Hybrid Production Lead - Impulse & Seasonal (NJ)

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.; New Providence (NJ); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. in New Providence, NJ, is seeking a Production Manager to lead the Impulse & Seasonal production, drive margins, and manage vendor execution. The role requires coordinating cross-functional teams, ensuring on-time delivery, and maintaining data accuracy across systems.

The job emphasizes standardizing processes, managing a large SKU count, and collaborating with our Shanghai team, with a hybrid work schedule 2–3 days on-site in New Providence.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years Production experience in a trend-forward industry (impulse, seasonal, fashion, accessories, home goods, etc.) required
• Strong knowledge of vendor costing, margin targets, product specifications, production approvals, and risk management required
• Proficiency in Excel required; product data or product lifecycle management systems highly preferred
• Ability to manage a very high SKU count & tight production timelines required
• Organization and attention to details as key strengths
• Ability to occasionally meet off-hours with our Shanghai based team
• Ability to work from our New Providence, NJ office 2-3x/week

Responsibilities

• Set priorities, owners, resources, milestones, and deadlines across programs; track progress, close overdue actions, and lead recovery plans.
• Align cross-functional teams and vendors, escalate issues as needed.
• Standardize production processes and handoffs to improve accountability, consistency, and execution.
• Select and allocate vendors based on cost, quality, capacity, capability, and delivery performance; reallocate work when needed.
• Deliver accurate quotations, negotiate pricing, and identify savings through product, material, packaging, and tooling analysis.
• Maintain current quote revisions and agreed pricing and quantify specification changes before approval.
• Maintain accurate specifications, vendor details, costs, packaging, milestones, quotations, approvals, and production documents across systems.
• Control versions, resolve data gaps, document decisions, and ensure each handoff uses approved information.
• Keep samples and reviews on schedule; drive vendor follow-up and complete products, material, artwork, packaging, and preproduction approvals.
• Update final specifications and confirm production readiness before release.

Skills

Production experience

Vendor coordination

Attention to detail

Cross-functional collaboration

Time management

Tools

Excel

Product data lifecycle management systems

Job description

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. in New Providence, NJ, is seeking a Production Manager to lead the Impulse & Seasonal production, drive margins, and manage vendor execution. The role requires coordinating cross-functional teams, ensuring on-time delivery, and maintaining data accuracy across systems.

The job emphasizes standardizing processes, managing a large SKU count, and collaborating with our Shanghai team, with a hybrid work schedule 2–3 days on-site in New Providence.