Circularity Associate Manager - BM amp Technologies TEMP - PVH Corp.

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POSITION SUMMARY:

Circularity at PVH is defined as:

• Products are made with safe and renewable materials
• Products are made to be made again (regenerative and modular design, products can be recycled)
• Develop new business models to extend the use of clothing, and capture rental and resale market share

This position supports the Value Chain of the Future (VCoF) team, specifically focused on circularity. The VCoF team is part of the PVH supply organization and was created to identify, expose and test innovative technologies and business models to deliver on solutions for the future, looking beyond immediate needs. This role will focus on researching, and testing innovative new technologies and business models, while collaborating with brands and cross functional teams to help bring innovations to scale. The role will focus on innovations with a three to five year time horizon

The PVH Supply Circularity team was created to ensure that PVH creates and operationalizes an end to end circular supply chain that prepares PVH for the changing sustainability environment and the ever changing retail environment.

Reporting to the Circularity Supply Director, the Associate Manager is responsible for researching and screening new business model and technology innovations, providing strategic analysis, generating POC/pilot ideas, scoping project details, and executing tests by collaborating with brands and cross functional teams. 

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES/ACCOUNTABILITIES OF THE JOB:

• Build future-looking sustainable business model landscape that includes but is not limited to take-back re-commerce, rental, and repair.
• Research circularity innovations in sortation, recycling, downcycling, end of life innovation and traceability and identify technological breakthroughs.
• Research and benchmark industry peers’ initiatives
• Develop relationships with companies with related innovations and test the technologies prior to bringing into PVH brands.
• Translate relevant innovations in the market into feasible pilots at PVH
• Identify potential brands at PVH to lead pilots with brands and collaborate with relevant teams
• Develop a project plan and manage the end to end life cycle of new technologies
• Monitor key metrics of the pilots, such as quality and cost of materials and communicate with leaders both the progress and result of the pilots
• Understand and communicate environmental impact of projects
• Work closely with PVH Supply VCoF leaders

DECISION MAKING:

• Be strategic in selecting the relevant materials to test and pilot
• Must have strong influencing skills
• Provide recommendation around best way to conduct the POCs
• Leverage both qualitative and quantitative data to provide guidance for the project plan

RESOURCEFULNESS/CREATIVITY:

• Able to leverage multiple sources of research and synthesize large amount of information to digestible and actionable projects
• Able to think creatively around how to structure the pilots when thinking through best way to partner and execute POCs/tests
• Able to communicate clearly the objective and plan for the pilots both internally and externally
• Able to craft and tell a compelling story when influencing various partners involved in the pilot
• Positive attitude
• Extremely curious and inquisitive

ENVIRONMENT:

Individual contributor & team player at same time - must be able to work independently and to be self-sufficient, but also must be able to act as a team leader and collaborator.

• Ability to influence at all levels
• Ability to work in ambiguity

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

           Experience:      

• 3+ years experience in product development, project management, production or related consulting, sustainability
• Apparel experience preferred but not required
• Demonstrated ability to work well within a team
• Proven ability to create, implement and measure new processes
• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
• Agility and appetite for learning
• Experience and/or passion for sustainability and circularity
• Experience with lifecycle assessments and calculating environmental impact

   

           Education:

• University degree or college diploma in business or a related field
• PMO Certification is an asset but not required
• Advanced degree preferred, but not required

           Skills:                

• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Strong influencing skills - ability to elicit cooperation from senior management and other departments
• Strong communication skills both verbal and written
• Strong in MS: Word, Excel, and Powerpoint
• Able to work in the gray and able to create structure around the unknown
• Rapidly adapt and respond to changes in environment and priorities.

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