Office & Factory Location: Shenzhen & Dongguan
Employment Type: Full-time
Reporting to: Managing Director
About Us
We are a trading company specializing in bags and accessories for international brands and retailers. We are looking for an experienced Production Manager to lead production follow-up, manage factory performance, and ensure orders meet agreed quality standards and delivery dates.
About the Role
You will oversee bulk production from order handover through shipment, coordinating external factories, production merchandisers, and quality control staff. Working closely with Sales, Sourcing, Sample Development & Purchasing, and Logistics, you will turn confirmed orders into clear production plans and resolve issues before they affect customers.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage production schedules across multiple factories, tracking material readiness, pre-production approvals, manufacturing progress, inspections, and shipment readiness.
- Check factory capacity and delivery commitments before production starts, identifying bottlenecks and agreeing realistic action plans.
- Ensure factories receive complete and approved specifications, samples, material requirements, packaging instructions, and quality standards.
- Lead production merchandisers and coordinate QC staff, setting priorities and ensuring timely follow-up.
- Monitor production progress through regular factory communication and on-site visits in Shenzhen and Dongguan.
- Identify and resolve material delays, workmanship problems, capacity shortages, and other production risks.
- Coordinate pre-production meetings, in-line inspections, final inspections, and corrective actions with factories and QC.
- Work with the testing and compliance team to ensure required approvals are completed before shipment.
- Keep Sales informed of order status, delivery risks, and proposed solutions.
- Coordinate with Purchasing on supplier commitments and production-related cost issues, and with Logistics on shipment readiness.
- Evaluate factory performance in quality, delivery, responsiveness, and corrective action, working with Sourcing and Purchasing on improvements.
- Maintain accurate production records and improve reporting, workflows, and operating procedures.
Decision Making Responsibilities
- Independently manage daily production priorities, factory follow-up, and recovery plans within agreed budgets and customer requirements.
- Require factories to correct quality problems and coordinate reinspection before shipment release.
- Escalate changes affecting customer delivery commitments, approved specifications, supplier allocation, or significant additional costs, with clear recommendations.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of relevant production or merchandising experience, including experience supervising a team or leading production operations.
- Strong experience in bags and accessories, preferably cosmetic bags, wash bags, jewelry boxes, travel accessories, or similar sewn products.
- Experience working in a trading company or managing production across multiple external factories.
- Practical understanding of materials, sewing and assembly processes, packaging, quality inspection, and production lead times.
- Proven ability to manage multiple orders and solve production problems under tight deadlines.
- Strong planning, communication, negotiation, and team coordination skills.
- Willingness to travel regularly to factories.
How Success Will Be Measured
- On-time delivery against confirmed customer commitments.
- Quality performance and inspection pass rates.
- Early identification and effective resolution of production risks.
- Reduction in avoidable rework, delays, and urgent freight costs.
- Accurate production reporting and effective team performance.