Associate, Product Management & Sourcing (Dresses & Sweaters) -maurices

Brand Overview

maurices is a women’s apparel retailer that celebrates feel good fashion for real life. It’s committed to its service with style promise and offering affordable fashion that takes women from workday to weekend and all of life’s adventures in between. With inclusive sizing from 0-24, maurices is famous for its versatile styles including key categories such as denim, dresses, tops, and more. Established in 1931, maurices operates 935 stores in communities across North America. Discover even more fashion at maurices.com.

Ready to apply? We currently have an opportunity for a Associate, Product Management & Sourcing (Dresses & Sweaters) -maurices to join our team located at our Corporate Office-maurices-Duluth, MN 55802.

Ready to help bring feel good fashion for real life to hometowns across North America? Join our family of amazing individuals in our corporate office in Duluth, Minnesota, ranked one of the Top 100 Best Places to Live in 2019. Since 1931, we’ve helped women look and feel their best every day — making maurices not only a special place to shop, but a great place to work and connect. Apply today!

Position Overview

The Associate, Product Management and Sourcing generally oversees on one or two departments in partnership with a Manager or Director. This current opportunity seeks Sweaters and Dresses experience, and has one direct-report.

This position is located in Duluth, MN

Performance requirements

• Collaborate with leadership to execute product management & sourcing initiatives
• Support supplier relationships, assisting in negotiations, and contributing to cost-effective sourcing strategies.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to facilitate communication and streamline processes in the product development lifecycle.
• Assist in overseeing production timelines and troubleshooting issues to meet due dates.
• Participate in supplier selection, qualification, and performance evaluation processes.
• Report on sourcing and raw materials strategies
• Assess vendor product capabilities
• Allocate styles to vendors / factories
• Conduct cost exercise on key programs and evaluate potential savings
• Communicate updates to vendors post seasonal milestones
• Negotiate costs with vendors and confirm final costing
• Manage seasonal category time & actions (incl. long lead time / chase)
• Conduct production status to resolve issues affecting agreed time and action
• Manage test/chase strategies
• Lead Pod “WIP” (work-in-progress) Meetings
• Anticipate cross-functional team needs
• Prioritize tasks and projects to manage workload
  
  

Work Experience And Education Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Fashion Merchandising, or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience in sweaters product management and sourcing, or related role.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to negotiate, influence vendors, and collaborate cross functionally with internal & external partners
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
  
  

Location:

Corporate Office-maurices-Duluth, MN 55802

Position Type

Regular/Full time

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Company is committed to hiring and developing the most qualified people at all levels. It is our policy in all personnel actions to ensure that all associates and potential associates are evaluated on the basis of qualifications and ability without regard to sex (including pregnancy), race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability that can reasonably be accommodated without undue hardship, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected classification under federal, state, or local law. We do not discriminate in any of our employment policies and practices. All associates are expected to follow these principles in all relationships with other associates, applicants, or others with whom we do business.