Head of Production, Development and Procurement
Bodily
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: New York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United States
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Lead
About the role
- Own end-to-end product development, sourcing, and production execution
- Ensure products are delivered on time, at target cost, and at required quality
- Actively manage financial risk, inventory liability, and cash exposure
- Build and manage development timelines in partnership with Corporate Strategy
- Partner with factories on fabric, trim, construction, and style direction
- Ensure proposed materials meet MOQ, MCQ, and lead-time requirements
- Review and align fabrications, style details, and color direction with the CEO
- Maintain and enforce fabric, trim, and finished goods testing protocols
- Negotiate development and bulk pricing; identify solutions to improve margins
- Oversee wear testing and drive final adoption decisions
- Build, manage, and adjust monthly production calendars
- Communicate delivery risks early and partner cross-functionally on solutions
- Issue and communicate purchase orders to factories
- Maintain accurate system records for EXF, payment terms, and status
- Own monthly COGS reconciliation in partnership with Finance
- Ensure financial approval for all additional or unplanned spend
- Manage factory chargebacks and open-order adjustments
Requirements
- Senior-level experience across product development, sourcing, production, and procurement
- Deep technical understanding of fabrics, trims, construction, and manufacturing
- Strong supplier negotiation and cost-management skills
- Proven ability to manage production calendars, liabilities, and financial exposure
- High attention to detail, documentation accuracy, and systems discipline
- Clear communicator who proactively escalates risks and drives solutions
- Comfort operating in a lean, fast-moving, high-accountability environment
- Must be based in New York or tri-state area and able to work remote-hybrid
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
product developmentsourcingproduction executionfinancial risk managementinventory managementcost managementfabric knowledgetrim knowledgemanufacturing processesnegotiation
Soft skills
attention to detaildocumentation accuracycommunicationproblem-solvingcross-functional collaborationproactive risk managementadaptabilitytime managementleadershiporganizational skills