Production Manager

About nuuds

Most clothes make you think twice. nuuds makes getting dressed easy, so you can walk out the door with confidence. We design clothes for real life and real bodies, through every stage, every season, every version of you. We obsess over fabric, fit, and feel so that getting dressed stops being a decision and becomes the easiest part of your day. nuuds is approachable, elevated essentials made to meet you exactly where you are. 

We're growing fast and building a team that's as thoughtful, real, and bold as the brand itself. As a lean team with ambitious plans for continued growth, we understand that our people are the foundation of everything we build.

The Opportunity

The Production Manager is a hands-on, execution-focused role that owns the day-to-day mechanics of the production pipeline — purchase orders, WIP tracking, compliance filings, and testing follow-through. This role reports to the VP of Product and serves as the detail engine behind the production function: keeping every order, test, and filing moving, documented, and on time.

Key Responsibilities

Purchase Order Process & Follow-Through
Own the end-to-end purchase order lifecycle: issue POs to vendors, confirm acknowledgment, and verify costs, quantities, size runs, and delivery dates against the buy plan before release
Track PO revisions and amendments — quantity changes, date shifts, cost updates — and ensure internal systems, vendors, and cross-functional partners are always working from the current version
Follow every PO through to ex-factory, shipment, and warehouse receipt; reconcile discrepancies in quantity, cost, or delivery with vendors, operations, and finance
Maintain a clean, current PO status report and flag at-risk orders to the VP of Product before they become escalations
WIP Report Management
Own the master WIP report across all active programs — seasonal and fast-turn — updating on a weekly (or faster) cadence with direct vendor input
Chase vendors on every production milestone: fabric booking, cutting, sewing, testing, inspection, and ex-factory dates
Reconcile WIP status against POs and the production calendar; identify delays, capacity constraints, and critical path issues early and recommend recovery plans
Translate WIP data into clear, concise status reporting that gives the Director and leadership real-time visibility without having to ask
CPSC Filing & Regulatory Compliance
Manage CPSC compliance for all applicable products
Prepare, issue, and file Children’s Product Certificates (CPC) and General Certificates of Conformity (GCC), ensuring each is backed by passing test reports from CPSC-accepted labs before goods ship
Ensure tracking labels, flammability, lead, and phthalate requirements are met at the style level for every applicable program
Maintain an organized, audit-ready compliance filing system — test reports, certificates, and supporting documentation — and coordinate with customs brokers on import documentation as needed
Testing & QA Follow-Through
Oversee all garment and fabric testing with third-party labs: submissions, track turnaround, chase overdue results, and log outcomes at each stage of development and bulk production
Schedule and track factory inspections (inline and final); review inspection reports and drive corrective-action follow-up with factories to closure
Track approvals across the development cycle — BULK lab dips, FINAL samples, PP and TOP samples — and maintain complete approval records by style
Escalate test failures and inspection issues immediately with a recommended path forward; document learnings to prevent recurrence
Calendar & Communication
Support the Seasonal Pipeline calendar and Time & Action (T&A) plans by keeping milestone data current and headlining a week before it happens
Serve as the day-to-day operational contact for vendors on order execution, testing, and delivery
Maintain meticulous documentation across all active programs: purchase orders, approvals, vendor correspondence, testing results, compliance certificates, and delivery confirmations
Close the loop on every open item — within the production function and with external partners

What You Bring

Experience & Skills
3-5+ years of production experience in apparel, accessories, or consumer goods
Proficient with WFX / PLM & NetSuite / ERP systems or equivalent
Hands-on experience owning purchase order processes and WIP reporting, you’ve built and run the trackers, not just reviewed them
Working knowledge of CPSC/CPSIA requirements, including CPC and GCC preparation and third-party testing protocols
Experience coordinating lab testing, factory inspections, and corrective-action follow-up with overseas vendors
Highly organized and detail-obsessed - able to manage multiple programs, vendors, and deadlines without dropping a single PO line
Strong spreadsheet skills; comfortable living in WIP reports, PO logs, and testing trackers daily
Clear, direct, proactive communicator - you proactively close the loop
Self-directed and ownership-minded; thrives in a fast-moving, startup environment
Familiarity with import/export documentation and HTS classification a plus