Job Description

This position actively collaborates with business and IT partners to align, define, & implement transformation initiatives advancing PVH’s Product Creation & Digital Go To Market processes & capabilities to deliver business value. Challenges process status quo and influences PVH to evolve business capabilities toward industry best practices and unlock value. This position will guide and govern the Product Development & Commercialization processes & digital capabilities ensuring alignment with business strategies/requirements, partner with business & IT to ensure successful implementation focusing on business process transformation & adoption, and drive continuous improvement & best practice sharing across the business units.

Operate in a leadership capacity to drive the tactical execution of business process and enablement activities for Product Development & Commercialization transformation initiatives

Contribute as a Product Development & Commercialization Thought Leader & Subject Matter Expert SME with strong working knowledge of business processes, leading practices, capabilities & tools (i.e. Centric or other Retail focused PLM tools, Browzwear or other digital pattern & fit tools)

Support definition of future state Product Development & Commercialization processes & capabilities roadmap, transformation initiatives/projects, & business case for improvements

Document future state business processes and requirements leveraging new capabilities

Ensure cross-functional integration of Product Development & Commercialization processes with other PVH enterprise processes and contribute to PVH’s End to End concept to customer vision

Spearhead current vs. future state assessments to assist business units with understanding of “from/to” change impacts

Partner with business & Change Management to develop & support execution of change readiness action plans to ensure successful adoption

Drive preparation and facilitate execution of user acceptance testing

Lead development of Product Development & Commercialization “day in the life” business process training playbooks, how-to guides, and procedure documentation

Facilitate delivery of Product Development & Commercialization “day in the life” training and conduct pre and post go-live evaluations to identify risks and drive training/adoption corrective actions

Coach & guide business leaders & Power Users in applying Product Development & Commercialization leading practices in the set-up & continuous improvement of tools & techniques to optimize the product lifecyle process

Contribute to the development and implementation of standardized Product Development & Commercialization KPI analytics & reporting capabilities

Monitor Product Development & Commercialization process performance & tool adoption with objective of diagnosing issues & identifying improvement actions

Lead & facilitate cross brand and business unit forums to exchange Product Development & Commercialization best practices, transfer knowledge, share adoption successes and learnings, and drive continuous improvement opportunities

Oversee governance, prioritization and management of enhancement requests across business units related to Product Development & Commercialization continuous improvements

Support development of project plans, timelines, & resourcing for business enablement activities to support Product Development & Commercialization transformation initiatives

Champion the on-going development of the BPM team’s business transformation methodology & toolkit to enhance delivery & adoption success

Stay apprised of latest process and technology capabilities that can be applied to the PVH Product Development & Commercialization processes

EDUCATION

Bachelor Degree Required

Bachelor’s degree in Fashion/Apparel Product Design, Fashion Business Management, or other related field a plus.  Training in Business Process Management is preferred but not required.

EXPERIENCE

Minimum 6 years operational and/or consulting experience in Product Development & Commercialization processes including product specifications, product testing, packaging, sustainable product development and product commercialization.

Global apparel or fast-moving, multi-channel consumer goods industry experience preferred.

Minimum of 2 years’ experience in business process management or improvement.

Minimum 2 years supervisory role/experience managing a team.

3+ years’ experience with Product Lifecycle Management (Centric preferred), digital pattern & fit tools (Browzwear preferred) and business process mapping tools.  

Preferably involved in the design, implementation, and training or expert user.

Design Thinking experience a plus.

Project management experience preferred.

SKILLS

Fully conversant in Product Development & Commercialization concepts, leading practice business processes and techniques, and advanced product design, planning, merchandising and assortment capabilities

Demonstrated leadership skills in managing a business transformation initiative, process and system implementation project, and cross-functional teams

Effective communication, collaboration, facilitation, and influencing skills with ability to interface across functional areas and at all levels of the organization

Strong quantitative, analytical and critical thinking skills with demonstrated use of data analysis and metrics to drive decision making and continuous improvement

Proven ability to develop teams and educate and train others in new ways of doing business

Solid project management skills for planning, resourcing, monitoring project and improvement initiatives