Production Manager

Horizon Group USA•New Providence, NJ

10h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Production Manager for the Impulse & Seasonal business oversees development and production milestones, sample development, and production follow-up. The role partners with Design, Product Development, Merchandising, sales partners, and the Shanghai team to manage sample timelines, coordinate priorities, resolve challenges, and support on-time seasonal product delivery. The position is based in New Providence, New Jersey, with onsite work 2–3 days per week.

Requirements

3–5 years of production experience in a trend-forward industry such as impulse, seasonal, fashion, accessories, or home goods.
Ability to use ERP systems and Microsoft Office applications.
Ability to manage a very high SKU count and tight production timelines.
Strong organization and attention to detail.
Ability to occasionally meet outside regular hours with the Shanghai-based team.
Ability to work from the New Providence, New Jersey office 2–3 days per week.

Responsibilities

Monitor and track development and production milestones, including sample statuses, testing updates, and production and delivery timelines.
Communicate with cross-functional team members and external sales partners about milestones affecting production and delivery.
Create, update, and monitor sample tracking from Round 2 consolidated feedback through TOP production.
Create and update the sales team sample tracking grid.
Communicate timing updates to the sales team weekly or as needed based on cycle timing and production lead times.
Communicate daily with SHO/USO Product Managers about sample timing challenges.
Coordinate internal requirements with USO/Shanghai marketing and operations teams to support on-time sampling and production.
Update, maintain, and publish production approval grid communications upon initial award.
Provide production kickoff meeting notes to SHO/USO.
Communicate daily with the SHO team to complete final production-readiness requirements.
Manage gold seal and mass-production sample processes.
Track, log, and review gold seal and TOP samples for approvals and challenges.
Log issues and callouts to SHO using the approval grid and production PowerPoint.
Send SHO final gold seal samples and approvals with proper labeling.
Analyze pre-production quality issues after red seal and provide senior management with potential solutions.
Communicate production next steps to impacted cross-functional team members.
Create production sample boxes containing red, yellow, and TOP samples.
Create and publish production PowerPoint materials and provide weekly updates to SHO.
Manage storage and organization of archive areas and racks.