Director, Special Projects & Licensing Production

Greyson-Clothiers; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 115,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

13 holidays

Employee discount

Paid Family Leave

Disability insurance

Medical coverage

HSA contributions

401(k) plan

Job summary

Greyson-Clothiers in Detroit is seeking a Director, Production – Special Projects, Licensing & Custom to lead end-to-end production for non-mainline categories, including collaborations and licensed products for major sports organizations.

Based on-site in Detroit, you will manage a hands-on production team, coordinate with Design, Merchandising, Sales and Planning, and ensure on-time delivery, quality, and cost targets while navigating tight deadlines and evolving program requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Apparel Production, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with ERP and PLM systems; NetSuite experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and direction for the Special Projects, Licensing, and Custom production team, establishing clear ownership, priorities, operating rhythms, and performance expectations.
• Own end-to-end production execution for non-mainline product categories, from initial feasibility and raw-material commitment through manufacturing, decoration, and finished-goods delivery.
• Create structure and visibility across a complex, rapidly changing project pipeline by maintaining integrated development and production calendars, WIP reports, line sheets, and decision logs.
• Continuously assess and reset priorities as business needs change; communicate tradeoffs, resource constraints, risks, and delivery implications quickly and directly.
• Partner closely with Design, Merchandising, Sales, Marketing, Planning, Logistics, and Wholesale Fulfillment to translate launches, events, collaborations, and customer commitments into executable production plans.
• Evaluate project feasibility, lead times, minimums, capacity, cost, quality requirements, and operational risk before commitments are finalized.
• Develop clear development and production calendars covering raw materials, cut and sew, decoration, approvals, and finished-goods delivery.
• Secure and manage domestic and offshore factory and decoration capacity, balancing flexibility with quality, cost, and lead-time requirements.
• Build and optimize workflows for embroidery, DTF, heat press, screen printing, patch application, and other decoration methods, including development of specialized domestic vendor resources.
• Partner with Planning to ensure adequate supply of blank garments and components for customization needs while limiting excess inventory and obsolescence.
• Lead recurring cross-functional and vendor WIP meetings, drive decisions to closure, assign actions, and elevate risks early with recommended solutions.
• Own issue resolution when timelines, quality, materials, approvals, or capacity fall off plan; develop recovery options and drive the selected path through completion.
• Ensure licensed product complies with applicable league, team, brand, labeling, testing, quality, and approval requirements.
• Establish and monitor key performance indicators, including on-time delivery, schedule adherence, WIP aging, quality, capacity utilization, and cost performance.
• Mentor and develop team members while identifying practical process improvements that increase speed, accuracy, accountability, and scalability.

Skills

Vendor management

Project management

Communication

Problem solving

Excel (Advanced)

ERP systems

PLM systems

NetSuite

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain/Operations/Business/ Apparel Production

Tools

NetSuite

ERP systems

PLM systems

Excel

Job description

Greyson-Clothiers in Detroit is seeking a Director, Production – Special Projects, Licensing & Custom to lead end-to-end production for non-mainline categories, including collaborations and licensed products for major sports organizations.

Based on-site in Detroit, you will manage a hands-on production team, coordinate with Design, Merchandising, Sales and Planning, and ensure on-time delivery, quality, and cost targets while navigating tight deadlines and evolving program requirements.