We are excited to invite a Senior Director of Sourcing & Production to lead our apparel company’s end-to-end product development, sourcing, and production functions.

This role requires a strategic, hands-on leader who can translate creative and commercial objectives into executable production plans while protecting margin, quality, delivery and private label requirements.

As an instrumental partner on our executive team, we offer a great deal of authority in managing the below:

Product Development & Production

• Lead product development and production from initial concept through sampling, approvals, manufacturing, quality inspection, and final delivery.
• Men’s Apparel
• Establish clear development and production milestones to ensure timely approvals, manufacturing readiness, and on-time delivery.
• Manage complex Private Label multi-SKU apparel programs while balancing speed, quality, cost, and customer commitments.

Global Sourcing & Vendor Management

• Develop and manage strategic relationships with global mills, factories, suppliers, and production partners, including offshore vendors.
• Oversee supplier selection, capacity planning, production allocation, costing, purchase orders, schedules, and vendor performance.
• Negotiate pricing, capacity, terms, and performance while building long-term, reliable supplier partnerships.
• Develop resilient sourcing and manufacturing strategies that support growth, mitigate risk, and optimize factory utilization.

Costing & Margin Management

• Protect gross margin through cost engineering, vendor negotiations, purchasing controls, waste reduction, and early issue resolution.
• Evaluate product and sourcing decisions for their impact on profitability and provide leadership with clear recommendations and tradeoffs.
• Ensure fabric and production costs align with company objectives and customer requirements.

Quality, Compliance & Risk

• Partner with QA/QC and Compliance to establish testing, labeling, documentation, product safety, and quality requirements early in the development process.
• Ensure products meet applicable customer, regulatory, and retail compliance standards.
• Identify and mitigate risks related to materials, quality, capacity, cost, timing, vendors, and delivery.
• Lead root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and escalations when production or quality issues arise.

Supply Chain, Logistics & Delivery

• Partner with logistics and operations teams to manage production release through shipment and final delivery.
• Monitor production schedules, lead times, freight requirements, and delivery milestones to identify potential delays early.
• Collaborate on freight, consolidation, routing, and landed-cost decisions to balance service, cost, and delivery requirements.
• Maintain clear visibility into production status, capacity, cost performance, and delivery risk.

Leadership & Cross-Functional Partnership

• Lead, mentor, and develop support team, establishing clear accountability and strong technical capabilities.
• Build scalable processes, systems, reporting, and operating standards that improve efficiency, visibility, and execution.
• Partner closely with owners to align product, sourcing, production, and business objectives.
• Serve as a senior strategic resource to key customers and internal leadership, strengthening relationships and confidence in the Company’s capabilities.
• Foster a culture of proactive problem-solving, continuous improvement, accountability, and operational excellence.

What You Bring

• 10-15 years of progressive experience in apparel development, sourcing, production, and/or global supply chain, including senior leadership responsibility.
• Deep expertise in global sourcing, costing, yield optimization, and margin
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• Experience with Big Box and Specialty Store Chains.
• Familiarity with Kohls’ private-label program requirements preferred but not required.
• Proven experience managing global vendor, mill, and factory networks, including offshore production. (China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Pakistan, Bangladesh)
• Strong knowledge of fabrics, trims, raw materials, product development, manufacturing, quality, testing, and retail compliance.
• Strong commercial and analytical judgment with the ability to translate operational decisions into financial impact.
• Proven ability to build and lead high-performing teams and implement scalable processes in a fast-paced environment.
• Exceptional cross-functional leadership, communication, and negotiation skills.

NYC Office: 4-days in Office (Flexible in time)

Compensation: Competitive salary based on experience and qualifications.