Production and Materials Manager

Bealls; Bradenton (FL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Bealls in Bradenton, FL seeks a Production and Materials Manager to lead fabric sourcing, supplier partnerships, and production approvals from concept to on-time delivery. You will analyze costs, manage PLM material libraries, and ensure quality and compliance across Exclusive Brand products.

Collaborate with Design, Sourcing, and mills to drive innovation, cost savings, and timely launches in a fast-paced environment with strong emphasis on ethics and safety.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in apparel materials, production, sourcing, product development, or related field.
• Advanced PLM knowledge; demonstrate ability to build material libraries and maintain testing standards.
• Advanced Excel and data analysis skills; translate data into actionable insights.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, written, and presentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and lead cross-functional teams under tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Lead fabric sourcing and material development for Exclusive Brands.
• Oversee production approvals from concept through on-time delivery; manage time-and-action calendar.
• Monitor testing, quality, and compliance with Intertek and import requirements.
• Collaborate with Design, Technical Design, Sourcing, mills, and suppliers to drive cost-saving opportunities and innovation.
• Maintain materials library in PLM and ensure accurate documentation.
• Uphold ethics, labor standards, and safety in supplier partnerships.

Skills

PLM proficiency

Advanced Excel

Data analysis

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

PLM systems

Job description

| Job Description | | | | --- | --- | | Production and Materials Manager(Job Number: 260000H1) Description **WHY JOIN BEALLS?** At Bealls Inc., we've spent 111 years delivering brands, style, and value while creating exceptional experiences for our guests. As a family-owned, leading off-price retailer with more than 650 stores across 23 states, we remain committed to our entrepreneurial spirit, core practices, and communities. We believe success is built through innovation, teamwork, and collaboration across our organization. We offer opportunities to build skills, grow careers, and make meaningful contributions in a supportive environment where people are valued and empowered to succeed. **Production and Materials Manager** **Product Development- Apparel | Global Material Sourcing | Product Innovation** Shape the materials, partnerships, and production decisions that bring our Exclusive Brands to life. **Function:** As our business grows in volume and complexity, we are seeking a skilled Production and Materials Manager for apparel to elevate product value, quality, and innovation across our Exclusive Brands. In this highly collaborative role, you will lead fabric sourcing and development, analyze costs and lead times, and guide materials and production approvals from concept through on-time delivery. You will partner closely with Design, Technical Design, Sourcing, mills, suppliers, and vendors to identify new opportunities, solve challenges, and ensure raw materials meet established quality, testing, compliance, and performance requirements. **What You Will Lead** • Research global innovations in fibers, fabric construction, sustainability, and performance to bring relevant newness to the business. • Monitor global market conditions that affect the supply chain, including tariffs, social compliance, freight challenges, international labor costs, raw material costs and EPR extended producer responsibility. • Partner with mills and suppliers to develop materials and introduce new fabrics matching brand vision while driving value. • Evaluate insights from leading trend houses, and the broader market to help translate trends into commercially relevant material opportunities. • Attend key industry trade shows, including Première Vision, Functional Fabric Fair, Texworld, and Intertextile, as business needs require. • Trend presentation of materials quarterly aligning brand design intent, quality, performance, and delivery requirements. • Collaborate with Design and Sourcing to leverage fabrics across the assortment and identify cost-saving opportunities. **Quality, Compliance & Production Execution** • Coordinate with Intertek and Import Compliance to monitor and track testing results. • Lead communication with the Skin Cancer Foundation and maintain fabric validation protection claims. • Manage the production approval process to support accurate execution and on-time delivery. • Own the time-and-action calendar, ensuring factories meet production milestones, testing requirements, and delivery deadlines. • Maintain an accurate, current materials library in PLM and managing a physical hand standard library. • Partner with suppliers to uphold the company code of ethics and standards supporting human rights, labor laws, and workplace health and safety. **Qualifications:** • Bachelor's degree. • Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in apparel materials, production, sourcing, product development, or a related field. • Strong knowledge of global supply chains and the factors that influence cost, risk, quality, and delivery. • Advanced Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems knowledge to build material library and maintain testing standards. • Advanced Excel and data analysis skills, with the ability to turn information into clear, actionable insights. • Excellent interpersonal, verbal, written, and presentation skills. • Strategic thinking, sound judgment, and strong organizational and problem-solving capabilities. • Demonstrated project management and leadership skills, with a proactive, self-directed approach. • Ability to collaborate and coordinate effectively with multiple internal and external business partners. • A strong sense of urgency and the ability to develop solutions under aggressive deadlines. • Comfort working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment where priorities may evolve. **What Success Looks Like** Success in this role means building strong supplier partnerships, bringing forward innovative and cost-effective materials, maintaining disciplined testing and approval processes, and helping cross-functional teams deliver compelling Exclusive Brand products on time. **For more information, check out:** www.beallsinc.com www.bealls.com www.homecentric.com www.beallsflorida.com | | |