Director of Production

Company Overview: Btween is a leading Childrenswear lifestyle brand that designs, sources, and sells high quality products in multiple categories within the Childrenswear space. Position Overview: This position is responsible for leading the product development and production process under all divisions within btween portfolio. Responsibilities: Creating product development and production calendar; coordinating with internal departments for each category/division within the company Responsible for development timelines; liaison with design, merchandising and channel leads to create go to market calendars that align with business expectations Partner with design throughout design prototype development and approval process Lead the production team in establishing processes by implementing a detailed work in progress calendar reports for all factories Drive the holistic production process under the VP of Production and Sourcing Oversee all communication with factories regarding the daily execution of product from sketches/tech packs to final production Oversee approval process and analyze Factory WIP to ensure on time deliveries Manage and negotiate the delivery dates of development and production samples Maintain and analyze cost and pricing grids for all orders within the company Along with VP and VP of Production help to determine factory allocation based on factory strengths, pricing, and margin requirements Liaise with manufacturers on material management, final production engineering, cost optimization and price negotiation Constantly evaluate and implement new systems to ensure accuracy and efficiency along the production process Establish QC specifications per product store guidelines to each factory and ensuring accuracy of all tech packs Anticipate potential problems and risk, generate new ideas and solution Evaluate vendor mix and size of vendor base Daily communication with overseas suppliers on all production details, and costing Manage product integrity and order specifications compliance Plan and execute a strategic sourcing plan to identify strategic partners Provide strong leadership, management, development, and training to team members. Benefits: Health Dental and Vision Insurance End of Year Bonus Great Company Culture!