Manager, Production

Centric Brands•New York, NY

31d•$85,000 - $90,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Centric Brands is looking for a dynamic, creative and resourceful Production Manager to join its team. This individual must be a self-starter and team player who takes initiative, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and is excited about joining a team on a journey to accelerate transformation across Centric Brands. The Production Manager manages the placement, execution and follow-up of manufacturing orders to drive the on-time delivery of quality, profitable goods.

Requirements

Superior organizational skills and excellent communication skills; team oriented.
Ability to multi-task, manage teams, meet deadlines; highly detail oriented and meticulous.
Technical capability and sensibility for product and creative problem solving.
Knowledge of manufacturing, including construction, compliance, Lab testing.
4-6 years’ experience; relevant experience in production management is required.
Knowledge of line plans and T&A Calendar, WIP and Pivot table reports.
Strong proficiencies in SAP, PLM, Microsoft Office, Excel reports, Teams, Adobe products.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Manages factory base for competitive edge for quality, delivery with design, product development, and senior management.
Evaluates and manages vendor performance critically based on purchase order history of on-time delivery, lead time, quality acceptance rates, fulfilment, and margins.
Streamlines, with cross-functional teams, the factory base for maximum performance of product execution and company deliverables.
Manages on-time placement of final buys with staff and cross-functional teams, tracking of WIP and production from hand off to final deliveries and insures all necessary approvals have been obtained; manages with staff non-compliance/claims chargebacks with vendors; coordinate customs classification coordination with Imports.
Assists in negotiations on pricing to ensure profitability for volume buys.
Partner with Merchandising, PD/Design and Sales to ensure correct execution of products in production and attain agreed-upon margin goals and delivery; set and articulate expectations.
Ensures timely hand off of development into production.
Follow and enforce production standards and cohesiveness of brand, where appropriate, across categories and vendors; attends all approval meetings and work closely with Design and/or PD to ensure on-time approvals; execute quality control initiatives, including QA analysis and solutions; adhere to and enforce production standards set by Centric Brands, its agents, and our clients.
Troubleshoots quality and technical issues with factories, mills, vendors and team(s).
Advises management on capacity planning and performance management by sourcing office, region, country and vendor; contribute accurate information for costing models; advise Production Director on commitments to raw materials, where appropriate; allocate production across vendors and reserve production space based on vendors’ achievement of our production standards.
Create approved vendor matrix and production capacity portfolio.
Partner with cross-functional peers, customers, Sales, Merchandising and Operations, as well as vendors and factories to ensure on time flow of goods relative to orders and anticipated demand criteria.
Coordinate interoffice communication and follow-up with internal and external customers and contacts regarding production, including suppliers and vendors.
Perform special projects as assigned.
Travel to factories as appropriate.
Contribute positively to team dynamic and manage up and across where necessary.
Attract, develop and retain talent.
Monitor, evaluate, and coach performance of staff for bench strength and succession planning.

Benefits

medical
dental
vision
matching 401 (k)
Summer Fridays
generous PTO
merchandise discounts
excellent career development opportunities
work environment that reflects our industry leadership
social impact program, Centric Cares, focuses on volunteerism
D&I committee is shaping the future of diversity, equity and inclusion at Centric Brands though workshops, resources and inspiring conversation