Sr. Sample Production Manager

Description

Haddad is a privately held family business with 100 years’ experience in the children’s apparel & accessories industry. A leader in the children’s wear industry, Haddad Brands is the exclusive global licensee for the most iconic brands in the world, which include Nike, Jordan, Converse, Hurley, Levi’s, Polo, Abercrombie and Fitch, Lacoste, Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein and Huggies. Supported by a team of professionals skilled in design, sourcing, production, sales, marketing & distribution of premium quality children’s wear, Haddad distributes globally to 100+ countries and maintains sales and sourcing offices in 22 cities globally, including New York, Paris, Hilversum, Shanghai, Egypt, Bangkok, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, London and Montreal.

Overview:

The Sr. Sample Production Manager will work closely with Designers to act as point person for sampling requests and manage communication between internal teams and factories for both in-season and off-calendar requests.  

Key Accountabilities:

• Build and execute seasonal strategy for capacity and track across multiple brands based on available factory allocation
•  Create, manage, and maintain seasonal sampling request across multiple brands & categories to ensure alignment between factories
• Manage communication between internal teams and factories for both in-season and off-calendar requests
• Coordinate with internal teams to consolidate communication ensuring streamlined requests of fabric and samples is   communicated clearly to the factories
• Communicate deliverable updates to both domestic and global cross-functional partners to ensure timelines are maintained and milestone deliverables are met
• Elevate and proactively seek out solutions to missed deliverables as they relate to Calendar or shifts in business needs
• Collaborate with cross-functional business leads to identify solutions for shifted sampling needs as in-season   challenges arise
• Collaborate with cross-functional leadership in concepting, testing, and rolling out new digital sampling solutions to improve efficiency of the sampling process
• Collaborate with Calendar team and Design to drive achievable deadlines for sampling deliverables seasonally
• Manage calendar updates in biweekly calendar agendas, including reporting out recaps of sample xfty’s, and manage updates   in master calendar files & outlook calendars
• Work closely with the Ops teams on tech pack hand off details (BOM, Specs, Artwork) to ensure accuracy and smooth workflow
• Manage high level recaps on sample status and risk to be shared with CFT and leadership weekly
• Act as the liaison between Factories/Sourcing & Design where needed to expedite resolutions to ensure on time sampling
• Special projects as assigned

Requirements

Required Skills/Abilities/Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Sourcing, Product Development, or related field
• 5+ years of experience in the fashion industry (children's wear knowledge a plus)
• Proficient in Microsoft Office with advanced Excel skills
• Excellent organizational, communication and presentation skills with attention to detail
• Must be a strategic thinker, persuasive and collaborative