Production Manager

About Us

Centric Brands is a leading lifestyle brand collective that designs, sources, markets and sells high quality products in multiple segments, including women’s, men’s and kid’s apparel, accessories, entertainment and beauty. Centric Brands is focused on our customers and our brands that will drive the company’s future growth. We are defined by innovation as we seize new opportunities and thrive in an environment informed by creativity and thinking that is both analytical and outside the box.

Centric Brands reflects a team built on respect, for others and for the hard work it takes to achieve our goals and build our bright future together.

Production

From sourcing raw materials to manufacturing, order placement, pricing and quality control and getting the finished product where it needs to be, our production team is responsible for ensuring we keep our standards high and our business profitable at every step of the journey. If you are a focused, results‑driven, tenacious and highly flexible team player, we’ll give you every opportunity to build a rewarding career with one of the world’s foremost major lifestyle brand collectives.

The Production Manager manages the placement, execution and follow‑up of manufacturing orders and by ensuring the timely delivery of quality, profitable goods.

• Perform competitive research; continuously evaluate marketplace to identify and report on applicability of key trends in manufacturing, fabrications and construction; identify significant innovations and share with supervisors in Production and partners in Merchandising and Design on regular basis; maintain archive of materials, hardware, etc. for production

• Create approved vendor matrix, with costing and production capacity portfolio
• Assist in negotiations on pricing to ensure profitability; enter final buys; track production from first samples to final deliveries; advise Sr. Manager and Director of non‑compliance/claims chargebacks with vendors; coordinate customs classification coordination with Imports
• Partner with Merchandising, Design and Sales to develop product, ensure correct execution of products and attain agreed‑upon margin goals, in context of larger assortment and cost structure; set and articulate expectations and ensure timely delivery according to development calendar
• Follow and enforce production standards and cohesiveness of brand, where appropriate, across categories and vendors; attend all fits and work closely with Product Development to ensure on‑time approvals; execute quality control initiatives, including QA analysis and solutions; adhere to and enforce production standards
• Troubleshoot quality and technical issues with factories, mills, vendors and team(s); execute efforts in special garment development and enhancements and modifications to designs and materials, including line and discount/derivative products, in order to maintain aesthetic and achieve financial goals
• Advise management on capacity planning and performance management by sourcing office, region, country and vendor; contribute accurate information for costing models; advise Production Director on commitments to raw materials, where appropriate; allocate production across vendors and reserve production space

• Partner with customers, Sales, Merchandising and Operations, as well as vendors and factories to ensure adequate flow of goods relative to orders and anticipated demand criteria
• Coordinate interoffice communication and follow‑up with internal and external customers and contacts regarding production, including suppliers and vendors
• Perform special projects as assigned
• Travel to factories and international trade shows, where appropriate

• Contribute positively to team dynamic and manage up where necessary
• Attract, develop and retain talent
• Monitor and evaluate performance of individuals

• Superior organizational skills and excellent communication skills; team oriented
• Ability to multi‑task and meet deadlines; highly detail oriented and meticulous
• Creativ…