Production, Associate Manager

The Associate Production Manager is responsible for tracking all aspects of Corporate Calendar Production Deliverables to ensure on-time order placement and delivery. This position ensures all timelines are met and problems are solved to ensure the production schedule is maintained. The Associate Production Manager acts as the liaison between all agents/vendors and internal cross functional teams ensuring all timelines are met and production is approved / produced according to the brand and customer requirements. The Associate Production Manager will work side by side with the Senior Production Manager on all production deliverable responsibilities while driving supply chain efficiency.

Responsibilities:

• Review and prepare PREQ’s for buy plan issuance.
• Create buy plans and place buys with overseas vendors/agents.
• Confirm all deliveries per calendar at time of buy placement.
• Adhere to production Corporate and Core calendars.
• Maintain relationships at all levels; externally with agent/vendors overseas and internally with cross functional teams.
• Partner cross functionally with Design, Product Development, Marketing, Sales, and Planning Teams to ensure all approvals are in place for on-time delivery.
• Monitor time & action late add calendar to meet key milestones.
• Review capacity plans and analyze output per line to be sure delivery requirements are feasible. Challenge the agent/vendor as needed.
• Track and follow up with cross-functional teams on pre-production activities in preparation for PO issuance and passing off to the Production Coordinators:
• Fabric submits, counters for quality, lab dips, shade bands, hand looms, strike-offs, and bulk fabric.
• Trim submits, cups, elastics, labels, packaging, hang tags, etc...in short, all accessories and components are relative to the final product.
• Fabric and garment test results.
• Submits for Fit, PP (preproduction) and TOP (top of production) samples.
• Packaging developments and submits.
• Identify and raise quality and technical issues with overseas agents/vendors.
• Track bulk materials, trims, and packaging to be in-factory in time to meet factory’s production schedule.
• Compare forecasted units vs. actual bulked quantities.
• Communicate to cross functional teams delivery extensions, when necessary, at time of buy placement.

Qualifications:

• Proven garment manufacturing experience in Intimates
• 7 years of production related experience
• Strong knowledge of Intimates production preferably including manufacturing, product engineering, product lifecycle, calendar
• Excellent verbal & written communication, presentation, time management, detail-oriented, negotiation, and problem-solving skills
• Embraces a fast-paced working environment
• Strong excel skills – minimum intermediate level, word, and outlook
• SAP related experience a plus. Airtable and Centric PLM experience a plus.

Annual salary starting at $85,000.

The disclosed salary range is commensurate with experience and does not reflect the total compensation package. Our associates have access to other valuable benefits that our Human Resources team is happy to share with candidates during the interview process.