Assistant Manager, Product Development & Production

Fashion Nova•Beverly Hills, CA

63d•Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Manager, Product Development & Production is responsible for supporting the Product Development team with sample and purchase order organization. You will organize, count, and assess how many samples are in the Product Development queue, will schedule fit appointments with the vendors and models and will assist with the TOP coordination as needed.

Requirements

Basic understanding of Google Suite and Microsoft Office
Must have excellent time-management and organization skills, consistently achieving deadlines
Strong follow-up skills
Team player and open to dialogue
Must be able to effectively communicate in person and via email
Attention to detail
High ability to work both independently and collaboratively, efficiently, and quickly with superior quality
Ability to organize, prioritize, and pivot projects in a dynamic environment
Flexible thinker with the ability to make sound independent decisions
AFA or AA in Fashion Merchandising, Business, or related field, or equivalent work experience
English, additional language(s) an advantage

Responsibilities

Ensures all vendors are compliant
Maintains purchasing, scheduling and inventory control for all vendors
Oversees purchasing and scheduling for goods
Coordinate with PO admin to manage purchase order setup, including size breakdowns to distribute to vendors
Alongside the Vice President, Vendor Strategy, assist with final cost negotiation once orders have been passed
Tracks top of production samples ensure that they are received in a timely manner and meet quality expectations
Maintains Production Steps throughout the Company Calendar, collect and manage weekly WIP reports
Ensures Production Coordinator receives packing slips, update WIP report, and track open balances
Advises cross functional teams on delivery/margin challenges as they arise
Monitors factory ship dates
Manages cost sheet with cross functional team from proto, SMS to Production stage
Builds department’s work-in-process report from pre-production through production
Drives weekly cross functional meetings covering pre-production and production deliverables
Troubleshoots with key personnel on problematic styles before they become larger issues
Actively review sales bookings against cancel dates and production in distribution center dates
Alert Leadership of problems and resolutions as they arise