Associate Production Manager, Third Party

About Old Navy

Forget what you know about old-school industry rules. When you work at Old Navy, you’re choosing a different path. From day one, we’ve been on a mission to democratize fashion and make shopping fun again. Our teams make style accessible to everyone, creating high-quality, must-have fashion essentials for the whole family, with love, season after season. 

We opened our first store in 1994 in San Francisco and have been on a roll ever since. We cultivate a community of playful personalities that thrive in a fast-paced environment where our employees can be their most authentic selves. Here, we’re family.

About the Role

In this role, you are accountable for supporting the ideation, development, implementation and execution of the Gap Inc production and vendor capability strategy, delivering value through effectively balancing innovation, quality, and cost. You will be able to operate in a highly matrixed global organization, forming part of the cross functional product team (Design, Merchandising, Tech Design, Quality Assurance, Sustainability, Fabric Research and Development and Global Sourcing). You will be able to execute with strong attention to detail to ensure the product pipeline meets key milestones to meet product to market (P2M) demands.

What You'll Do

• Trigger franchise, monthly bookings, chase and seasonal POs and communicate placements with vendors.
•  Partner with PD, Merch and Planning to confirm early book and all seasonal booking needs and communicate necessary deadlines.  
•  Maintain and update work in process on daily basis; prioritize WIP with vendors to ensure delivery dates are being met.
•  Troubleshoot delivery issues with vendors and team(s); escalate all potential issues to cross functional teams.
•  Create seasonal time and action calendars with vendors ensuring that buy dates align with needed delivery dates. PD may need to be partnered in on this.
•  Communicate all production updates to cross functional partners, as well as external partners where necessary.
•  Perform special projects as assigned.
• Work with vendors to confirm POs are received.
• Maintain data integrity in SMEE GIS Booking platform.
• Assign buying tracks in BTM as needed.
• Update liability reports as necessary.
• Manage PCL Requests and communicate with vendors and CFT.
• Manage Late Delivery Log (LDL) and communicate with CFT on any shift.
• Problem solve and trouble shoot flags post booking
• Hindsight RSC initiatives to ensure CFTS are feeling benefit

Who You Are

• Strong understanding of the end-to-end production lifecycle, including purchase order management, vendor communication, and delivery tracking.
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams and prioritize competing deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience developing strong cross-functional relationships.
• Excellent vendor communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to troubleshoot and resolve issues independently.
• Strong attention to detail with demonstrated ability to maintain data accuracy across systems and reports.
   

Benefits at Old Navy

• Merchandise discount for our brands: 50% off regular-priced merchandise at Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic and Athleta, and 30% off at Outlet for all employees.
• One of the most competitive Paid Time Off plans in the industry.*
• Employees can take up to five “on the clock” hours each month to volunteer at a charity of their choice.*
• Extensive 401(k) plan with company matching for contributions up to four percent of an employee’s base pay.*
• Employee stock purchase plan.*
• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance.*
• See more of the benefits we offer.

*For eligible employees