-commerce Product onboarding

• 3+ years experience in a managerial role, leading technical and/or operational teams

• Experience in the Fashion E-Commerce industry strongly preferred, with understanding of fashion garment production a plus

• Highly analytical with a strong sense of organization and the ability to work independently within a complex, matrixed organization

• Experience with Product Information Management tools (such as PIM Informatica), and a very good technical understanding of how product information flows is a must

• Experienced and confident in merchandising, product data management, team management and customer journey optimization

• Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple, complex projects simultaneously

• Ability to work in a high-pace, hyper-growth start-up environment, with a strong willingness to take ownership and accountability

• Dynamic, eager, and willing to go the extra mile

• Excellent communication skills in verbal and written form with the ability to drive conversations with Vendors, Product Owners, Marketplaces, internal and external teams

• Excellent MS Office skills (Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint)

• Problem Solving attitude / entrepreneurial spirit with a can-do mentality

• Team player, and fun to work with

• Fluency in English (both verbal and written) required

What You Can Expect from Us:

• Work Smart Program: hybrid work, flex hours, work from anywhere 4 weeks a year, home office allowance and meeting free Fridays

• One-of-a-kind Campus: state-of-the-art collaboration spaces, restaurant with premium buffet, takeaway deli, barista coffee bars, skybar and rooftop garden

• Health & Wellbeing: People's Place gym, sports clubs, nutritional coaching, meditation studio, headspace subscription, rooftop yoga and mental health days

• Social events: Thursday socials, game nights, pub quizzes, annual themed events, sample sales and market launches

• PVH University: learning and development programs to leverage your professional and personal goals

• How we support you: onsite parking, bike garages, commuting allowances, Employee Assistance Programs, pension schemes and discount on our brands Tommy Hilfiger & Calvin Klein to name a few!

• Our Talent Acquisition will share our full benefits overview at the offer stage

PVH Europe and our brands, TOMMY HILFIGER and CALVIN KLEIN, are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse community of associates with a strong sense of belonging. We believe we are bettered by all forms of diversity, and take pride in working with top talent from every walk of life and corner of the world. In the spirit of inclusivity, qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, ethnicity, ability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, nationality, race, religion or sexual orientation.