About this role
Job title: Assistant Manager, Product Development Production
About the Role Assistant Manager, Product Development Production will support the Product Development team with sample and purchase order organization, tracking, and scheduling. You will manage the Product Development queue, organize counts, schedule fit appointments with vendors and models, and assist with TOP coordination as needed.
What You'll Do
- Ensure all vendors are compliant
- Maintain purchasing, scheduling and inventory control for all vendors
- Oversee purchasing and scheduling for goods
- Coordinate with PO admin to manage purchase order setup, including size breakdowns to distribute to vendors
- Alongside the Vice President, Vendor Strategy, assist with final cost negotiation once orders have been passed
- Track top of production samples to ensure they are received in a timely manner and meet quality expectations
- Maintain Production Steps throughout the Company Calendar, collect and manage weekly WIP reports
- Ensure Production Coordinator receives packing slips, update WIP report, and track open balances
- Advise cross-functional teams on delivery/margin challenges as they arise
- Monitor factory ship dates
- Manage cost sheet with cross functional team from proto, SMS to Production stage
- Build department's work-in-process report from pre-production through production
- Drive weekly cross functional meetings covering pre-production and production deliverables
- Troubleshoots with key personnel on problematic styles before they become larger issues
- Actively review sales bookings against cancel dates and production in distribution center dates
- Alert Leadership of problems and resolutions as they arise
What We're Looking For
- Basic understanding of Google Suite and Microsoft Office
- Excellent time-management and organizational skills, consistently meeting deadlines
- Strong follow-up skills
- Team player and open to dialogue
- Effective communication in person and via email
- Attention to detail
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively with high quality, efficiency
- Ability to organize, prioritize, and pivot in a dynamic environment
- Flexible thinker with the ability to make sound independent decisions
- AFA or AA in Fashion Merchandising, Business, or related field, or equivalent work experience
- English; additional language(s) an advantage
Compensation & Benefits
- New state-of-the-art HQ upcoming in 2025
- Formalized career paths for continued professional growth
- Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Comprehensive health insurance (Medical, Dental and Vision)
- 401k match, with immediate vesting upon eligibility
- Weekly catered lunches and fully stocked kitchen pantry
- Opportunities to travel for trade shows and vendor meetings
- Summer Fridays
- Early Departure
- Team bonding events and programs
- Attractive employee discounts