American Giant is seeking a Production Manager to coordinate various aspects of apparel manufacturing. We are looking for a full-time, responsible, super-efficient, hard-working team member who is detail oriented and proactive, takes accountability, can multitask in a fast-paced, high growth environment. An ideal candidate will have strong trouble shooting skills and preferably has experience in managing domestic vendors. This role will suit a production professional within the apparel industry, who has knowledge of product development, product sourcing, negotiation, and garment manufacturing processes. You must have an effective way of communicating with domestic suppliers under ethical and socially compliant standards. You will be the key to ensuring product optimization to hit crucial deadlines while upholding the company’s focus on Product Excellence.

What you’ll do: (Responsibilities)

• Own the end-to-end production lifecycle of assigned vendors and/or categories, including the hand-off between Product Development & factory
• Manage day to day operations pertaining to effective production, strategic costing, brand and factory compliance, sample management, quality assurance, and logistics.
• Communicate daily with vendors to monitor and track production statuses, ensure timely production sample delivery, shipping documents and cost sheets are completed accurately and on time.
• Collaborate with vendor to oversee and maintain accurate WIPs for each vendor; review, track, and troubleshoot issues to uphold key production dates.
• Partner with cross functional departments that are related to production to make sure calendar deadlines are met.
• Communicate effectively with cross functional teams; update the teams regularly on deliveries and alert the teams of any unexpected issues and negotiate resolutions with vendors.
• Timely PO processing to ensure raw materials and finished goods deliveries are secured.
• Negotiate recut costs and deliveries with production partners to ensure best profit margin and lead times are achieved.

• Assist in all new vendor sourcing project.
• Troubleshoot on behalf of factories with nominated suppliers if required.
• Enforce vendor agreement document with the vendors in case of any discrepancies

• Plan and prioritize workload to meet deadlines based on business priorities.
• Document all chargebacks and non-compliance issues for senior management to review
• Support special projects as needed.
• Organize quality inspections in factory and make sure the product hit the specs and quality as agreed upon.
• Closely work with marketing team on the delve. Of the photo samples.

What you’ll need: (Requirements)

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Logistics, Business, or a related field
• 5-7 years of production experience
• Domestic apparel manufacturing operations experience
• Understanding of factory WIP follow up.
• Understanding of garment construction as well as technical knowledge of apparel production
• Must be proactive and possess the ability to meet multiple tight deadlines.
• Must have exceptional organizational skills.
• Must possess excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Must have strong knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel (Google Doc and Sheets); ability to compile and synthesize complex data and utilize it to solve problems.
• NetSuite or comparable mid-market ERP experience preferred?
• Highly collaborative with a ‘no task is too small’ attitude, willing to jump in as needed to support the team.

*MUST BE LOCATED IN LOS ANGELES