Logistics and Production Manager for Retail Success

2 weeks ago

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States Sparks Group Full time
Job Summary

Sparks Group is partnering with a retail organization in Charlottesville, Virginia to find a skilled Retail Logistics and Production Manager. This is a direct hire opportunity for a hands-on leader with 8+ years of experience in retail apparel production and logistics.

Responsibilities:
  • Timely Delivery Management: Ensure the timely delivery of raw materials, production, and finished goods by managing team calendars and deadlines.
  • Interdepartmental Collaboration: Build and maintain positive relationships across departments (PD, Design, Merchandising) to guarantee product quality and cost-effectiveness.
  • Factory Relationship Management: Manage domestic and international factory relationships through regular visits and communication to ensure compliance, quality, and on-time production.
  • Seasonal Handoff Dates: Establish seasonal handoff dates with product development and design teams.
  • Lead Time and MOQ Analysis: Analyze lead times and minimum order quantities (MOQs), share insights with merchandising to inform seasonal buying decisions.
  • Production Calendar Management: Create and manage season-specific production calendars for each vendor, including timelines and action items.
  • Production Quantities and Projections: Review seasonal projections with factories, address concerns with merchandising, and finalize production quantities.
  • Material Orders and Freight Transportation: Oversee on-time material orders and choose the most cost-effective method (ocean vs. air) for freight transportation.
  • Compliance and Quality Management: Act as the main liaison with factories to ensure adherence to compliance mandates and quality specifications.
  • Factory Sourcing and Onboarding: Source and onboard new factories, leveraging expertise in trade agreements, logistics, and specialized production capabilities to diversify suppliers.
  • Inventory Management and Timely Payments: Ensure the accuracy of pre-paid inventory balances, reconcile invoices, and manage timely payments with accounting.
  • Product Delivery and Order Prioritization: Manage on-time product delivery and prioritize orders to meet fluctuating company needs.
  • Status Reports and Quality Control: Provide weekly status reports on all open orders with updated estimated time of arrival (ETA) to stakeholders.
  • Material and Finished Goods Quality Control: Oversee material and finished goods quality control processes, track damage rates, and work with customer service & product development to address any production issues.
  • 3PL and Freight Provider Relationship Management: Build a strong relationship with the third-party logistics (3PL) provider, promoting operational excellence within the supply chain.
  • SLA and Pricing Agreement Audits: Conduct regular audits of 3PL and freight providers to ensure adherence to service level agreements (SLAs) and pricing agreements.
Qualifications/Background Profile:
  • Extensive Experience: Extensive experience (8+ years) in apparel production and logistics, with proven leadership skills (managed direct reports).
  • Domestic and Import Production Expertise: Demonstrated expertise in both domestic and import production, with a strong preference for experience across both accessories and apparel.
  • Incoterms and Logistics Processes: In-depth understanding of Incoterms and logistics processes.
  • Multi-Channel Fulfillment Experience: Experience managing multi-channel fulfillment, including direct-to-consumer (DTC) and wholesale operations.
  • Sourcing, Vendor Onboarding, and Quality Control: Hands-on experience in sourcing, vendor onboarding, customer/wear-testing/durability analysis, prototype sampling, and quality control.
  • Retail Math Concepts: Strong grasp of retail math concepts: margins, cost optimization, inventory turnover, forecasting techniques, operational systems, and contract negotiation.
  • Analytical and Communication Skills: Sharp analytical skills with a continuous improvement mindset, and exceptional communication (written and oral) ability to clearly convey strategies across all levels and departments.
  • Leadership and People Management: Proven leadership and people management skills, with excellent communication and ability to collaborate across functions.
  • Excel and PLM Systems Proficiency: Advanced proficiency in Excel, and experience with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems, especially Centric.
  • Team Player: Team player with a "no task is beneath me" attitude.

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