Production Manager

Production Manager

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

Position Overview:

As our Production Manager for our Impulse & Seasonal business, you'll play a key role in bringing exciting, trend-driven products to life! This newly created, incredibly fast-paced role is responsible for overseeing all development and production milestones, sample development process, and production follow-up. Partnering closely with Design, Product Development, Merchandising, and our Shanghai team, you'll manage sample timelines, coordinate priorities, troubleshoot challenges, and keep projects moving forward. With a sharp eye for detail and a passion for organization, you'll ensure that our products make it onto the shelf for every season!

What You'll Do:

• Monitor & track all development/production milestones (sample statuses, testing statuses & updates, production & delivery T&A)
• Communicate with all cross functional team members and external sales partners regarding all the respective areas and key milestones that affect final production and delivery
• Create, update, and monitor all sample tracking beginning with Rd 2 consolidated feedback through TOP production
• Create and update sales team sample tracking grid
• Communicate all timing updates with our sales team weekly or as needed based on cycle timing and production lead time requirements
• Communicate daily on sample timing challenges with SHO/USO Product Managers
• Address any internal requirements needed to ensure on time sampling & production with USO/Shanghai (SHO) marketing and operation teams
• Update, maintain, and publish production approval grid communication upon initial award
• Provide all USO production kick off meeting notes to SHO/USO
• Communicate daily with SHO team to complete final production readiness requirements upon red seal
• Manage gold seal & mass production sample process
• Track, log, and review all gold seal and TOP samples for approvals & challenges
• Log all issues and callouts to SHO via approval grid & production PowerPoint
• Send SHO all final gold seal samples and approvals with proper labeling
• Analyze quality issues in pre-production phase (post red seal) and provide Sr. Management with potential solutions
• Communicate next steps to all cross functional team members impacted in production
• Production Follow Up:
• Create production sample boxes of all samples (red, yellow, and TOP samples)
• Create production PowerPoint for publishing and provide weekly updates to SHO
• Manage storage and organization of archive areas and racks

What You'll Bring:

• 3-5 years Production experience in a trend-forward industry (impulse, seasonal, fashion, accessories, home goods, etc.) required
• Ability to use ERP systems as well as Microsoft Office applications required
• 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