Komar, a global leader in sleepwear and intimate apparel with a diverse portfolio of owned and licensed brands, is seeking an Associate Brand Manager for a ladies sleepwear. The Associate Brand Manager is the point-person and cross-functional communicator between Design, Sales, and Production. Candidates will have a hybrid schedule and must have the ability to work in the Jersey City office 2 - 3 days on a weekly basis.
Responsibilities include:
- Create and manage Time and Action Calendar for seamless development process.
- Create line plan for design team to reference during development.
- Collaborate with fabric team on new fabrics and trends; respond to customer or sales team requests. Manage fabric tracking chart through development and testing process.
- Present the line to sales team and facilitate ongoing meetings between design and sales.
- Responsible for creating and maintaining catalogs and price lists.
- Participate in customer meetings; line presentations.
- Responsible for all PLM entries; promote styles and process orders. Work with Customer Service to ensure that UPC's are assigned.
- Manage packaging; work closely with packaging team on required product information.
- Track and request market samples/photo samples/customer ad samples from production; responsible for meeting all sample deadlines. Send samples to account when requested.
- Manage ecommerce photography; Prep all samples for photoshoots; participate in photo shoots with in-house studio team.
Qualifications include:
- Bachelor’s degree in fashion or related field preferred.
- Wholesale merchandising experience needed.
- Familiarity with PLM/data management systems (Blue Cherry, etc.)
- Strong Excel skills
- Familiarity with Adobe Photoshop preferable.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Strong attention to detail and follow up skills.
