## Job description Acts as an advocate for product integrity by working closely with cross functional creation center teams as well as all related support services. Person is a champion for product and material innovation/exploration. \- Ensure achievement of goals and objectives set by the business unit through partnership with Marketing and Design \- Proactively communicate on an on-going basis with team, supervisors and cross functional teams to ensure a smooth product development process \- Provide direction and inspire the team to ensure both the creation and commercialization processes are synergized with focus on results \- Research new technologies and materials and communicate to Design and Marketing on new potential development options \- Work closely with off-calendar team to drive new constructions and materials to be adopted in seasonal product \- Drive and execute key initiatives and provide input to short, mid and long term planning and budgeting \- Coordinate with Sourcing Team to review product needs and to determine appropriate sourcing direction based on quality, delivery and price \- Supervise the costing process to achieve the best possible cost throughout the creation process \- Communicate to internal and external teams seasonal product initiatives, process changes and longer-term category vision \- Ensure continuous product and process improvement with emphasis on developing products in accordance with the operating calendar \- Be responsible for Buy Ready/CWA performance through strong interfaces with Marketing, Design, \- Materials Development, pattern and Tooling (Technical Services, Materials, Merchandising and Production) \- Be responsible for monitoring and continuously improving workload and organizational efficiency \- Allocate/delegate the different products/projects to the respective development teams considering experience, product complexity and workload \- Lead the seasonal pre-allocation process based on service and product needs \- Provide team with clear direction, projects and targets that are aligned with business needs and GOPS objectives \- Create a motivational and supportive work environment in which employees are challenged, coached, trained and provided with career opportunities ## Profile
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