Associate Manager Production - Handbags

The Role + Purpose: Attend in-season Production and related meetings, and communicate any product-related information to all internal teams and vendors from initial concept stages through delivery. Collect and manage time and action information to ensure adherence to the corporate Product Development Calendar. Maintain seasonal cost charts, communicate initial projections and cost targets to vendors. Engage in cost negotiations as needed. Manage sample requests and track samples to ensure deadlines, quality standards and design aesthetics are being met. Attend fit sessions to ensure proper measurements are being met and sample corrections are being made within our fit process guidelines. Maintain line of communication between internal teams, vendors and factories to communicate and track style detail information and calendar deadlines.