Senior Production Manager, Wholesale Apparel

Premier Brands Group Holdings • New York, NY

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About The Position

The Kasper Group is an apparel industry leader, offering women’s wardrobe solutions for wear-to-work and special occasion dressing needs. Driven by excellence and exceptional talent, The Kasper Group has remained a forerunner in fashion for over 30 years. We are committed to delivering iconic brands including Kasper, Anne Klein, LeSuit, and Kenneth Cole, providing relevant fashion and trusted quality products to our consumers. We are currently seeking a Senior Production Manager. This role will place, track and communicate all issues regarding to production orders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred
• 10 years production experience in related field
• Knowledge of production as it pertains to time of placing orders, to time of customer delivery
• Understanding of factory manufacturing process; garment construction and machinery
• Ability to multi task
• Strong excel knowledge
• Strong prioritization skills
• Proficiency in MS Office applications
• Excellent verbal and written
• Ability to communicate successfully with all departments of corporation

Responsibilities

• Source vendors to meet ever changing style needs.
• Manage vendor capacity and lead times
• Inventory management- maintain/maximize inventory while covering customer order/needs.
• Review of customer accelerations with SVP of sales and merchandising
• Analyze and distribute multiple reports on weekly, bi-weekly and monthly basis including: po status and production flow
• Participate in weekly production meetings including sales, distribution, customer service teams
• Special projects as assigned by SVP of production and sourcing
• Issue charge backs to overseas offices/agents and vendors
• Responsible to source, cost, negotiate and execute a specific category of merchandise within their area.
• Must be able to provide cost effective alternatives while maintaining design integrity.
• Identify opportunities for cost savings and/or efficiencies in production
• Challenge vendors to shorten lead times and identify rules of engagement if needed
• Communicate and follow up daily with overseas office/ agent and vendors
• Collaborate with design, merchandising , and PD to ensure we are adhering to the calendar
• Work with sales on order placement
• Negotiation and coordination of pricing/scheduling with overseas office/agents/vendors

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior