Associate Production Manager - Wholesale

About the role

The Associate Production Manager at Hot Topic is responsible for managing the production process from design handoff to finished product. This includes sourcing fabrics, yarns, and trims, obtaining approvals, and troubleshooting issues.

Responsibilities

• Manage production process from design handoff to finished product
• Develop and source fabrics, yarns, and trims; obtain approvals for fabric, lab dip, and trims; ensure tech pack turnovers to sourcing partners
• Work closely with the merchant & product development team to ensure vision of product is achieved during the sourcing & production process and update them regularly on deliveries and production issues
• Partner with internal teams like import, vendor relations, and traffic teams to ensure inbound merchandise is properly coordinated for on-time delivery
• Work closely with the licensing team to obtain licensor's comments in a timely manner to ensure on-time delivery
• Work with overseas vendors to monitor development and on-time delivery
• Sources and starts up new factory relationships; negotiates appropriate costs and deliverables with sourcing partners to ensure best margin and quality are achieved for our customers!

Requirements

• 3+ years product development experience in retail or wholesale working with overseas offices
• Experience working on licensed product a plus
• Organized, great communicator and detail-oriented, proficient in Excel
• Well versed in reviewing garment test reports
• Sourcing, manufacturing and costing wizard. You work your magic so much, they call you the Harry Potter of PD & Production
• An up-to-date point of view on the latest trends & strategies in sourcing & production
• Negotiation is your middle name

Qualifications

• Some travel may be required
• Team player - you thrive in a team environment and are comfortable giving, and receiving, honest, direct feedback