Production Manager

Job Title: Production Manager Location: New Providence, NJ (hybrid 2-3x/week onsite) Overview As the newly created Production Manager for our Impulse & Seasonal business, you’ll lead production, costing, vendor execution, product data, approvals, and schedules across our fast moving, trend-forward Impulse & Seasonal business.

You’ll be responsible to establish consistent standards, protect margins, ensure production readiness, and hold teams and vendors accountable for quality and on-time delivery. What You’ll Do: Production Leadership, Planning and Risk 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 cost, quality, capacity, and delivery risks early, and drive timely decisions. Standardize production processes and handoffs to improve accountability, consistency, and execution. Vendor Allocation, Costing and Margin 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. Product Data, Samples and Approvals 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.

What You’ll Bring: 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