Senior Production Manager - Jersey, Fleece & Knitwear

Job Description

Acne Studios is a progressive luxury house and through collaboration and curiosity, we set high aspirations and strive for excellence. We value everyone’s contribution and embrace feedback to develop ourselves and others. We aim to minimise our environmental impact across all our operations and to address societal challenges in the way we conduct our business.

As Senior Production Manager - Jersey, Fleece & Knitwear at our Stockholm office, you will lead the Jersey/Fleece and Knitwear production team. Working closely with our suppliers and with teams across development, quality and supply chain, you secure a production process that is timely and efficient and that meets our standards for quality, margin and delivery precision.

CULTURE OF COLLABORATION

We firmly believe that when you feel supported, included, and trusted, it enables you to enjoy your work and thrive in it. You will be a part of a team of colleagues with diverse roles and backgrounds, each with their unique skills and experiences.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

As Senior Production Manager your main contribution will be to lead the Jersey/Fleece and Knitwear production team and deliver high quality production within the categories, in line with company standards and business goals. You will report to the Head of Production. You will play a vital role in this significant category by:

• Leading and developing a team of five, taking full ownership of the people and administrative responsibilities that come with the position
• Leading the process from order placement until final production is delivered to the warehouse within drop precision, assuring the company's standards and goals for quality, margins and deliveries
• Analysing production lead times and defining pre-booking needs together with the production control manager to reach the requested delivery drops
• Managing supplier capacity through anticipation and ensuring a well-balanced production dispatch across factories, with all suppliers working according to specified terms and conditions
• Assessing our existing supplier base on an ongoing basis and partnering seasonally with managers to determine sourcing needs
• Overseeing all shipment sample checks and comments, and participating in PPS fittings in alignment with the product managers
• Ensuring that production related information is entered and maintained correctly in PLM and D365
• Maintaining close collaboration with development, quality, sustainability and supply chain to meet all product requirements

WHO YOU ARE

You have high aspirations and focus on details that create substantial impact. You enjoy working as a team and you embrace feedback to develop yourself and others. You are curious and thrive in a dynamic environment. Cooperation, respect, and clear communication are important, along with your ambition to learn and grow. If these qualities speak to you, we would love to have you on our team.

Specific personal qualities for this role:

• An experienced leader with strong social skills
• Efficient and organised, with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Action-oriented, with a proactive approach to problem solving
• Able to build and maintain strong relationships both internally and externally

Specific experience and knowledge for this role:

• An academic degree in business, textiles or a related field
• Minimum 7 years' experience within production or product development, preferably from high-end fashion brands
• Experience of leading and developing a team
• Experience of Jersey/Fleece or Knitwear production, with a solid technical understanding of the categories
• Strong costing and negotiation skills
• Experience of working in PLM and ERP systems, ideally D365
• Highly proficient in MS Office tools, particularly Excel
• Fluent in English

What matters most to us is not whether you master all the listed knowledge and skills. We are dedicated to recognising the potential in each individual. We embrace diversity of people as well as ideas and viewpoints and encourage everyone's individual expression of their own identity.