Assistant Manager, Program Management Office – Product Development

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Job Title: Assistant Manager, Program Management Office – Product Development

Coach was founded in 1941 as a family-run workshop, and today is a leading New York design house of modern luxury accessories and lifestyle collections. We attribute the prominence of the Coach brand to the unique combination of our original American attitude and design, our heritage of fine leather goods and custom fabrics, our superior product quality, and our commitment to the customer experience.

At Coach, we bring together strong, collaborative people in a culture of mutual respect, support, accountability, and passion for the brand and product. Our goal is to offer an inspirational and modern workplace that allows for exceptional talent to thrive.

Primary Purpose:

Responsible for supporting the end-to-end activities for Product Development (PD). Supports managing the product lifecycle from design concept, product creation to bulk production. Develops overviews to provide cross-functional team visibility to critical milestones, timing, resources, and areas of risk across their respective area. Supports the development process encompassing the management of Product Development Calendars, and special projects.

The successful individual will leverage their proficiency to...

Project Management

• Assist in managing PD project timelines partnering closely with internal Coach Teams (Design, Design Management, Global Merchandising, Materials Management, PD, Print team, Global Merchandise Planning, Visual Merchandising, Supply Operations, Service Providers, Raw Materials Suppliers, Global Marketing and Global Business unit partners)
• Assist in managing PD timelines for Leathergoods and Ready to Wear across Collection and Outlet; mitigate risks and barriers to achieve on-time execution
• Build strong relationships with cross functional teams and leverage relationships to drive execution
• Develop effective communication processes to inform the cross-functional teams about project progress, and key deliverables

Meeting Management

• Owns scheduling cross-functional milestone meetings and managing meeting charter updates
• Participates in bi-weekly PMO working sessions to achieve on-time execution of PD projects
• Summarize next steps/open items during PDT milestone meetings; schedule follow up outside of established/scheduled PDT activities/milestones
• Communicate key decisions/updates in between scheduled PDT activities/milestones
• Assist in preparing for next scheduled PDT activities/milestones

The accomplished individual will possess...

• Bachelor’s degree with 1-3 years of relevant project management experience.
• Strong project management and organization skills with ability to prioritize time and tasks and solve problems/remove obstacles to drive execution
• Strong self-starter with action-oriented drive; excels in fast-paced, start-up type environments
• Clear communication skills and the ability break complex topics into easy-to-understand and actionable pieces of information across all levels of the business
• Ability to interact successfully with diverse individuals at all levels
• Fast learner, self-driven, natural curiosity, and enthusiasm
• Strong computer skills in MS Teams and Microsoft Office Suite
• Experience with project management tools a plus
• Fashion or Luxury experience a plus

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Our Competencies for All Employees

Courage: Doesn’t hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and “actionable” positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.
Creativity: Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings.
Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
Dealing with Ambiguity: Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn’t upset when things are up in the air; doesn’t have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.
Drive for Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
Interpersonal Savvy: Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.
Learning on the Fly: Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything.
 
Our Competencies for All People Managers
Strategic Agility: Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans.
Developing Direct Reports and Others: Provides challenging and stretching tasks and assignments; holds frequent development discussions; is aware of each person's career goals; constructs compelling development plans and executes them; pushes people to accept developmental moves; will take on those who need help and further development; cooperates with the developmental system in the organization; is a people builder.
Building Effective Teams: Blends people into teams when needed; creates strong morale and spirit in their team; shares wins and successes; fosters open dialogue; lets people finish and be responsible for their work; defines success in terms of the whole team; creates a feeling of belonging in the team.                                                                                                    
 

Coach. is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and we pride ourselves on hiring and developing the best people. All employment decisions (including recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, transfer, training, discipline and termination) are based on the applicant’s or employee’s qualifications as they relate to the requirements of the position under consideration. These decisions are made without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic characteristics, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage, citizenship, disability, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or any other legally-recognized protected basis prohibited by applicable law.

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Tapestry, Inc. will provide applicants and employees with reasonable accommodation for disabilities or religious beliefs. If you require reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact Tapestry People Services at 1-855-566-9264.

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Base Pay Range

$67,000.00-$70,000.00

Here are some of the benefits that we offer: Medical insurance, Dental insurance, Vision insurance, 401 (K), Paid Paternity and Maternity leave, Commuter Benefits, Disability insurance and Tuition assistance. Please click here for a complete list of U.S Corporate Compensation & Benefits.