Production Manager (Long Island)

Client Overview: Our client is a MUST have fashion brand creating trendy and exciting apparel and accessories for kids. They are rapidly growing and looking to expand the team! This role is on site five days a week on Long Island.

Production Manager Responsibilities:

• Oversee production for all active orders, ensuring adherence to scheduled delivery and quality standards
• Manage the manufacturing process, ensuring products are produced efficiently and in accordance with quality standards.
• Communicate with overseas vendors regarding production orders, encompassing sample approval, costing, production timelines, packaging, and purchase order placement.
• Organization of team production calendar, ensuring all departments are aware of and regularly reminded of their milestone deadlines.
• Negotiate costs with factories for order placement.
• Evaluate pre-production, and top-of-production samples.
• Analyze cost comparisons among various vendors and determine factory allocation.
• Oversee tech design team to ensure all seasonal fittings are organized and completed by their deadline.
• Distribution of various packing guidelines and retailer packing standards, ensuring all is satisfied correctly prior to shipment of goods.

Production Manager Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• 5-7 years of experience in production
• Experience in working with overseas/ Chinese manufacturing.
• Prior experience with an ERP or inventory control system.