Associate Manager Production - Handbags

Madewell; United States; On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Madewell is seeking a Production/PM professional to support in-season production, costing, and calendar management from concept through delivery. You will coordinate with internal teams and vendors, track time-and-action milestones, and oversee samples and fittings to ensure style accuracy and on-time delivery.

The role requires strong organizational skills and the ability to negotiate costs while maintaining design integrity and quality standards.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of experience in production/product management.
• Experience in garment costing.
• Knowledge of time and action calendars.
• Excellent communication, organizational and follow-through skills.

Responsibilities

• Attend in-season Production and related meetings, and communicate product information to internal teams and vendors from concept through delivery.
• Collect and manage time and action information to ensure adherence to the Product Development Calendar.
• Maintain seasonal cost charts, communicate cost projections to vendors and engage in cost negotiations as needed.
• Manage sample requests and track samples to meet deadlines, quality standards and design aesthetics.
• Attend fit sessions to ensure proper measurements and sample corrections within our fit guidelines.
• Maintain communication between internal teams, vendors and factories to track style detail information and deadlines.

Skills

Production management

Garment costing

Time and action calendars

Communication

Job description

• Attend in-season Production and related meetings, and communicate any product-related information to all internal teams and vendors from initial concept stages through delivery.
• Collect and manage time and action information to ensure adherence to the corporate Product Development Calendar.
• Maintain seasonal cost charts, communicate initial projections and cost targets to vendors. Engage in cost negotiations as needed.
• Manage sample requests and track samples to ensure deadlines, quality standards and design aesthetics are being met.
• Attend fit sessions to ensure proper measurements are being met and sample corrections are being made within our fit process guidelines.
• Maintain line of communication between internal teams, vendors and factories to communicate and track style detail information and calendar deadlines.

Qualifications:

• 2-3 years of experience in production/product management
• Experience in garment costing
• Knowledge of time and action calendars
• Excellent communication, organizational and follow-through skills