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About the Role
The Senior Production Manager manages the placement, execution, and follow-up of manufacturing orders, ensuring the timely delivery of quality, profitable goods.
Responsibilities
- Partner with LF corporate resources to achieve global production efficiencies across divisions and groups.
- Perform competitive research and evaluate the marketplace for key trends in manufacturing, fabrications, and construction.
- Oversee the maintenance of an archive of materials, hardware, etc. for production.
- Manage the creation of an approved vendor matrix, with costing and production capacity portfolio.
- Approve and review production standards.
- Perform negotiations on pricing to ensure profitability.
- Review and approve final buys.
- Ensure tracking of production from first samples to final deliveries.
- Resolve non-compliance/claims chargebacks with vendors.
- Coordinate customs classification with Imports.
- Partner with Merchandising, Design, and Sales to develop product, ensure correct execution, and attain agreed-upon margin goals.
- Set and articulate expectations and ensure timely delivery according to the development calendar.
- Set and enforce production standards and cohesiveness of brand across categories and vendors.
- Oversee quality control initiatives, including QA analysis and solutions.
- Troubleshoot quality and technical issues with factories, mills, vendors, and teams.
- Execute efforts in special garment development and enhancements, and modifications to designs and materials.
- Perform capacity planning and performance management by sourcing office, region, country, and vendor.
- Execute accurate costing models.
- Partner with Sales and Planning to project production needs.
- Advise Director of Production on commitments to raw materials.
- Allocate production across vendors and reserve production space.
- Partner with customers, Sales, Merchandising, and Operations, as well as vendors and factories to ensure adequate flow of goods.
- Manage interoffice communication and follow-up with internal and external customers and contacts regarding production.
- Perform special projects as assigned.
- Travel to factories and international trade shows, where appropriate.
- Contribute positively to team dynamic and manage up where necessary.
- Attract, develop, and retain talent.
- Monitor and evaluate performance of individuals and team.
Requirements
- Superior organizational skills and excellent communication skills.
- Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines.
- Highly detail-oriented and meticulous.
- Creativity, technical capability, and sensibility for merchandising/design.
- Extensive knowledge of garment manufacturing, including construction, fabrication, trim, and print techniques.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, Adobe products, CAD, and Mac computers.
Skills
- Production Management
- Sourcing
- Apparel Manufacturing
- Costing
- Quality Control
- Vendor Management
- Negotiation
- Microsoft Office
- Adobe Products
- CAD
Location
- Remote
- Hybrid
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 5 - 8 years experience in apparel production and sourcing
- Significant relevant experience in category
Education Level
- Bachelor’s Degree
Salary/Compensations
- $95,000-$110,000K
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Matching 401 (k)
- Summer Fridays
- Generous PTO
- Merchandise discounts
- Excellent career development opportunities
About the Company
- Centric Brands is a leading lifestyle brand collective that designs, sources, markets and sells high quality products in multiple segments, including women’s, men’s and kid’s apparel, accessories, entertainment and beauty.
- Centric Brands is focused on our customers and our brands that will drive the company’s future growth.
- We are defined by innovation as we seize new opportunities and thrive in an environment informed by creativity and thinking that is both analytical and outside the box.
- Centric Brands reflects a team built on respect, for others and for the hard work it takes to achieve our goals and build our bright future together.
- Our social impact program, Centric Cares, focuses on volunteerism to make a difference in communities we live and work in.
- Our D&I committee is shaping the future of diversity, equity and inclusion at Centric Brands though workshops, resources and inspiring conversation.
- Be part of our growing community by getting involved with groups, teams and initiatives like Be Green, Be Giving, and Be Celebrated.
Equal Opportunity
- Centric Brands is an Equal Opportunity Employer