Head of Production

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gainor staffingNew York (NY)

SENIORITY

Manager

SALARY

$200,000 per year

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About the role

A privately held children’s-apparel business is creating a senior production leadership role with broad cross-functional influence. The position is designed for an experienced operator ready to take ownership beyond a traditional production remit. You will serve as the central point between commercial and execution teams, keeping orders, factories, priorities and timelines moving. The role offers the opportunity to shape how production is managed across the organization.
Who You Are:
  • You have 10+ years of production or product-development experience
  • You understand factory communication, sourcing and apparel production workflows
  • You have coordinated complex work across commercial and execution teams
  • You can manage priorities, teams, orders and delivery activity
  • You are a hands-on, highly organized operator
  • You communicate clearly and remain closely involved in execution
What You’ll Do:
  • Serve as the central liaison between sales, sourcing, production and product development
  • Coordinate order status, factory activity, priorities and delivery timelines
  • Lead regular team touchpoints and resolve execution issues
  • Organize and filter commercial requests before routing them to execution teams
  • Maintain visibility across multiple orders and interconnected workflows
  • Partner closely with senior creative leadership
What Success Looks Like:
  • Teams have one clear source for order status and production priorities
  • Sales receives timely information without overwhelming execution teams
  • Production, sourcing and product development operate with stronger coordination
  • Factory activity, orders and delivery needs remain visible and organized
  • Cross-functional issues are identified and resolved quickly
  • Salary Range
$200,000 - $2250,000 base + 15-25% bonus (annually based on experience) Location New York, NY (Hybrid) Gainor is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Gainor are based on business needs, job requirement and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity and expression), age, national origin, immigration status, marital or familial status, citizenship status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, reproductive health decision making, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic or status protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

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