Production Manager - Apparel, Sourcing Office 60-70k

Role overview

The Production Manager will own the full production lifecycle from order confirmation through bulk delivery, ensuring on-time, on-quality and on-cost execution with vendors in Vietnam and China. The role requires strong leadership to manage a small regional team and to drive continuous improvement through data, clear KPIs and structured problem solving.​

Key responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end production management from pre-production, line allocation, capacity planning, bulk follow-up to shipment, ensuring OTIF and quality targets are met.​

• Manage vendor performance in Vietnam and China, including capacity loading, lead time adherence, WIP tracking and issue escalation.​

• Analyse production, delivery and quality data to identify bottlenecks, forecast risks and recommend corrective actions.​

• Drive capacity management with vendors, aligning seasonal demand with factory capabilities and negotiating feasible production plans.​

• Partner closely with merchandising, planning, quality and technical teams to secure smooth handover from development to bulk production.​

• Lead problem-solving on delays, quality issues and capacity constraints using structured, data-driven methodologies.​

• Support vendor development, coaching factories on best practices in planning, productivity and quality, especially for complex categories such as outerwear.​

Requirements

• 10+ years' apparel production / sourcing / merchandising experience, with at least 3 years in a production management or similar leadership role in an MNC buying or sourcing office.​

• Proven experience managing end-to-end production with offshore vendors, ideally across Vietnam and China.​

• Strong leadership skills with experience coaching and developing teams in a fast-paced environment.​

• Solid analytical skills; comfortable working with production, capacity and performance data (Excel or similar tools).​

• Strong problem-solving mindset, able to anticipate risks and drive pragmatic solutions with cross-functional partners and vendors.​

• Outerwear or technical garment background is highly preferred.​

• Good communication skills in English; Chinese or Vietnamese is an advantage for vendor communication.