Senior Product Management Associate, Purple Label & Polo Tailored Clothing

Senior Product Management Associate, Purple Label & Polo Tailored Clothing

Join Ralph Lauren as a Senior Product Management Associate to manage the full product life cycle for the tailored clothing category within the Polo brand for Men’s & Boys. You will partner with Design, Merchandising, Technical Design, Raw Materials, Sourcing Offices, Factories & Mills to ensure the integrity of the product from sales sample to bulk production.

• Participate in Board Review with Design and Merchandising to establish product pipeline and TD track.
• Handoff seasonal line information to Brand Merchandising for style number set up/creation.
• Analyze costing and establish pricing options to optimize the buy and achieve brand target margins.
• Track deliveries weekly and report findings to sourcing partners, merchandising, and regional teams.
• Partner with Design and PMT Manager on design approvals and communicate changes to OS partners.
• Assist in the launch of seasonal made‑to‑measure fabric and trim books and keep key partners on track.
• Drive optimized lead‑times and calendars from development to store for main line, special projects, and made‑to‑measure activities.
• Develop and create timelines with sourcing offices and vendors on raw material and trim sourcing and approvals to ensure production delivery deadlines are met.
• Lead and monitor the approval process (prototype, sales samples, and all components) to ensure on‑time arrival of all samples to the showroom.
• Manage the PO Handoff process and ensure product information and costing are cross‑checked before ops team pass off.
• Communicate with vendors and suppliers to address development and resolve production issues.
• Review and update all costs from initial to final stages.
• Engage in daily correspondence with sourcing partners and help lead bi‑weekly production meetings.
• Ensure fit approvals meet delivery deadlines.

• Product development or related experience; full product life cycle from design vision to production‑ready.
• Strong technical product knowledge and in‑depth understanding of all product components.
• Proven ability to optimize production outcomes through understanding garment manufacturing processes, factory capabilities, cost negotiation, and calendar management.
• Strong communication, influencing, and cross‑functional collaboration skills; ability to work closely with Design, Technical Design, Raw Materials, Merchandising Teams, and Sourcing Offices.
• Ability to pivot quickly and problem‑solve using innovative solutions in a fast‑paced environment.
• Experience in tailored clothing development is a plus.
• Strong organizational skills with detailed attention to product information.
• Strong computer skills:
  Excel, Outlook, PLM, Airtable, Vibe.

Salary range: $63,500 - $114,105 annually.

Associate

Full‑time

Other

Retail Apparel and Fashion

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