Production Manager

Production Manager

Winter Park - Winter Park, FL 32789

Overview

Position Type Full Time

Description

Rifle Paper Co. is a lifestyle brand rooted in illustration, color, and thoughtful design. What began as a stationery company has grown into a beloved brand spanning home décor, gifts, accessories, wallpaper, and more.

We're looking for an experienced Production Manager to oversee product development and production across an assigned portfolio of suppliers and product categories. This role will play a key part in bringing Rifle Paper Co.'s distinctive designs to life, ensuring products are delivered on time, within budget, and to the brand's established quality standards.

About the Role:

This role will have primary responsibility for Rifle Paper Co.'s domestic print production and on-demand supplier relationships, while also managing select international suppliers and non-print product categories. Working closely with Design, Merchandising, Planning, Quality Control, and Logistics, you'll manage products from initial development and costing through production approval and final delivery.

The ideal candidate brings strong print production knowledge alongside broader consumer product manufacturing experience. You're organized, proactive, and solutions-oriented, with the ability to balance creative vision with cost, quality, and timing. You're equally comfortable managing supplier relationships, navigating production challenges, and coordinating across teams to bring thoughtful, beautifully designed products to life.

This is an onsite, hybrid role based out of our Winter Park, Florida office as the ideal candidate will be expected to be onsite at least three days a week. Additional in-office days may be required from time to time to support project needs, team collaboration, and key business priorities.

What You Will Do:

This role will focus on managing product development and production across domestic and international suppliers, with an emphasis on domestic print production, on-demand programs, and select non-print product categories. You'll oversee production timelines, supplier performance, product quality, and cost objectives to ensure products move efficiently from concept through delivery.

Production Management:

• Manage product development and production for an assigned portfolio of domestic and international suppliers and product categories.
• Own production timelines from initial development through final delivery, ensuring key milestones, approvals, and delivery dates remain on track.
• Issue and manage purchase orders, monitor production progress, and communicate updates to maintain alignment with business needs.
• Proactively identify risks related to timelines, capacity, materials, quality, and manufacturing, and drive issues to resolution.
• Maintain accurate production records and provide timely updates to cross-functional stakeholders regarding progress, changes, and potential delays.
• Manage reorders and ongoing production programs, ensuring consistency in quality, cost, and delivery.
• Oversee production for special projects, including store exclusives, art prints, and on-demand production programs.

Print Production & Product Development:

• Serve as the primary production partner for domestic print suppliers across paper-based product categories.
• Apply knowledge of printing processes, paper stocks, substrates, finishes, color management, and construction to support product development and manufacturing.
• Manage costing, sampling, proofs, revisions, approvals, testing, and production readiness.
• Partner with Design and suppliers to translate creative concepts into commercially viable products while maintaining design intent, quality, and cost objectives.
• Evaluate manufacturing capabilities, lead times, and production methods across print and non-print categories.
• Manage on-demand print programs and troubleshoot production challenges to ensure consistent quality and efficient execution.

Supplier Management:

• Build and maintain strong relationships with domestic and international suppliers, holding partners accountable to cost, quality, service, and delivery expectations.
• Negotiate pricing, minimum order quantities (MOQs), lead times, and production schedules.
• Monitor supplier performance and identify opportunities to improve costs, quality, lead times, and manufacturing efficiency.
• Evaluate supplier capabilities and proactively address recurring issues or production risks.

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Partner with Design, Merchandising, Planning, Quality Control, Logistics, and Sourcing throughout the product lifecycle.
• Ensure artwork, specifications, approvals, testing, and packaging requirements are completed accurately and on schedule.
• Support seasonal planning and production readiness, keeping teams aligned on timelines, priorities, and delivery expectations.
• Identify opportunities to improve production workflows, communication, and processes.

Qualifications

What We Are Looking For:

• 3+ years of experience in production, product development, manufacturing, print production, or a related consumer products role.
• Strong knowledge of commercial print production and manufacturing processes preferred.
• Experience working directly with printers and manufacturing suppliers, managing products from development through mass production and delivery.
• Experience managing multiple suppliers, SKUs, purchase orders, and production timelines simultaneously.
• Understanding of product costing, lead times, MOQs, quality control, and production planning.
• Ability to interpret product specifications, artwork, proofs, and manufacturing requirements.
• Strong organizational, project management, communication, and problem-solving skills, with exceptional attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability to anticipate risks, manage competing priorities, and drive issues to resolution.
• Ability to work effectively across creative and operational teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with ERP, PLM, project management, or production tracking systems preferred.
• Genuine enthusiasm for Rifle Paper Co. and an appreciation for beautiful, thoughtful design.