Production Manager

MeUndies is a Los Angeles, CA-based underwear and loungewear company best known for its softer-than-soft basics. Founded in 2011, MeUndies disrupted the $110B underwear industry with the first online underwear subscription. Since then, the brand has inspired a passionate community of undie-obsessed individuals with its bold, comfortable products. And that’s only the beginning…

Today MeUndies has sold more than thirty million pairs of underwear and is profitable with double-digit YoY growth. It continues to redefine the subscription market by evolving the transactional subscription to a membership centered on community and relationships with the brand.

The innovative direct-to-consumer brand offers multiple purchasing options, including singles, packs, matching pairs, and monthly membership.

As the Production Manager you would execute and deliver quality and on-time products including cost negotiation, factory placement and production. The Production Manager manages all factory and mill relationships and ensures the flow of information from pre-production through production. This person plays a crucial CF role in maintaining the principles of development and production; cost, quality, and delivery. This position reports to the Senior Director of Product Development & Production.

Please note that this is a hybrid position of 4 days/week in our Los Angeles office

What You'll Do

• Issue PO’s & manage PO log
• Negotiate and finalize costing, maintain cost log
• Effectively communicate all potential risks to timeline with Director of Production
• Maintain and update vendor WIPs on weekly basis; communicate to CFT as needed
• Lead weekly WIP meetings with factory partners to ensure transparency on timelines, quality standards and troubleshoot any pending issues
• Source, develop, and negotiate for all packaging needs
• Monitor factory adherence to the vendor manual and chargeback agreements
• Work with planning team to distribute supplier projections to secure factory capacity
• Engage and facilitate daily communication with vendors to address all production related issues
• Initiate production fabric and garment testing, when applicable
• Work with third party and MeUndies QCs to ensure first quality production and shipping
• Own Quarterly Business Review (QBR) and present to vendors
  
  

What You Have

• B.A or equivalent
• 5+ years of experience in production, preferably imports
• In depth understanding of development and production calendars
• Strong comprehension of garment composition and quality control
• Ability to analyze apparel cost sheets
• Versed in managing a robust supplier base; fabric, trims, and manufacturing
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, emphasis on international relationships
• Strong project management skills and experience managing CFT
• High attention to detail and deadline driven
• Strong organization skills
• Advanced Excel & G suite proficiency
• Deadline-driven with a strong sense of urgency
• Ability to juggle competing priorities
  
  

The base salary range for this full-time position is $95,000 -$128,000. Within this range, individual pay is determined by various factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Please note that the base salary range provided in this posting does not include any bonus, equity, or benefits you may be eligible for.

WHY WORK AT MEUNDIES?

It's more than a job.

We have focused on building a team of people who emulate our core values. We look for people who stay balanced, go further, build relationships, champion differences, and are humble. At MeUndies, we continue to maintain a stellar brand by working collaboratively and encouraging growth with learning opportunities. There is no such thing as a small achievement here - we celebrate it all!

We look at the necessities.

We offer competitive equity/salary packages, including targeted annual bonuses, generous parental leave, a 401k, fantastic health benefits, open time off, and more.

We have an office you’ll enjoy going to.

We work in our office Monday - Thursday. Friday is a remote/work-from-home day. We’re set up to support comfortable working - hot desks, lounge, and casual seating areas, a Mother’s Room, an on-site gym & shower, and a kitchen that makes you feel like you’ve never left home. We’re dog-friendly, so your furry coworker can join you anytime.

We don’t forget the most important things.

We want MeUndies to be a place where you feel safe and comfortable, and we encourage our employees to hold us accountable for keeping it that way. We encourage open communication and a People Ops team that is ready to help. When you work at MeUndies, we take your needs as an employee (and a person) seriously. Our doors are always welcome to feedback and suggestions!

Plus those special extra things.

We also know how important it is to connect with your team members outside of everyday work. We offer catered lunches every in-office day, holiday parties, off-sites, happy hours, and an annual retreat. You’ll also get a sweet employee discount to rebuild your underwear drawer with our top-notch prints.

MeUndies is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing a workplace and hiring process free from discrimination. All employment decisions will be made, and all qualified applicants will be considered, without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or other legally protected characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. In addition, MeUndies will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable federal, state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.