Production Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Production Manager

Location: New Providence, NJ (hybrid 2-3x/week onsite)

Overview

As the newly created Production Manager for our Impulse & Seasonal business, you’ll lead production, costing, vendor execution, product data, approvals, and schedules across our fast moving, trend-forward Impulse & Seasonal business. You’ll be responsible to establish consistent standards, protect margins, ensure production readiness, and hold teams and vendors accountable for quality and on-time delivery.

What You’ll Do: Production Leadership, Planning and Risk

• Set priorities, owners, resources, milestones, and deadlines across programs; track progress, close overdue actions, and lead recovery plans.
• Align cross-functional teams and vendors, escalate cost, quality, capacity, and delivery risks early, and drive timely decisions.
• Standardize production processes and handoffs to improve accountability, consistency, and execution.

Vendor Allocation, Costing and Margin

• Select and allocate vendors based on cost, quality, capacity, capability, and delivery performance; reallocate work when needed.
• Deliver accurate quotations, negotiate pricing, and identify savings through product, material, packaging, and tooling analysis.
• Maintain current quote revisions and agreed pricing and quantify specification changes before approval.

Product Data, Samples and Approvals

• Maintain accurate specifications, vendor details, costs, packaging, milestones, quotations, approvals, and production documents across systems.
• Control versions, resolve data gaps, document decisions, and ensure each handoff uses approved information.
• Keep samples and reviews on schedule; drive vendor follow-up and complete products, material, artwork, packaging, and preproduction approvals.
• Update final specifications and confirm production readiness before release.

What You’ll Bring:

• 3-5 years Production experience in a trend-forward industry (impulse, seasonal, fashion, accessories, home goods, etc.) required
• Strong knowledge of vendor costing, margin targets, product specifications, production approvals, and risk management required
• Proficiency in Excel required; product data or product lifecycle management systems highly preferred
• Ability to manage a very high SKU count & tight production timelines required
• Organization and attention to details as key strengths
• Ability to occasionally meet off-hours with our Shanghai based team
• Ability to work from our New Providence, NJ office 2-3x/week