Manager, Sourcing & Production

Boll & Branch • Summit, NJ

12d • $83,000 - $130,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Manager, Sourcing & Production owns production execution from purchase order issuance through on-time delivery, maintaining accurate records and system data in NetSuite and PLM. The role analyzes production performance, costs, and delivery data to surface insights, monitor in-season results, identify disruptions, and help determine a path forward.

This position builds and maintains manufacturing-partner relationships across time zones, communicates risks, supports timely resolutions, and tracks factory performance against timelines and quality standards. It manages counter-sourcing and country-of-origin diversification initiatives and contributes to FOB and landed-cost tracking and optimization.

The role partners across Product Development, Design, Merchandising, Planning, Logistics, QA/Compliance, and Finance throughout the product lifecycle. It also contributes to process improvements in communication, visibility, and decision-making. The role is based at Boll & Branch’s Summit, New Jersey headquarters, with in-person work required at least two days per week (Tuesdays and Thursdays) and flexibility to work remotely on other days. Occasional work from other offices or stores may be required, as may international travel to visit factory partners. The annual base salary range is $83,000–$130,000, and the role may be eligible for the company’s annual performance-based bonus program. Relocation assistance and immigration sponsorship are not available.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of production and sourcing experience in home textiles, apparel, or soft goods.
• Hands-on technical knowledge of fabric, construction, and manufacturing processes, with the ability to discuss product details credibly with factory partners.
• Experience with PLM and ERP systems; proficiency in Excel and data tracking.
• Proactive, collaborative communication skills, including surfacing risks early and communicating honestly and transparently with factory partners and internal teams.
• Reliability, consistent follow-through, and the ability to work across functions and levels.
• Strong operational instincts; highly organized and systems-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to reassess quickly when priorities or timelines shift, try new tools or approaches, and keep production moving forward independently.
• Genuine interest in products, materials, construction, and the ethical and sustainable standards of the Boll & Branch supply chain.
• Comfort using AI tools to strengthen analysis, anticipate questions, and identify issues.
• Willingness to travel internationally to visit factory partners as needed.

Nice To Haves

• Home textiles experience is strongly preferred.
• NetSuite experience is a plus.
• Transferable production and sourcing knowledge from apparel or other soft goods will be considered.

Responsibilities

• Own production milestones from PO issuance through on-time delivery, managing open order flow against allocation and capacity plans.
• Maintain PO accuracy and system data integrity across NetSuite and PLM.
• Aggregate and analyze production data, including on-time delivery, FOB costs and cost breakdowns, and overall cost complexion, to support business decisions.
• Monitor in-season delivery performance, flag disruptions early, and suggest a path forward.
• Build and maintain working partnerships with manufacturing partners across multiple time zones.
• Communicate directly with factory partners to surface risk, escalate appropriately, and drive resolution.
• Track factory partners’ performance against agreed timelines and quality standards and address gaps through consistent engagement.
• Manage counter-sourcing and country-of-origin diversification initiatives from factory outreach through production completion.
• Track FOB and landed costs, flag variances, and support cost optimization conversations.
• Partner with Product Development, Design, Merchandising, Planning, Logistics, QA/Compliance, and Finance across the product lifecycle.
• Consider broader business impacts of production delays, quality issues, and cost changes, and drive toward resolution.
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives focused on communication, visibility, and decision-making quality.
• Travel internationally to visit factory partners as needed.
• Complete the physical requirements of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life/AD&D insurance.
• Commuter benefits, HSA/FSA, short-term disability, long-term disability, and Employee Assistance Program.
• Family-planning services, gender-affirming healthcare, and Health Advocacy Program.
• Fitness reimbursement program.
• 401(k).
• Paid time off.
• Employee discount.
• May be eligible for the company’s annual bonus program with a non-binding company- and individual-performance-based target bonus.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed