What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Manager position at Speks?
Hi, we’re Speks, a Brooklyn-based product design company creating premium sensory products for teens and adults. We sell globally across wholesale, retail, and DTC, and we’re growing fast.
We’re looking for a Production Manager to join our production team with a focus on quality control, key account execution, and vendor compliance.
This is a hands-on role working closely with factories, internal teams, and global partners to help ensure our products meet high standards and ship on time, especially for key retail accounts and global distributors.
This is a full-time, in-office role based in DUMBO, Brooklyn.
What You’ll Do
Help manage production schedules and keep everything on track
- Support production timelines across factories and SKUs
- Work with internal teams and suppliers to keep orders moving on time
- Flag risks early and help resolve delays before they impact shipments
- Help improve systems and processes over time
Support quality control across production
- Work with factories and third-party inspectors to help maintain product quality
- Assist in identifying quality issues and following through on corrective actions
- Help maintain consistent QC standards across products and production runs
Support key accounts and global distributors
- Help manage production for major retail accounts including Walmart, Target, and other key partners
- Coordinate production and compliance needs for international distributors
- Ensure orders align with account-specific requirements, timelines, and standards
- Help ensure products meet country-specific requirements where applicable
- Coordinate with operations and sales to support demand and delivery expectations
- Support consistency in quality and compliance across all markets
Support vendor compliance for retail accounts
- Help ensure factories meet retailer requirements including labeling, packaging, testing, and documentation
- Maintain and organize compliance records tied to key accounts
- Work with vendors to address and prevent compliance issues
What We’re Looking For
- 5 years of experience in production, quality control, or supply chain within consumer products
- Experience working with Chinese manufacturers
- Familiarity with QC processes and factory coordination
- Experience supporting major retail accounts like Walmart or Target is a plus
- Familiarity with retailer compliance requirements, testing, and packaging standards
- Experience working with global distributors is a plus
- Highly organized with strong attention to detail
- Clear and effective communicator across teams and partners
What You’re Like
- You are detail-oriented and care about quality
- You are proactive and help solve problems early
- You are comfortable working with factories and holding them accountable
- You stay organized across multiple moving priorities
- You follow through and keep things from slipping
Why You’ll Love Working Here
At Speks, you will join a small, sharp team in a bright DUMBO office. We move fast, ship real products, and sell them all over the world.
We offer
- Competitive salary
- Comprehensive benefits
- 401(k)
- A collaborative work environment
Ready to Apply
Send us your resume, cover letter, and one interesting fact about yourself that is not on either.
We are hiring right away.
See more at www.getspeks.com and @getspeks