Production Manager - Quick to Market Womenswear

Work with a Sydney based Fast to Market brand. Internationally selling product.

About The Role

The Production Manager plays a pivotal role in driving product development and end-to-end supply chain management within the Product department. This is a strategic role focused on optimising the clients supply chain efficiency, ensuring every garment meets our exacting quality, fit, and aesthetic standards while safeguarding brand integrity and achieving targeted initial margin (IMU) goals.

You will lead the production, collaborating closely with Design to bring concepts to life, and managing relationships with offshore suppliers. Acting as the key link between the clients internal teams and our production partners, you will take full ownership of the development process from initial brief to final delivery - while continuously identifying opportunities to enhance speed-to-market, cost effectiveness, and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

- Work closely with the designer from concept to final sample, translating design intent into workable tech packs and specifications.
- Manage the full sampling process: proto, fit, salesman and pre-production samples.
- Source and approve fabrics, trims, prints, lab dips and strike-offs.
- Place and manage bulk purchase orders across China.
- Build and maintain the critical path for each collection, tracking every milestone from sample to delivery.
- Monitor production progress and flag delays early, with solutions to protect launch dates.
- Approve pre-production samples, size sets and top-of-production samples before bulk proceeds.
- Coordinate freight,



shipping and customs documentation with logistics partners.
- Act as the main point of contact for all manufacturing partners
- Build strong, respectful relationships with factories and agents, including occasional overseas visits.
- Negotiate pricing, minimum order quantities and lead times.
- Allocate styles to the most suitable supplier based on capability, cost and capacity.
- Assess supplier performance and source new partners when needed.

Stock replenishment and reorders

- Review sell-through and stock levels with the team to identify styles for reorder.
- Place replenishment and reorder purchase orders in time to avoid stock-outs.
- Keep consistent quality and fit across repeat production runs.
- Set and uphold quality standards, managing inspections and resolving faults with suppliers.
- Prepare product costings and work to target margins with the designer.
- Keep accurate records of orders, approvals, costings and production data.
- Ensure suppliers meet ethical sourcing, labelling and compliance requirements.

About You

- Minimum 4 years’ experience in a production manager role or similar.
- Demonstrated experience dealing with offshore manufacturing suppliers.
- Strong knowledge of product development process, garment construction, and local and offshore production supply chain management.
- Exceptional organisation and prioritisation skills to ensure business timelines are met.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with effective rapport building skills with a varied audience
- Outstanding attention to detail with a high level of accuracy.
- Ability to work deadlines and work independently.
- Positive and professional demeanour.

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📌 Production Manager - Fast to Market Womenswear (Sydney)
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📍 Sydney