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Production Manager Job in Newport Beach, CA
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Newport Beach, CA
Full-time | Design - Accessories, Design - Apparel, Design - Product, Development - Apparel, Development - Product
About the job
Banks is growing the team! Now is your chance to join as Production Manager.
Responsibilities:
- Manage the product creation process from design hand-off to final product delivery, with an emphasis on quality product development, timely completion and hitting target margins.
- Establish and maintain strong working relationships with Design team to ensure product success
- Daily communication with vendors to ensure all samples are accurate and received on time.
- Negotiate costs with vendors to ensure margin requirements are met at style and
category level.
- Be the category expert – be knowledgeable of category status and manage all reporting for assigned categories.
- Oversee and manage the seasonal production calendars to ensure timely development and delivery of prototypes, samples and final production
- Review oversee and assist the design team with the completion of all techs checking for accuracy, completeness, and quality.
- Recommend enhancements, construction and material options to elevate our brand and/or improve financial targets
- Handle factory questions; aid in interpreting designs when needed
- Review all factory submits (lab dips, handlooms, knit downs, print strikes, etc.), proto-types and samples to ensure manufacturing execution in cooperation with design team
- Take the lead on Research and Development of new fabrics/construction techniques to support company initiatives of R&D and design team for assigned categories.
- Communicate comments and feedback to factories in detailed and organized manner to make required changes to prototypes and samples
- Organize and track all submits, protos and samples for future reference
- Maintain fabric and trim library in partnership with design team
- Closely monitor and manage development calendar including work in progress (WIP), product on order and goods in transit to ensure timely delivery
- Resolve material, production and transport issues affecting production timing
- Negotiate production costs based on design, merchandising and financial plans; maintain cost sheets
- Build and maintain seasonal masterlines
- Build and maintain all seasonal barcodes
- Manage the seasonal care labels and all other packaging requirements
Responsibilities:
- Manage the product creation process from design hand-off to final product delivery, with an emphasis on quality product development, timely completion and hitting target margins.
- Establish and maintain strong working relationships with Design team to ensure product success
- Daily communication with vendors to ensure all samples are accurate and received on time.
- Negotiate costs with vendors to ensure margin requirements are met at style and
category level.
- Be the category expert – be knowledgeable of category status and manage all reporting for assigned categories.
- Oversee and manage the seasonal production calendars to ensure timely development and delivery of prototypes, samples and final production
- Review oversee and assist the design team with the completion of all techs checking for accuracy, completeness, and quality.
- Recommend enhancements, construction and material options to elevate our brand and/or improve financial targets
- Handle factory questions; aid in interpreting designs when needed
- Review all factory submits (lab dips, handlooms, knit downs, print strikes, etc.), proto-types and samples to ensure manufacturing execution in cooperation with design team
- Take the lead on Research and Development of new fabrics/construction techniques to support company initiatives of R&D and design team for assigned categories.
- Communicate comments and feedback to factories in detailed and organized manner to make required changes to prototypes and samples
- Organize and track all submits, protos and samples for future reference
- Maintain fabric and trim library in partnership with design team
- Closely monitor and manage development calendar including work in progress (WIP), product on order and goods in transit to ensure timely delivery
- Resolve material, production and transport issues affecting production timing
- Negotiate production costs based on design, merchandising and financial plans; maintain cost sheets
- Build and maintain seasonal masterlines
- Build and maintain all seasonal barcodes
- Manage the seasonal care labels and all other packaging requirements