Home D��cor Production Manager

Jenni Kayne is a California-based lifestyle brand that aims to empower an elevated approach to everyday living. Whether it's our edited style ethos or coveted interiors sensibility, we work hard to create a world that's inviting and intentional. From our stores across the country to our operations and corporate teams, we believe in the power of a workplace that's built on diversity and inclusion—where the varied voices and viewpoints of our community pave the way.

Role and Responsibilities:

As the Jenni Kayne Home Décor Production Manager, your primary responsibilities include the following:

• Responsible for all production issues including margins, factory allocation, quality, purchase orders, and production timelines
• Negotiate costing and vendor/supplier terms (payment terms, pricing, QA processes, etc)
• Coordinate shipping schedule/logistics for incoming production orders and communicates with Buying + Warehouse teams
• Create and manage calendar that sets development and production deadlines to ensure on time production delivery.
• Approve final samples with Design. Confirm materials, color standards, and technical details for each style with Design at Handover. Build Tech Packs for approved styles.
• Ability to source for new product and material requests in keeping with brand integrity, quality, and margin
• Conduct market research to ensure costing aligns with the market
• Manage PO creation, item set-up, delivery/cost updates in Netsuite
• Work with vendors to ensure on-time delivery of raw materials and production
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with vendors
• Hold vendors accountable to mutually agreeable solutions when delays and quality issues occur
• Execution of factory compliance program – social compliance audits, product testing, QC inspections
• Work closely with the Marketing team to ensure samples are in hand in time for key marketing shoots, events, etc.
• Manage quality control procedures and all QC/aftercare customer issues. Take ownership of the entire process and communicate required action steps and resolutions to the wider Jenni Kayne team.
• Visit domestic and overseas factories/vendors as needed.
• Work cross functionally with all teams at Jenni Kayne, including but not limited to Buying, Operations, Retail, Delivery Experience, Marketing and Ecommerce to provide proactive communication around delivery timelines and quality issues.
  
  

Qualifications and Requirements:

• 6+ years of experience in apparel and/or home production; must have 3+ years of experience in the Home category
• Strong understanding of prototyping, development practices & processes
• Hands on experience with sourcing, new vendor on-boarding, customer/wear-testing/durability, proto sampling, quality control
• Must have strong knowledge of retail math: margin, cost optimizations, turn, forecasting techniques, operational systems, and contract negotiation techniques
• Must be an analytical thinker with the ability & drive to improve processes
• Must have excellent oral & written communication skills with the ability to clearly communicate strategies across all channels and levels
• Able to work independently
• Reliable and cooperative colleague
• The ability to organize & prioritize workload to meet deadlines is essential while being flexible and adaptive to changing priorities
• Entrepreneurial spirit, takes initiative
• Team player, collaborative, results driven and respectful
• Quick learner with excellent attention to detail
  
  

Preferred Skills:

• Results driven; strategic, conceptual and innovative thinker
• Work in office at minimum 3 days a week
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Understanding of NetSuite
• Ability to multitask and exceptional organizational skills, owning calendar and managing deadlines
  
  

Physical requirements:

• Must be able to move and lift heavy objects (20 pounds or more) from time to time as required
  
  

Additional Notes:

This job description is not all inclusive. In addition, Kayne LLC dba Jenni Kayne reserves the right to amend this job description at any time. Kayne LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment.

The annual base salary range for this position is $90,000 - $120,000. The base salary is determined by experience, education, skills, and location.

Location: Los Angeles, CA, US

Posted Date: 12/7/2023