Associate Production Manager (Contract)

BoxLunch; California; On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Associate Production Manager to join their dynamic team. This exciting role involves overseeing the production process from design handoff to finished product, ensuring that every detail aligns with the vision of music and pop culture-inspired fashion. You'll collaborate with various teams, negotiate with vendors, and leverage your sourcing expertise to deliver high-quality products on time. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and have a passion for creativity and detail, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of product development experience in retail or wholesale.
• Experience with licensed products is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage production process from design to finished product.
• Work closely with teams to ensure product vision is achieved.

Skills

Product Development

Negotiation Skills

Sourcing Expertise

Communication

Detail-Oriented

Excel Proficiency

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Description

At BoxLunch, we’re passionate about creativity and high performance. We're also passionate about Pop Culture...in case you hadn't noticed. We’re looking for an Associate Production Manager (Contract) to partner with our Product Development team in bringing music and pop culture inspired fashion to life. Apparel production takes a village, and you’re known as the one that’s able to bring it all together. The result: amazing product that our customers love.

What You'll Do

1. Manage production process from design handoff to finished product - develop and source fabrics, yarns, and trims; obtain approvals for fabric, lab dip, and trims; ensure tech pack turnovers to sourcing partners; troubleshoot and come up with options to resolve issues in development/production and quality.
2. Work closely with the merchant & product development team to ensure the vision of the product is achieved during sourcing & production, and update them regularly on deliveries and issues.
3. Partner with internal teams like import, vendor relations, and traffic to coordinate inbound merchandise for on-time delivery.
4. Work with the licensing team to obtain licensor’s comments promptly to ensure on-time delivery.
5. Work with overseas vendors to monitor development and delivery timelines.
6. Source & start up new factory relationships; negotiate costs and deliverables to achieve the best margin and quality for our customers.
7. Identify styles that can be moved out of China and redevelop with Non-China vendors to offset tariffs.
8. Negotiate costs & delivery terms to present to buyers for POs based on new countries of origin.
9. Collect liability information for styles with COO China.

What You'll Need

1. 3+ years of product development experience in retail or wholesale working with overseas offices.
2. Experience with licensed products is a plus.
3. Organized, great communicator, detail-oriented, proficient in Excel.
4. Well-versed in reviewing garment test reports.
5. Sourcing, manufacturing, and costing expertise; negotiation skills.
6. Up-to-date knowledge of trends & strategies in sourcing & production.
7. Strong negotiation skills.
8. Team player comfortable with giving and receiving honest feedback.

Additional Details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Temporary
• Job function: Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing
• Industry: Retail