Production Manager

Marivem Recruitment; Bath; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Our client, a premium womenswear brand, seeks a talented Production Manager on a maternity cover contract. You will own the end-to-end production lifecycle, ensuring on-time delivery while upholding brand standards.

A strong candidate can be a Junior Production Manager stepping up or a Senior Production Coordinator transitioning to management, with a passion for fashion. You will drive critical path schedules, manage budgets, lead bulk approvals, and ensure compliance across the supply chain.

Qualifications

• Experience in apparel production management, ideally in womenswear.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end production lifecycle and critical path planning.
• Proven ability to manage budgets and cost control in a multi-category environment.
• Experience in supplier onboarding, compliance and ethics within supply chains.
• Excellent communication skills with factories and internal teams.
• Proactive, self-starter with strong organisational and collaborative abilities.

Responsibilities

• Drive and manage the critical path and production schedules across multiple product categories, coordinating with PD from sourcing to bulk shipment.
• Oversee production budgets and cost management to meet financial targets.
• Lead bulk approvals and pre-shipment sample review in collaboration with PD teams to ensure brand standards.
• Oversee AQL and inspection reports, approving shipments or initiating corrective actions before shipping.
• Manage supplier onboarding, certifications, and compliance with social/ethical policies across the supply chain.
• Run seasonal supplier performance meetings and generate improvement recommendations.

Skills

Production planning

Critical path

Budget management

Supplier management

Communication

Team collaboration

Tools

Excel

PLM systems

Job description

Our client, a premium womenswear brand celebrated for its strong ethos and uncompromising

quality, is seeking a talented Production Manager to join their team on a maternity cover contract,

This is an exciting chance to immerse yourself in the full production lifecycle ensuring on time delivery and ensuring the brands standards are not compromised, working closely withing a collaborative team. We are looking for someone who truly understands the end-to-end fashion production critical path and can come in and hit the ground running.

This is a great role for a Junior Production manager who can take ownership, or for a Senior Production Co-ordinator ready to take the leap to a manager role.

If you thrive in a dynamic business, and love being at the heart of bringing product to life, then we would love to chat to you!

This role will be responsible for:

• Manage and drive the critical path and production schedules working across the multi product categories, partnering with the PD team from sourcing through to the shipment of the bulk goods
• Production budget and cost management
• Drive the management of all bulk approvals, from production through to pre shipment samples, working closely with the PD teams to ensure all details are correct and brand standards are maintained.
• Lead the AQL and inspection reports prior to shipping, providing shipment approval, or corrective action to be taken before shipping
• Compliance and supplier onboarding management with new and existing suppliers, ensuring all certifications are transparent throughout the supply chain, meeting the brands goals on social and ethical compliance policies
• Manage seasonal supplier performance meetings and reports, assessing and advising points for improvements and lessons learned

Our client is looking for someone who:

• Experience in a similar role within apparel, ideally withing womenswear
• Hands on knowledge and experience of managing the suppliers, critical path and working with fabrics and trims and an understanding of clothing finishing techniques.
• Be a self-starter and motivated as well as excellent problem-solving skills and a high level of communication with the factories and the in-house team, with the ability to build successful relationships both internally and externally.
• Excellent organisational skills and a strong team member with a strong working ethic
• Strong all round IT skills including working on Excel and PLM systems

***Please note only successful candidates will be contacted. Salary will be discussed with successful applicants only***

Hybrid working is on offer, details will be discussed with successful applicants.