DIRECTOR OF SOURCING AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT - Hybrid

Company Description: Our client is a well known womens contemporary Knitwear company in NYC offering a hybrid schedule is seeking a Director of Production/Sourcing/Costing

Responsibilities:

• Director of Production and Sourcing for Women’s production.
• Develop and implement strategies for the company growth and profitability targets.
• Develop strong relationships with vendors and overseas factory base.
• Develop and source the newest knit fabrications
• Source new supply chain factory resources.
• Determine which factories for the best options for garment production
• Oversee all related issues with pricing, quality, AND PRODUCTion
• Manage all cost negotiations to achieve IMU% goals
• Partner with factory Compliance functions in the approval process
• Develop, monitor, and implement seasonal time/action calendars in order to achieve required delivery
• Direct production approval process- including fit approvals, trim, color approval, AND PRODUCTion scheduling to meet sales plan
• Manage a team of production coordinators and technical designers

Skills

• Bachelor’s degree
• 7 plus years in production, costing, and sourcing in wholesale in knitwear
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Excel, and adobe
• Overseas travel experience
• Fabric knowledge, Cut and Sew Knits
• Factory connections is a plus
• Must have Walmart experience
• Fast-paced, high energy, and multi-tasking capabilities