"Alerted.org

Be part of an iconic story.

At Calvin Klein, we believe in fostering an inclusive and collaborative culture by celebrating different perspectives, backgrounds and beliefs to truly connect with our associates and consumers. Join us and have a meaningful impact on the world – and – endless opportunities to design your future. Immerse yourself in Calvin Klein here! (YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/calvinklein) , Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/calvinklein/) , TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@calvinklein?lang=en) )

Position Summary:

The Director for Global Brand Environments - Project Management & Operations is responsible for providing day-to-day management, strategic direction, leadership, and oversight for all aspects related to the visual merchandising, visual experience and store experience projects and operations within the Global Brand Environment department.

This individual will lead a project management team and work closely with cross-functional departments to ensure successful and timely design initiatives, adhering to brand standards and delivering exceptional consumer experiences. Close partnerships and understanding of processes for departments such as Marketing and Product are essential. Building strong relationships with regions are crucial to ensure successful roll out of Global initiatives into regions.

This role will be responsible for the development of project plans & milestone tracking for assigned global projects for Global Brand Environments, ensuring maximum process efficiency while delivering optimum solutions for internal and external partners. The ideal candidate will be an expert in the roles of Creative Experience, Visual Merchandising & Store Experience and provide connectivity between the department disciplines.

This leadership role requires a strong background in project management, operations, communication, and the development of official department communication for guidelines and manuals to ensure the successful implementation of brand strategies and standards. Excellent inter-personal skills are essential.

Primary Responsibilities/Accountabilities of the Job:

• Strategic Leadership:

o Provide leadership and guidance to the creative, visual and store design team, fostering creative and collaborative environment.

o Develop and execute in partnership with Dept. figureheads across Creative Experience, Visual Merchandising and Store Experience, the departments strategic vision ensuring that all initiatives are aligned to the PVH+ Plan.

o Partner with Dept. figureheads across Creative Experience, Visual Merchandising and Store Experience to align on priorities and map strategically back to them.

o Work with direct reports to drive key initiatives with Marketing and Product teams and ensure the brand vision and visual assets gets carried through into 3D store and activation executions.

• Project Management:

o Oversee the end-to-end project management for all initiatives, ensuring timely and successful completion within budget and to brand standards.

o Lead development of creative brief documentation and project timelines and ensure project briefs are fully complete and meet business requirements before commencement of work.

o Develop and maintain integrated project plans, timelines, budgets, and resource allocation for all design projects.

o Act and lead as global primary point of contact for all assigned projects for the Global Brand Environments Department, including Creative Experience, Visual Merchandising and Store Experience.

o Support cross-discipline and cross-partner collaboration in the development of seasonal global window and in-store visuals with internal departments - Marketing, Product, Regional VM teams - as well as new store concepts (construction, remodels, showrooms, shop-in-shops).

o Manage and monitor all process steps by collaborating with task owners to ensure project deadlines are met through digital project tracking & asset management systems (Wrike).

• Operational Excellence:

o Streamline and optimize operational processes across the department to drive efficiency and effectiveness. This includes internal systems that we work off globally.

o Establish and maintain standards for quality, consistency, and innovation in visual and store design across all showrooms, retail, wholesale, and special activations.

o Collaborate with external vendors, agencies, and partners to ensure seamless execution of projects.

o Provide point of view on best practices and solutions across functions and drive effective change.

o Lead post-mortem meetings on projects to stay up to date on streamline the department processes for efficiencies.

• Communication & Collaboration:

o Oversee and manage the development, delivery, and communication of all Creative, Visual Merchandising and Store Experience Guidelines / Manuals and overall department official communications. Partnering with all teams to ensure holistic toolkits are built-out to pass to regional partners.

o Oversee and be direct liaison with agencies identified to help with key Brand initiatives such as: New Store Experience, Collaboration Projects, and Global Line Openings.

o Foster strong cross-functional collaboration by effectively communicating with internal and external stakeholders, including senior leadership, design teams, vendors, and retail/wholesale partners.

o Serve as a key liaison between the global store experience and visual merchandising team and other departments to ensure alignment on brand initiatives and execution.

• Budget Management:

o Develop and manage the annual department budget across visual and store design projects and operations, ensuring efficient allocation of resources and cost control.

o Work with department leaders to help forecast for upcoming projects and budgetary needs.

o Work with finance teams to ensure that the proper allocation of funds is being mapped to the respective projects.

o Own and manage vendor invoicing submissions and procedures for the department (Ariba). Provide streamlined suggestions where applicable.

• Compliance and Quality Assurance:

o Ensure compliance with regulatory standards, brand guidelines and industry best practices.

o Uphold the highest standards of quality and craftmanship in all design deliverables.

Qualifications & Experience

Experience:

Minimum 10 years proven and progressive project management experience, ideally within visual merchandising, creative or interior design agencies, or architecture firms.

Education:

Bachelor’s Degree in related field or relevant in-job experience

**Knowledge/Skills Required** :

+ Proven successful track record of leading large-scale, high-impact projects for a global fashion or retail brand.

+ Excellent understanding of operations, processes, and the ability to balance creative vision with practical considerations. Strong data/analytics skills.

+ Strong leadership and people management skills, with the ability to inspire and mentor a diverse team.

+ Exceptional communication, negotiation, and presentation skills, with the ability to influence and align stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

+ Excellent organizational skills including scheduling and budget management.

+ Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

+ Proficiency with Mac OS, digital asset management systems, project tracking systems (Wrike), SAP, Ariba, Microsoft Suite and Keynote.

+ Important that this candidate has a clear understanding of reading floor plans, elevations, material, and production information.

+ Strong interpersonal skills; positive, energetic, and open minded

+ Strong work ethic, and relentless commitment to quality and efficiency

+ Extraordinary attention to detail and organizational skills

+ Flexibility to adjust quickly to changes and ability to deliver on tight deadlines.

Pay Range:$143,200---$193,300

PVH currently provides base salary ranges for all positions-on job advertisements-in the United States based on local requirements. These ranges are based on what PVH reasonably believes that it will pay an associate for their base salary for said position at the time of the posting. Individual compensation will ultimately be determined based on a variety of relevant factors including but-not limited to qualifications, geographic location and other relevant skills. PVH is committed to providing a market-competitive total rewards package to eligible associates, which includes diverse and robust health and insurance benefits to meet the varied needs of our associates and an above-market 401(k) contribution to help our associates save for retirement. We also offer career growth opportunities, empowering our associates to design their future at PVH.

Additional Compensation: This role is bonus eligible. This role is equity eligible.

Your Wellbeing is Our Priority

At PVH, we offer competitive, cost-effective, and comprehensive benefit packages. We strive to provide options when it comes to your health, finances, and work-life balance. This includes:

+ **Pay & Insurance:** Competitive pay, bonus programs, best in class medical insurance, vision insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and more.

+ **401(k):** An above-market 401(k) contribution to help our eligible associates save for retirement.

+ **Flexible Workplace:** Generous company-paid holidays, paid time off, hybrid working arrangements, volunteer opportunities, seasonal hours, and flexible work schedules.

+ **Wellbeing Support:** A variety of wellbeing tools and programs such as, Headspace membership, reimbursement for fitness memberships and/or digital meditation subscriptions, and the opportunity to earn up to $200 a year in rewards for exercising and participating in healthy activities.

+ **Care.com Services:** Access to services for childcare, elder care, adoption preparation, pet care, plus reimbursement for backup care when your regular plans fall through.

+ **Education Assistance:** Receive support for continued education including tuition reimbursement.

+ **Associate Discount:** Shop at our company outlets and e-commerce sites at a discount.

Please note, eligibility depends on employment status, location and length of time employed with PVH and our benefits may be subject to change. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

About PVH:

We are brand builders who focus our passion and creativity to build Calvin Klein and TOMMY HILFIGER into the most desirable lifestyle brands in the world and at the same time position PVH as one of the best-performing brand groups in our sector. Guided by our values and enabled by our scale and global reach, we are driving fashion forward for good, as one team with one vision and one plan. That’s the Power of Us, that’s the Power of PVH+.

One of PVH’s greatest strengths is our people. Our collective desire is to create a workplace environment where every individual is valued, and every voice is heard, and we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse community of associates with a strong sense of belonging. Learn more about Inclusion & Diversity at PVH **here (https://www.pvh.com/responsibility/inclusion-diversity)** .

_PVH Corp. or its subsidiary ("PVH") is an equal opportunity employer and considers all applicants for employment on the basis of their individual capabilities and qualifications without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, gender identity or expression, age, religion, 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 is also committed 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._

DIVERSITY & EQUAL OPPORTUNITY We are committed to recruiting, training and providing career advancement to all associates regardless of gender, race, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, nationality, or social or ethnic origin. Diversity in the workplace is encouraged. Bigotry, racism and any form of harassment or discrimination is not tolerated.