About Us

Taylor Stitch is a mens lifestyle company headquartered in San Francisco, CA. We design and sell timeless, high quality clothing and accessories and leverage customer feedback through every phase of our operation. Each week, we unveil new designs in our crowdfunded “Workshop” platform, but only produce the products and quantities our customers demand.

Our Values

• Operate with Integrity
• Customers First
• 1% Better Everyday 

Summary
The production manager is responsible for executing Taylor Stitch’s product development & production logistics. This role serves as the liaison between Taylor Stitch’s product team, vendor partners and customers, ensuring the timely movement of all development & production from prototype to commercialization.

Development

• Partner w tech & design to ensure timely release of technical packets, request patterns, component development & prototypes, facilitating progress by fielding related questions
• Build and execute TNA’s on style basis to ensure milestone deadlines are achieved
• Coordinate approval of color, wash, trims, prototypes in alignment with calendar
• Attend all fit sessions to ensure development remains on-time and achieves cost target

Production

• Point person for delivery status - ensure team is consistently updated on deliveries by maintaining internal production status tracking tool, communicating any changes to key partners & ensuring guest facing delivery information is accurate
• Gather & deliver all production materials needed to the appropriate partners in a timely manner (markers, bulk fabrics, trims, packaging, etc…)
• Initiate and maintain all cost sheets, negotiate costing at factory style level and review cost breakdowns to help engineer construction in most cost efficient way
• Release purchase orders to factories, ensuring utmost accuracy in details
• Review invoices from suppliers, ensure costing and payment terms are accurate and paid on time
• Review WIP reports with factories daily and ensure accurate
• Reserve capacity with factories in advance to reduce leadtimes
• Create packing & shipping guidelines and guide factories through execution
• Coordinate all logistics for bulk fabric, trims & garments, vetting various carriers and approving most cost efficient transportation mode
• Serve as the eyes in the factories & escalate any production issues to leadership
• Prevent delays and quality issues through diligent communication and problem solving

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Apparel Manufacturing or related field with 3-5 years experience in an apparel product development and production,
• Strong cross functional leadership team : influencing, collaboration skills and teamwork
• Strong organizational skills and detail-oriented work ethic
• Excellent communication and follow through skills
• High sense of urgency and sound decision making
• Strong vendor negotiation and relationship experience
• Proficiency in PC applications including excel and word
• Expertise in time and action calendars  

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