What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Product Manager, Operations position at Nautica?
Overview
Title: Associate Product Manager, Operations – Special Operations Channel (Discounters and Clubs)
The Associate Product Manager is responsible for the purchase order and shipment tracking processes for our Lucky/Nautica Special Operations (i.e. BJ’s, Costco, Ross, Marmaxx, etc.) business to ensure we meet our calendar delivery dates. This individual will create, review and maintain purchase orders within our order management system. Additionally, the position will work cross functionally with our Lucky/Nautica Production, Merchandising, Customer Service and Sales teams as well as with our external vendor partners.
Responsibilities
• Facilitate communication between internal cross-functional departments and factories/vendor base regarding PO creation and revision / maintenance.• Directly enter the POs into the system.• Review and take necessary actions to resolve issues or order discrepancies including correcting errors, date changes, PO splits, balance clean ups, etc.• Oversee the shipment tracking of product from factories to our DC facilities to ensure on-time delivery and partner with customer service or merchandising team regarding any delays impacting the on-time shipping and receipt of product.• Create, generate and review daily/weekly reports on orders, logistics and production priorities.• Able to help troubleshoot production and systems issues, propose solutions, and drive for timely resolution.• Understand, adhere, and drive calendar deadlines for product flow.• Understand and ensure compliance to SPARC business operations and policies.• Able to help analyze and report seasonal business to manager and above.• Build strong partnerships and collaborate with Production, Merchandising, Demand Planning, Sales Team, and Customer Service teams.
Qualifications
• Bachelor degree• Minimum of 2-3 years of prior production / supply chain operations experience• Basic understanding of logistics/shipping• Systems savvy and computer proficient; Microsoft Office skills with emphasis on Excel.• Experience with Discounters and Clubs a plus• Knowledge/experience with Full Circle, Garpac/AS400, NGC, Microstrategy systems a plus. • Highly motivated, self-starter.• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.• Strong project management and time management skills.• Process oriented, detail oriented, flexible and organized.• Team player.• Ability to multi-task and prioritize workload to business needs in a fast paced environment
