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Manager Innovation Sustainable Business Transformation - CALVIN KLEIN

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New York City, NY, United States

Posted on
Mar 15, 2021

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POSITION SUMMARY:

Sustainable Business Transformation (SBT) department is responsible to transform the current business to become more sustainable, innovative, inclusive and digital through strategic planning, building partnerships, purposeful communications and supporting systems.

Within SBT team, The Manager, Innovation is responsible for the strategic oversight, project management, execution and delivery of the innovation pipeline, from concept to consumer for all divisions.

The Innovation Manager will own advanced ideation projects, including product and process solutions.

development of innovative product solutions to Calvin Klein Global best in class positioning with consumers. Responsible for bringing all assigned innovative advanced concept briefs to an executable and commercially costed viable state to drive topline sales and/or bottom line margin expansion.

This role requires a creative problem solver, strong in understanding the business strategy, great connecter, collaborator and communicator, project management, design, innovation and digital. This is a unique role that requires the ability to engineer and cross pollenate multi-industry disciplines, know-how, and technical best practices to develop disruptive, industry changing products.

Success for this role will be delivering innovation solutions with a robust process and structure.

Work directly with Design, Product Strategy, Sustainability, Supply Chain, Communications, Marketing and Commercial teams to drive transformational change at the global brand level. Supporting the implementation of an innovative CK Forward platform linked to PVH Fashion Forward goals and targets including climate impact, circularity and inclusion.

To become more agile to respond to ever changing business and consumer needs, innovation commitment within the organization is crucial to succeed in the future and it has to be embedded in all levels, including product creation, consumer marketing, and supply chain.

The ideal candidate has strong knowledge and expertise on a broad range of Innovation subject-matter and possesses both a global mindset and a strong ability to work cross-functionally.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES/ACCOUNTABILITIES OF THE JOB:

  • Partner with SVP, Sustainable Business Transformation to bring CK Forward platform to life.
  • Portfolio Management: Serve as divisional Portfolio Management to ensure successful execution of innovation projects across key strategic objectives.
  • Relationship Management: Act as point of contact for numerous functional teams to ensure connectivity of strategy across the enterprise.
  • Ideation/Scouting: Filter the ideas from Innovation Ecosystem and allocate to the relevant area of the business according to the strategic priorities.
  • Support the execution of Sustainable Product Innovation roadmap for Calvin Klein globally
  • Serve as in-house authority on innovation project management principles & knowledge areas: Scope, time, cost, quality, communication, risk, & stakeholder management.
  • Support and maintain project management framework including standards, tools and procedures for reporting & record-keeping.
  • Consultative role to Subject Matter Experts, bridging their own technical knowledge to various strategic initiatives across the Enterprise portfolio.
  • Recognize new Innovation project opportunities based on current market trends, market gaps and existing customer research.
  • Acts as main link between the Innovation Ecosystem and the enterprise to screen new ideas, innovators and new business opportunities.
  • Lead/manage the innovation portfolio and pipeline
  • Ensure new processes/technology lands per defined requirements
  • Manage assigned project workstreams across CK, categories and technical disciplines, bringing new ideas to the forefront for the business

INTERNAL & EXTERNAL CONTACTS: Collaboration with internal and external stakeholders:

Internal:             

CK: Senior Leadership, Design, Merchandising, Product Development, Sustainability, Strategy, Marketing & Comms, Supply, Operations, Finance, Sales, HR, Legal

**MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***.: CR, Supply, Innovation, Operations, Comms

External:            

Customers, licensees, suppliers, Accelerators, Universities, Research Facilities, VC, partnerships.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Direct: To be confirmed

Indirect: To be confirmed, leveraging the talent from existing teams, influence and lead cross functional teams

BUDGETARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Oversight of portfolio operating budget

DECISION MAKING:

Strong influencing skills as the business transformation will require working with the executive team to provide recommendations and guide teams to make decisions in a timely manner.

RESOURCEFULNESS/CREATIVITY:

Managing the strategic plan and providing strong leadership to the teams to drive execution. Responsible for futureproof the business, transformation will be always on. Seeing what comes next and help to prepare the organization to navigate through the upcoming potential trends.

ENVIRONMENT: Fast pace environment. International and domestic travel required

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

Experience:  

  • At least 5-7 years’ experience in Innovation, preferably with diversified innovation experience in fashion industry
  • Extensive knowledge in Fashion Accelerators and Start Up communities
  • Prior experience working on innovation projects related to Sustainability, Digital, and Business transformation is required.

   

Education:  

Bachelor’s Degree or advanced degree

Skills: 

  • Extensive knowledge in project/portfolio management
  • Strong, confident, compelling communication and presentation skills
  • Ability work across a diverse range of teams and departments, understand and account for different perspectives, and respond appropriately to varied audiences
  • Demonstrated success in innovation
  • Positive and team-oriented attitude with a proactive approach, exceptional work ethic
  • Ability to work well under pressure, anticipate needs and challenges, and respond to changing demands
  • Goal and execution oriented
  • Strong influencing skills in all levels
  • Ability to think and react quickly, produce deliverables on tight turnarounds

**MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***.. or its subsidiary (PVH) is an equal opportunity employer and considers all applicants for employment on the basis of their individual capabilities and qualifications, consistent with applicable law and without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, age, religion, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military status or any other characteristic protected under federal, state or local law. In addition to complying with all applicable laws, PVH also has a strong corporate commitment to inclusion, diversity and to ensuring that all current and future PVH associates are compensated solely on job-related factors such as skill, ability, educational background, work quality, experience and potential. To achieve these goals, across the United States and its territories, PVH prohibits any PVH employee, agent or representative from requesting or otherwise considering any job applicant’s current or prior wages, salary or other compensation information in connection with the hiring process. Accordingly, applicants are asked not to disclose this salary history information to PVH

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The Innovation Manager will own advanced ideation projects, including product and process solutions. development of innovative product solutions to Calvin Klein Global best in class positioning with consumers. Success for this role will be delivering innovation solutions with a robust process and structure. Work directly with Design, Product Strategy, Sustainability, Supply Chain, Communications, Marketing and Commercial teams to drive transformational change at the global brand level. Supporting the implementation of an innovative CK Forward platform linked to PVH Fashion Forward goals and targets including climate impact, circularity and inclusion. Partner with SVP, Sustainable Business Transformation to bring CK Forward platform to life. Portfolio Management: Serve as divisional Portfolio Management to ensure successful execution of innovation projects across key strategic objectives. Relationship Management: Act as point of contact for numerous functional teams to ensure connectivity of strategy across the enterprise. Filter the ideas from Innovation Ecosystem and allocate to the relevant area of the business according to the strategic priorities. Support the execution of Sustainable Product Innovation roadmap for Calvin Klein globally. Serve as in-house authority on innovation project management principles & knowledge areas: Support and maintain project management framework including standards, tools and procedures for reporting & record-keeping. Consultative role to Subject Matter Experts, bridging their own technical knowledge to various strategic initiatives across the Enterprise portfolio. Recognize new Innovation project opportunities based on current market trends, market gaps and existing customer research. Acts as main link between the Innovation Ecosystem and the enterprise to screen new ideas, innovators and new business opportunities. Lead/manage the innovation portfolio and pipeline. Ensure new processes/technology lands per defined requirements. Manage assigned project workstreams across CK, categories and technical disciplines, bringing new ideas to the forefront for the business. Collaboration with internal and external stakeholders. Indirect: To be confirmed, leveraging the talent from existing teams, influence and lead cross functional teams. Oversight of portfolio operating budget. Strong influencing skills as the business transformation will require working with the executive team to provide recommendations and guide teams to make decisions in a timely manner. Managing the strategic plan and providing strong leadership to the teams to drive execution. Seeing what comes next and help to prepare the organization to navigate through the upcoming potential trends. 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