Production Manager

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.

Were growing fast and building a team thats 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.

• 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

• 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 Childrens 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

• 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

• 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 youve 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