Manager, Apparel Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)

Your Role

Management position over the Apparel & Lingerie PLM team, responsible for the core PLM solution as well. Accountable for business-facing support and delivery of projects, application functionality, systems analysis, programming, and implementation processes.  Identifies strategic systems solutions that address key business objectives. Responsible for managing associates re: career development, merit increases, etc. Will manage a technical and functional team as well as consultants and vendors.  Reports directly to Senior Manager, Apparel PLM and Creative Technologies.

Why You Belong Here 

At Victoria’s Secret & Co, we acknowledge your value. We recognize that every associate has something unique to add to our brand and business. We strive to recruit, retain, and advance diverse talent that reflects the customers we serve and the communities where we live and work. We foster a culture where everyone belongs because we know our business thrives most when we look for, listen to, and amplify diversity, equity, and inclusion. 

We place the customer at the heart of everything we do. We dream big, embrace curiosity and creativity while always learning from our mistakes. We lead with integrity, trust, and respect to achieve the best outcomes as one team.

Your Impact 

• Key liaison with brand leadership to prioritize, plan, and schedule system enhancements.
• Manage team and held accountable to deliver projects with respect to planning, design, and implementation processes at a business unit within accepted Victoria’s Secret IT methodology. Develop staff and assign to project activity.
• Possess a broad knowledge of multiple business applications operating on multiple platforms, with focus on those supporting the Apparel & Lingerie PLM, Quality Management, and Sourcing functions. 
• Challenge business processes to ensure they are appropriately meeting business objectives.
• Establish and monitor performance objectives for staff and conduct performance evaluations, monitor succession plans, career development and merit process as defined by Human Resources.
• Provide or recommend required training programs for developing appropriate skills within areas of responsibility.
• Establish active/project timelines by collaborating with Project Management Office function; accountable to deliver projects on budget and on time by managing vendors & staff, identifying and mitigating risks and roadblocks, in technology or process.
• Develop tactical and strategic plans for application changes, resource loading, application development and maintenance and approaches for continuous improvement.  This includes the execution, adherence and continuous improvement to a sound application development methodology.
• Coaches/mentors/develops associates in career development and performance.
• Prepare and communicate status, issues and opportunities to the business.
• Keep current on emerging trends and best practices as it is related to business objectives.

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