Sr. Associate, Production, RTW

Tory Burch • New York, NY

1d • $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, ensuring product is delivered on time, within cost targets, and in line 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 production.

The role maintains communication with overseas suppliers and offices; manages and updates PLM and SAP records; issues and tracks purchase orders and deliveries; updates bills of materials; participates in fittings; supports vendor costing negotiations; and coordinates testing, compliance, and distribution-center needs. It requires a detail-oriented, collaborative problem-solver who can manage competing priorities in a fast-paced, multi-channel environment.

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, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong math skills and financial acumen, including ability to support costing, margin goals, and production-related reporting.
• Attention to detail and commitment to accuracy, data integrity, product quality, and compliance requirements.
• Ability to identify issues, proactively problem-solve, 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.
• Experience with production-related systems such as PLM, SAP, or similar platforms.

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, mitigate delivery risks, and monitor on-time delivery.
• Analyze and communicate delivery delays to Merchandising and CMP teams weekly; coordinate with Product Development and Materials teams to track and resolve issues.
• Review bulk submits with cross-functional teams and communicate comments to vendors.
• Ensure PLM information is accurate before purchase order placement, including deliveries, costing, and allocation.
• Coordinate calendar timing with the Production Senior Manager and issue production purchase orders on time through SAP; submit purchase orders promptly to vendors.
• Evaluate and update warehouse delivery dates, alert the Manager to potential issues, and keep SAP current, including delay reason codes and shortage/overage records.
• Obtain current delivery dates from vendors, report delivery issues, communicate delivery status and changes to Merchandising, evaluate delay requests, recommend ship modes, and follow up with vendors.
• Work with Merchandising and factories to secure deliveries for Immediate Needs/GSO Samples and provide weekly updates to the Marketing/PR team.
• Update bills of materials for production stages and partner with Design, Materials, Technical Design, and overseas teams to maintain accurate information.
• Attend SMS and production fittings, record and communicate changes and their implications for cost, aesthetic, and delivery, and adhere to fitting protocols and schedules.
• Troubleshoot construction details and suggest best practices while maintaining design intent, company aesthetics, cost margins, and deliverables.
• Support the Manager in negotiating final vendor costing and update final costing in PLM.
• Coordinate with the testing team to confirm final care and content and enter it into PLM; communicate and track vendor testing requirements.
• Gather vendor information needed for compliance and HTS assignment.
• Flag urgent shipments to the distribution center to support timely system updates and pull bulk product for business needs.

Benefits

• Competitive pay and rewards for high performance.
• Generous benefits to support 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