Director of Production - $150K

Build and execute seasonal production calendar and coordinate with Operations, Design, Product Development, and Patternmaking during pre-production process.
Work with leadership to establish upfront brand costing and strategic sourcing goals.
Understand and work with cross-functional teams to ensure financial targets are met.
Work closely with Product Development & Design team to set target prices for overseas and domestic factories to meet profit margins.
Produce detailed costing schedules to identify parameters for negotiations with manufacturers.
Work with Design team to offer alternative construction methods to maximize profit margins.
Research, locate and vet manufacturing sources overseas and domestically.
Visit factories, appraise production capacities and negotiate prices to produce quality products within margin targets.
Negotiate and place production orders with factories in line with production calendar.
Work closely with factories, international and domestic, through daily communication via email, phone and in-person to ensure day-to-day production operations run smoothly and efficiently.
Supervise and recruit overseas Quality Control specialists to conduct on-site production reviews.
Troubleshoot production issues, enforce quality control and track shipments to maintain production calendar.
Update status of goods through all stages of WIP. Report on important changes.
Advise on all production costing changes as they pertain to profit margin.
Check and approve factory invoices for labor and materials.
Make sure all import documentation is received in time for release of arriving shipments to maintain delivery schedule.
Work with 3PL / warehouse to ensure proper handling of inbound production orders and inventory.
Monitor and respond to quality issues on incoming goods, correct production defects with factories.