at 12 STOREEZ
Brand 12 STOREEZ is looking for a Senior product development manager (menswear).
About the role:
- Ensure profitable company growth by increasing the efficiency of cost management, inventory, orders, and cash flow throughout the entire product creation and sales chain.
Responsibilities:
- Act as a liaison between design, production, quality, sourcing, technical development, marketing, and retail.
- Provide the product development lead with necessary data, risk analysis, and proposals for assortment, design, and production for the commercial success of the collection and category development.
- Be responsible for the final product: sales, profitability, quality, brand compliance, and customer expectations.
- Formulate requirements for partners: selection criteria, KPIs, and terms of long-term cooperation.
- Set tasks for production experts regarding factory search and audit, quality, deadlines, and necessary improvements.
- Control improvements in cost, quality, and logistics.
- Be responsible for profitability and terms of cooperation with partners: prices, payment terms, and volumes.
- Manage key performance metrics.
- Formulate an assortment matrix based on sales, profitability, demand, and the competitive environment.
- Manage the budget, plans for quantity, sales, margin, and cost.
- Ensure timely product launch in stores and online.
- Analyze sales, stock levels, STR, CSI, OTIF, and IGM weekly.
- Analyze competitors and trends, and based on data, initiate changes in assortment, pricing, and partner collaboration.
- Lead continuous improvements and automation of analysis and operations to reduce manual management.
- Monitor customer feedback, compile product ratings, and initiate additional research.
- Collaborate with production and design to improve product quality and consumer properties.
- Organize synchronization between departments.
- Present the product to retail and online channels, and discuss promotion concepts with marketing and sales.
- Participate in fitting sessions, strategic meetings, and projects to reduce the production cycle, increase sales, and manage the assortment.
Candidate Profile:
- At least 2 years of experience in fashion companies (apparel category) as a product manager, category manager, commercial analyst, or sales expert responsible for sales, profitability, pricing, and promotions.
- Advanced proficiency in Excel.
- Experience managing an assortment matrix as a project and proficiency in BI tools.
- English language proficiency at B2 (Upper Intermediate) level.
- Higher education, a drive for continuous development, attention to detail, and a results-oriented mindset.
- Advantages: experience with production sites in China, Turkey, and other countries, knowledge of PLM systems (Centric, Lectra), Chinese language proficiency at B1 (Intermediate) level, and use of AI tools for analytics and automation.
The Company Offers:
- An open culture and a team that fosters your growth.
- A strong, ambitious product.
- Official employment, competitive salary, and performance-based bonuses.
- Voluntary medical insurance policy including dental care.
- Training at the 12 STOREEZ Academy, discounts from partners like Skillbox and Skyeng.
- Discounts on brand products and a birthday certificate.
- Hybrid work schedule: option to work partially from home.
- Comfortable environment: cozy meeting rooms, fruits and aromatic coffee in the kitchen, "Dog Friday," and other nice perks.
- Loft-style office at Trekhgornaya Manufaktura: a 10-15 minute walk from metro stations Ulitsa 1905 Goda, Vystavochnaya, Krasnopresnenskaya. From July, a new office located in the "Skolkovo" innovation center.
