Associate Product Development Manager, Licensing

$81,000 - $107,300/Yr

Gap - San Francisco, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

San Francisco, CA

Clothing, Clothing Accessories, Shoe, and Jewelry Retailers

About the position

In this role at Old Navy, you will support the ideation, development, implementation, and execution of the Gap Inc production and vendor capability strategy. Your focus will be on delivering value by balancing innovation, quality, and cost while operating within a highly matrixed global organization. You will be part of a cross-functional product team and will ensure that the product pipeline meets key milestones to satisfy product-to-market demands.

Responsibilities

• Create seasonal strategies to limit exposure to buying fabrics pre line adoption
• Execute a vendor engagement strategy across divisions and categories for both seasonal and fast pipelines
• Ensure product availability for seasonal and fast pipelines at the product category level
• Develop the analytic process required to optimize post Line Adoption
• Adapt team priorities to respond to customer and business partner needs
• Provide front line supervision to an operational, service, or administrative team

Requirements

• Experience in production and vendor management
• Strong analytical skills to optimize processes
• Ability to operate in a highly matrixed organization
• Attention to detail to meet product pipeline milestones

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in fashion retail
• Knowledge of sustainability practices in production
• Strong communication skills

Benefits

• Merchandise discount for our brands: 50% off regular-priced merchandise at Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic and Athleta, and 30% off at Outlet for all employees
• Competitive Paid Time Off plans
• Up to five "on the clock" hours each month to volunteer at a charity of choice
• Extensive 401(k) plan with company matching for contributions up to four percent of base pay
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance