Assistant Manager, Product Development & Production

Fashion Nova - Vernon, CA

Full-time - Entry Level

Vernon, CA

Clothing, Clothing Accessories, Shoe, and Jewelry Retailers

About the position

The Assistant Manager, Product Development & Production at Fashion Nova plays a crucial role in supporting the Product Development team by organizing samples and purchase orders. This position involves coordinating fit appointments, managing vendor compliance, and ensuring timely delivery of production samples while maintaining quality standards. The role requires strong organizational skills and the ability to work collaboratively across teams to troubleshoot and resolve production challenges.

Responsibilities

• Ensures all vendors are compliant
• Maintains purchasing, scheduling and inventory control for all vendors
• Oversees purchasing and scheduling for goods
• Coordinate with PO admin to manage purchase order setup, including size breakdowns to distribute to vendors
• Alongside the Vice President, Vendor Strategy, assist with final cost negotiation once orders have been passed
• Tracks top of production samples ensure that they are received in a timely manner and meet quality expectations
• Maintains Production Steps throughout the Company Calendar, collect and manage weekly WIP reports
• Ensures Production Coordinator receives packing slips, update WIP report, and track open balances
• Advises cross functional teams on delivery/margin challenges as they arise
• Monitors factory ship dates
• Manages cost sheet with cross functional team from proto, SMS to Production stage
• Builds department's work-in-process report from pre-production through production
• Drives weekly cross functional meetings covering pre-production and production deliverables
• Troubleshoots with key personnel on problematic styles before they become larger issues
• Actively review sales bookings against cancel dates and production in distribution center dates
• Alert Leadership of problems and resolutions as they arise

Requirements

• Basic understanding of Google Suite and Microsoft Office
• Must have excellent time-management and organization skills, consistently achieving deadlines
• Strong follow-up skills
• Team player and open to dialogue
• Must be able to effectively communicate in person and via email
• Attention to detail
• High ability to work both independently and collaboratively, efficiently, and quickly with superior quality
• Ability to organize, prioritize, and pivot projects in a dynamic environment
• Flexible thinker with the ability to make sound independent decisions
• AFA or AA in Fashion Merchandising, Business, or related field, or equivalent work experience

Nice-to-haves

• English, additional language(s) an advantage

Benefits

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
• Stocked kitchens with gratis snacks and drinks
• Weekly catered lunches
• Summer Fridays at Headquarters
• Team bonding events and programs