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About the Role
Own the production and delivery of seasonal multi-product menswear and womenswear collections, working with existing vendors in Asia and further developing the vendor base. Act as the brand's voice with factories and the factories' voice within the business.
Responsibilities
- Own the production critical path for each season, from handover and order placement through bulk production to ex-factory and delivery.
- Manage production across multiple categories, raw materials and factories, ensuring on-time delivery.
- Monitor work in progress weekly, anticipating and resolving potential delays.
- Coordinate with Logistics on shipping modes, consolidation, and routing to protect launch dates.
- Report delivery status, risks, and solutions clearly to senior leadership.
- Manage existing factories in China, Vietnam, and Cambodia, ensuring product suitability, quality, lead times, minimums, and cost.
- Identify, assess, trial, and onboard new factories and regions (Europe) to support product evolution.
- Lead vendor allocation each season, placing styles with the appropriate factory based on specialization, capacity, cost, and lead time.
- Hold regular business reviews with vendors using scorecards for delivery, quality, cost, and responsiveness.
- Travel seasonally to visit factories for production reviews and vendor development.
- Lead production cost negotiations with factories to deliver target margins while protecting quality and partnerships.
- Manage the impact of duties, tariffs, freight, and currency on landed cost, and advise on country of origin strategy.
- Set and uphold quality standards in bulk production, working with Technical Design and QC teams on inspections and corrective actions.
- Ensure vendors and factories meet the brand's social, environmental, and sustainability compliance requirements.
- Manage and negotiate lead times, minimums, and margins.
- Partner with Product Development for a clean handover into production.
- Work with Merchandising and Planning on buy quantities, delivery flow, reorders, and in-season reaction.
- Collaborate with Technical Design on pre-production and production approvals.
- Provide Design and Product Development with early visibility of factory capability, lead time, and cost benchmarking.
- Manage and develop junior team members, setting clear priorities and standards.
- Build processes, tools, and reporting that scale with the business.
Requirements
- Senior Production & Sourcing Manager or Head of Production with 10+ years of apparel experience.
- At least 3 years at a senior level.
- Proven record of delivering multi-product collections on time, achieving quality and margin targets.
- Established relationships with factories in Asia and Europe specializing in premium smart, casual and soft wovens, cut & sew jersey, knitwear, dresses, coats, jackets and denim.
- Excellent knowledge of garment construction and production processes.
- Skilled negotiator with a firm grasp of costing, margin, landed cost, and trade terms.
- Working knowledge of import regulations, duties, and compliance for the Canadian and US markets.
- Experience optimizing and developing a vendor base for a growing brand.
- Hands-on managing and mentoring team members.
- Organized, decisive, calm, and solution-focused.
- Proficient in PLM and ERP systems and advanced Excel.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Currently living and working in the US or Canada with full working rights.
Skills
- Production
- Sourcing
- Apparel Production
- Garment Construction
- Production Processes
- Negotiation
- Costing
- Margin Analysis
- Landed Cost Calculation
- Trade Terms
- Import Regulations
- Duties
- Compliance
- Vendor Management
- Team Management
- Mentoring
- PLM Systems
- ERP Systems
- Advanced Excel
- Communication Skills
Location
- Toronto
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 10+ years of apparel experience
- 3 years in a management-level role
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive salary aligned with experience
Benefits
- Healthcare package
About the Company
- A popular Canadian brand.