Associate Production Manager - Footwear

jcrew; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 64,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Well-being

Associate Discount

Summer Fridays

Community Impact

Winter Break

Job summary

J.Crew Group seeks a Production/PM professional to support in-season product development, coordinating with internal teams and vendors from concept to delivery.

The role focuses on time & action calendars, cost targets, and samples, ensuring quality and design accuracy across seasons.

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.
• Experience in PLM and Microsoft Suite.

Responsibilities

• 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 standard 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.

Skills

Production / PM

Garment costing

Time & action calendars

Communication

PLM

Tools

Microsoft Suite

Job description

Our Story

J.Crew gets you dressed every day, for every occasion.

Since 1983, we’ve been creating classics that feel familiar and refreshingly new, crafted with unbeatable quality and distinctive point of view—it’s no wonder we’ve been in your closet for four decades and counting.

Today, we continue to do the classics our way, inspiring not only how you shop but how you define your personal style. Our commitment runs deeper than just making great clothes—we’re proud of our role in getting you dressed with confidence, character, and celebrating a distinctly American sensibility that makes us who we are.

Our dedication to Diversity, Equity, Belonging & Sustainability has been celebrated with industry recognition, reflecting our commitment to fostering an inclusive and sustainable workplace.

The Role + Purpose:

• 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 standard 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

• Experience in PLM and Microsoft Suite

Benefits + Perks

• Health & Well-being -Eligible associates and family members receive medical, dental, prescription and vision insurance,family planning (fertility, adoption & surrogacy support), fitness discounts, medical travel and more.

• Associate Discount -We love our products just as much as you do! That’s why we offer a great associate discount across all of our brands (J.Crew, J.Crew Factory, and Madewell).

• Summer Fridays -In addition to our hybrid work model, we also close our office at 1:00 PM every Friday during the Summer months.

• Community Impact -We support the communities where we live and work through our philanthropic efforts and the J.Crew Cares Program.

• Winter Break -In addition to our PTO package, J.Crew Group offers a winter break at the end of December to eligible full-time associates at the Home Office to provide time to refresh and recharge.

Note: Availability of these benefits and perks may be subject to work location & employment type and may have certain eligibility requirements.

Salary Range: $64,200.00 - $79,600.00

At J.Crew Group (JCG) we aim to pay competitively for our company’s size and industry. The base salary offered will take into account internal equity and may vary depending on the candidate’sgeographic region of work premises, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. The base salary is just one component of J.Crew Group’s competitive total rewards strategy that also includes the opportunity for bonus, competitive benefits and perks.

One of our core focuses here at JCGis creating a community and culture that builds belonging. We are deeply committed to our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts, and we warmly welcome job applicants of all backgrounds.

JCG is proud to affirmatively provide equal opportunity to all associates and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, national origin or citizenship, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, legally protected physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other basis protected under applicable law.