Freelance Program Manager Technology

About PVH Corp.

PVH is one of the most admired fashion and lifestyle companies in the world. We power brands that drive fashion forward – for good. Our brand portfolio includes the iconic CALVIN KLEIN, TOMMY HILFIGER. We market a variety of goods under these and other nationally and internationally known owned and licensed brands. PVH has over 40,000 associates operating in over 40 countries and $9.9 billion in annual revenues. That's the Power of Us. That’s the Power of PVH.

Department and Team:

PVH Europe is on a mission to redefine the fashion industry by driving full digitization along the company’s entire value chain, from product design to the end-consumer.

The Technology department aims to become a driving force in the organization for technology strategies & tools that enable the company’s growth and create ever-increasing value for the end-user, be it the PVH organization, the employees, our customers or consumers.

The Retail Omnichannel product teams aim to create a seamless consumer experience across all consumer channels, thereby connecting online and offline channels. The success of the product teams is based on the effort and collaboration with many other teams across the organization which are all part of the company’s omnichannel journey. The product teams develop, implement and orchestrate the initiatives in an agile way from a business perspective until complete operational implementation as well as guide the cross-functional teams.

The Retail Technology Team focus is on PVH’s brick and mortar stores across Europe and therefore the members are currently structured in 3 teams, Retail Sales, Retail Inventory and Retail Expansion and Operations.

The IT Platform team:

The Integration and Harmonization program is initiated by the newly formed Integration Competency Center (ICC). The ICC is currently part of the Blackbox team who is currently responsible for SAP Workflows & Integrations within the IT Platforms subdomain. The IT Platform subdomain enables technology for product teams which has currently are 3 other platform teams: CCI Team for EDI integrations, O365 for no-code/process automation and Mendix CoE for low code business solutions. All teams work for one or more Product Owners as enablement teams.

The Position:

The project manager reports into the Delivery Lead within the Retail Technology domain. The program sponsors are the Head of IT Platforms and Head of Retail Technology for the respective programs.

The programs:

Internet Connectivity:

PVH will transition to a central led internet connectivity platform for all Own & Operated stores across Europe. The solution will replace current internet connectivity managed by local teams and local solution providers. The program will enable better performance and availability to enable digital experiences in stores, serving our consumers in the best way possible.

• With our selected partner you will lead the deployment of a central managed internet connectivity to all out stores.

• You will work on close collaboration with the Infrastructure & Operations department, local markets and partner.

• You will be supported by the Delivery Lead whom you will also coach.

• You report on bi-weekly basis the progress to all stakeholders by means of a status report.

• You ensure processes are set-up to embed the new capability into the organization.

Integration harmonization:

• SAP announced July (2022) that the Netweaver platform, where PO/PI is built on, will no longer be included as a supported product after 2027. SAP PO is currently one of the core integration platforms within the PVH Tech ecosystem. Even though the solution is still supported for the next few years, looking at the SAP roadmap shows that no new functionalities will be added after the end of 2024.

• This brings an opportunity to review the PVH internal Integration landscape. A program has been initiated within PVH Technology. This program has the intention to harmonize the integration landscape and phase out SAP PO with a solution that fits into our future reference architecture before the end of the release roadmap EoY 2026.

• You will act as the Program Manager in the core program team.

You will:

• Lead the creation of a program rollout plan for both initiatives, including the different workstreams both in a traditional gated model as well as agile rollout

• Act as a central hub for all program communication and stakeholder alignment

• Acts as a chair for the programme events, such as steering committee, reviews etc.

• Manage the Risk, Action, Impact & Decision register and define a strategy for risk response

• Ensures budget, value creation and spend management is in control, drives the program budget needs

• Work closely together with Technology teams, business community, customers and other trading partners of PVH Europe, to establish plans or application integration

Requirements:

• 3-5 years managing IT related projects

• Utilizes methodologies and tools for both Waterfall and Agile.

• Experience managing projects using SmartSheet or Microsoft Project

• Experience in outsourcing projects

• Transition Management skills (ie: Prosci Framework)

Qualifications:

• Proven track record with portfolio and program management

• Experience with the planning and execution of projects and risk mitigation strategies

• Experience with project management execution in a modern software environment via multiple methodologies

• Demonstrating proficiency in Microsoft Office

• Superb organizational skills and keen attention to detail

• Be able to communicate clearly and concisely with diverse audiences, in both oral and written contexts, and are comfortable giving and receiving feedback

Competences:

• Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives

• Communicates Effectively: Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences

• Strong meeting facilitation skills, both offline and online

• Manages Ambiguity: Operating effectively, even when things are not certain or the way forward is not clear

• Manages Complexity: Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems Plans and Aligns: Planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals

Project activities:

70% - Delivery & Execution:

• Set-up the programs and projects

• Executes project scoping and manages scope for medium complexity projects

• Creates, monitors, tracks, and adjusts project plans based on critical milestones

• Conducts budget planning and manages budget

• Develops and communicates (bi-)weekly status updates highlighting any potential issues, including schedule, resource, cost, and risks

• Documents and applies lessons learned

• Understands organizational goals and apply to project work

• Forecasts timelines, budget needs, and resource needs with accuracy

• Completes project artifacts

20% - Monitoring:

• Identifies, defines, and makes recommendations to mitigate risks

• Manages programs and projects in adherence with PVH compliancy regulations

• Works with project teams and 3rd party partners to ensure critical dependencies remain unthreatened

• Captures and drives issues to resolution

10% - Administration & Operations:

• Creates, documents, and posts project artifacts to centralized repositories

• Facilitates the onboarding and ramp up of new project team members