Sr. Associate, Production, RTW

Tory Burch • New York, NY

3d • $80,000 - $85,000

About The Position

The Sr. Associate, Production, RTW supports the end-to-end production process for the Ready-to-Wear category, helping ensure products are delivered on time, within cost targets, and in alignment with Tory Burch’s aesthetic, quality, and compliance standards. The role partners with design, merchandising, product development, sourcing, logistics, distribution center, and factory teams to manage calendar milestones, purchase orders, factory allocation and capacity, costing, deliveries, production variances, product integrity, and system accuracy. It also helps resolve material, quality, compliance, and delivery issues throughout the production lifecycle.

The position maintains daily communication with overseas suppliers and offices, monitors delivery risks, tracks and communicates delays, and coordinates open issues with product development and materials teams. It ensures PLM data and SAP purchase orders are accurate and current, tracks bulk and ad sample deliveries, maintains production-stage bills of materials, and participates in SMS and production fittings. Additional responsibilities include supporting vendor costing negotiations, updating final costs in PLM, tracking testing and compliance requirements, coordinating care and content information, and communicating with the distribution center about urgent shipments and product needs.

Requirements

• BA/BS degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least 4 years of experience in product development, sourcing, and/or production within luxury fashion, retail, or a related industry.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end production processes, including calendar management, purchase orders, costing, factory allocation, capacity planning, deliveries, and production follow-up.
• Ability to partner cross-functionally with design, merchandising, product development, sourcing, logistics, distribution center, and factory teams.
• Strong organizational, analytical, interpersonal, and negotiation skills, including the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong math skills and financial acumen, including the ability to support costing, margin goals, and production-related reporting.
• Detail-oriented, with a strong commitment to accuracy, data integrity, product quality, and compliance requirements.
• Ability to identify issues, solve problems proactively, and communicate clearly with internal and external partners.
• Ability to work in a fluid, fast-paced, multi-channel environment.

Nice To Haves

• Ready-to-Wear experience preferred.
• Experience with production-related systems such as PLM, SAP, or similar platforms preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain communication with overseas suppliers and offices about deliveries, delays, and open issues.
• Collaborate with factories to receive and update material content in the system.
• Work with vendors to mitigate delay risks and monitor on-time delivery.
• Communicate delays and thorough analysis to merchandising and CMP teams weekly.
• Coordinate with product development and materials teams to track and resolve open issues promptly.
• Review bulk submissions with cross-functional teams and communicate comments to vendors.
• Ensure accurate PLM information before purchase orders are placed, including deliveries, costing, and allocation.
• Coordinate calendar timing with the Production Senior Manager to ensure timely order uploads.
• Issue production purchase orders through SAP on time and submit them promptly to vendors.
• Evaluate and update warehouse delivery dates and alert the manager to potential issues.
• Keep SAP current and maintain delay reason codes and shortage/overage information.
• Obtain updated delivery dates from vendors and report delivery issues with detailed information.
• Communicate delivery status and changes to merchandising teams.
• Evaluate delay requests, recommend ship modes, and ensure vendors follow through.
• Work with merchandising and factories to secure deliveries for immediate needs and GSO samples; provide weekly updates to Marketing/PR.
• Update bills of materials for production stages and partner with relevant teams to ensure their accuracy throughout production.
• Attend SMS and production fittings, capture changes, and alert teams to cost, aesthetic, and delivery implications.
• Follow fitting protocols, keep teams on schedule, and maintain design intent from Tory review and design comments.
• Troubleshoot and recommend construction-detail best practices while maintaining aesthetics, cost margins, and deliverables.
• Support the manager in negotiating final costing with vendors and update final costing in PLM.
• Confirm final care and content with the testing team and enter the information into PLM.
• Communicate and track testing requirements with each vendor.
• Gather vendor information needed for compliance and HTS assignment.
• Flag urgent shipments to support timely system updates and pull bulk product for business needs.

Benefits

• Competitive pay and rewards for high performance.
• Generous benefits supporting mental and physical health, financial security, and overall wellness.
• Employee discount and access to exclusive sample sales.
• On-demand executive coaching.
• Paid volunteer days and opportunities to give back through the Tory Burch Foundation.

What This Job Offers

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