Footwear Production Leader - Drive Margin & Team Growth

Laceless Design; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

PTO

Employee discounts

Retirement savings plan

Job summary

Free People is seeking a footwear category leader to drive our multi-branded vision through the development and management of pre-production and production workflows. You will troubleshoot issues in raw materials, pricing, and delivery, partnering with product development, design and merchandising while training and supporting team members and direct reports.

You will lead sourcing strategy, vendor relationships, calendar control, and final allocations to ensure on-time, cost-effective delivery

Qualifications

• Significant leadership experience managing teams in fast-paced environments.
• Experience traveling overseas to evaluate vendors and identify improvements.
• Supervise subordinates to ensure department goals and deadlines are met.
• Promote subordinates' development through supervision and training.
• Pro-actively approach problem solving to improve processes and outcomes.
• Implement operational efficiencies across sourcing, development and production.
• Adapt quickly to changing business needs and timelines.
• Driven by deadlines with a strong sense of urgency.

Responsibilities

• Sourcing strategy: Manage brand initiatives, calendar deadlines and monthly book-to-dates, final allocations, and vendor relationships.
• Product development blueprint: Collaborate to create calendar, communicate strategy, improve adoption rates, and manage commitments and orders.
• Production work in process: Calculate rolling and final IMUs, strategize freight modes, manage development and production processes, and guide costing with vendors.

Skills

Leadership experience

Overseas travel experience

Team supervision

Staff development

Problem solving

Operational efficiencies

Adaptability

Deadline-driven

Job description

Free People is seeking a footwear category leader to drive our multi-branded vision through the development and management of pre-production and production workflows. You will troubleshoot issues in raw materials, pricing, and delivery, partnering with product development, design and merchandising while training and supporting team members and direct reports.

You will lead sourcing strategy, vendor relationships, calendar control, and final allocations to ensure on-time, cost-effective delivery