Assistant Manager, Product Development & Production
Assistant Manager, Product Development & Production
Fashion Nova
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
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Fashion Nova is an inclusive fashion-forward and trend-driven apparel and lifestyle brand that celebrates all dimensions of confidence. We use our platform to spread positivity with brands for women, men, curve, luxe, sport, swim, beauty, and kids. We are obsessed with creating the best experience available for our customers and employees.
Fashion Nova was built on the backbone of individuality and inclusiveness. Our brands are worn and celebrated worldwide by customers, celebrities, and influencers because of our uniquely creative and talented employees.
Role Overview
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.
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
- 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
- Schedule of this position: Monday – Friday | Core business hours | Onsite
- Formalized career paths
- Flat management platform
- Manager Training Academy
- Creative Development Internship Program
- Fashion Nova Cares Program
- Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
- 401k match, with immediate vesting upon eligibility
- Stocked kitchens with gratis snacks and drinks
- Weekly catered lunches
- Summer Fridays at Headquarters
- Team bonding events and programs
- Employee discounts
NOTICE AT COLLECTION
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Seniority level
Mid-Senior level -
Employment type
Full-time -
Job function
Product Management and Marketing -
Industries
Retail Apparel and Fashion
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