Senior Production Manager, Wholesale Apparel

Job Description

Job Description

The Kasper Group is an apparel industry leader, offering women’s wardrobe solutions for wear-to-work and special occasion dressing needs. Driven by excellence and exceptional talent, The Kasper Group has remained a forerunner in fashion for over 30 years. We are committed to delivering iconic brands including Kasper, Anne Klein, LeSuit, and Kenneth Cole, providing relevant fashion and trusted quality products to our consumers.

We are currently seeking a Senior Production Manager. This role will place, track and communicate all issues regarding to production orders. The duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Source vendors to meet ever changing style needs.
• Manage vendor capacity and lead times
• Inventory management- maintain/maximize inventory while covering customer order/needs.
• Review of customer accelerations with SVP of sales and merchandising
• Analyze and distribute multiple reports on weekly, bi-weekly and monthly basis including: po status and production flow
• Participate in weekly production meetings including sales, distribution, customer service teams
• Special projects as assigned by SVP of production and sourcing
• Issue charge backs to overseas offices/agents and vendors
• Responsible to source, cost, negotiate and execute a specific category of merchandise within their area. Must be able to provide cost effective alternatives while maintaining design integrity.
• Identify opportunities for cost savings and/or efficiencies in production
• Challenge vendors to shorten lead times and identify rules of engagement if needed
• Communicate and follow up daily with overseas office/ agent and vendors
• Collaborate with design, merchandising , and PD to ensure we are adhering to the calendar
• Work with sales on order placement
• Negotiation and coordination of pricing/scheduling with overseas office/agents/vendors