Senior Production PM, Retail Displays & Packaging

Outform; Union City (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Outform in Union City, CA is seeking a Senior Production Project Manager to lead complex retail display, fixture, packaging, and merchandising programs from inception through deliverables. You will coordinate cross-functional teams, manufacturing partners, and supply chain stakeholders to ensure on-time, within-budget delivery while maintaining quality across domestic and international production partners.

You will drive continuous improvement, manage risks, and mentor junior team members,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 5+ years of experience managing retail display, fixture, packaging, or manufacturing production projects.
• Demonstrated success managing complex domestic and international production programs.
• Strong understanding of engineering documentation and Bills of Materials (BOMs)
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Experience working within ERP systems (Microsoft Dynamics 365 preferred).
• Strong project planning, budgeting, and organizational abilities.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of assigned projects and programs to ensure on-time and accurate delivery of orders and client objectives.
• Lead coordination of domestic and international manufacturing partners throughout the production lifecycle.
• Generate manufacturing orders and ensure projects are fully prepared for production readiness.
• Support project and program development efforts, including feasibility reviews and material considerations.
• Support Development team on prototype builds.
• Document engineering and production issues and support corrective actions.
• Support packaging submissions, including design review and drop testing coordination and compliance requirements.
• Utilize Microsoft Dynamics 365 ERP to enter project BOMs, create request purchase orders and support production planning.
• Review and approve proofs, die-lines, first article and production samples.
• Identify, communicate, and mitigate potential production, quality, and schedule risks.
• Ensure projects remain within approved budgets, timelines, and margin targets.
• Maintain design integrity and quality standards throughout the production process.
• Coordinate instruction sheet requests and provide supporting production documentation.
• Oversee shipping logistics coordination and identify special shipping or distribution requirements.
• Partner with line leads and manufacturing teams to approve first articles, production runs, and finished goods pack-outs.
• Provide guidance and support to Associate PPMs and junior team members as needed.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance production efficiency, quality, and project delivery performance.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Budgeting

Organizational skills

Communication

Continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365

Excel

Job description

Outform in Union City, CA is seeking a Senior Production Project Manager to lead complex retail display, fixture, packaging, and merchandising programs from inception through deliverables. You will coordinate cross-functional teams, manufacturing partners, and supply chain stakeholders to ensure on-time, within-budget delivery while maintaining quality across domestic and international production partners.

You will drive continuous improvement, manage risks, and mentor junior team members,