Production Manager - Fashion at Amani Advisory

Location: Eleganza, Lagos.

Salary: 200,000 - N250,000net

Our client is a fashion house based in Eleganza Lagos, that specializes in designing and creating attainable ready-to-wear and bespoke outfits.

The Production Manager is responsible for overseeing the entire production process in a fashion production house, ensuring timely, cost-effective, and quality-driven output. This role ensures seamless coordination between design, pattern making, tailoring, and finishing teams, while maintaining adherence to quality and delivery timelines.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and manage detailed production plans in line with sales forecasts and collection schedules.
• Coordinate and communicate production requirements with designers, tailors, beaders
• Allocate tasks and monitor production timelines to ensure on-time delivery.
• Supervise daily activities of production staff including tailors, beaders.
• Conduct regular team meetings to review progress, address challenges, and share updates.
• Train and motivate team members to maintain high standards of quality and efficiency.
• Implement and enforce quality assurance protocols at each stage of production.
• Conduct random quality checks and final inspections before delivery.
• Address and resolve issues related to defects, alterations, and reworks.
• Monitor fabric, trims, accessories, and other raw material usage and reordering needs.
• Liaise with procurement team to ensure timely availability of materials for ongoing and upcoming projects.
• Manage relationships with external vendors, embroiders, printers, and other service providers.
• Ensure outsourced tasks meet quality and delivery standards.
• Maintain accurate records of production output, timelines, delays, and wastage.
• Prepare weekly/monthly reports for management on production performance, bottlenecks, and improvement areas.
• Identify and recommend process improvements to increase efficiency and reduce costs.
• Stay updated with new technologies and trends in fashion production.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Production, Garment Technology, Textile Science, or a related field.
• 4+ years experience in garment production, with at least 2 years in a supervisory or managerial role.
• Strong knowledge of garment construction, fabrics, embellishments, and production processes.
• Proficiency in production planning tools and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Strong leadership and team management abilities.
• Attention to detail and a strong quality focus.
• Problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple deadlines.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.