Director Of Production

Responsibilities
Lead department to drive success on projects. Work closely with sales, design, project management, installation, logistics and client relations, assuring project budgets, schedules, and quality targets are achieved. Act as a technical resource to team members, addressing and resolving inquiries and problems. Provide training within the company. Mentor and develop department team members and manage employees.

Supplier Management

Maintain a supplier base which creates and sustains a competitive advantage, drives innovation, and meets the needs of clients

Establish, build, and maintain relationships with key suppliers

Review and assist in resolving any supplier grievances, claims, conflicts, or quality issues

Production and Estimating

Responsible for total cost, quality, warranty, and on-time delivery of all production projects

Estimating costs of fixtures and components. Includes development costs, tooling, overhead, supplier costs, margins, packaging, quantities, etc.

Prepare final quotes from the data collected to meet the specified timeline and budget

Management

Serve as a technical resource on materials, estimates, scheduling, and production needs

Work closely with cross functional teams to assure timely project deliverables

Develop and track KPI’s, driving the team toward continuous improvement

Training, development of others, and leading and building strong stable teams

Directly manage the Manager of Graphic Production, and Director of Global Supply Chain(?)

Provide project support as needed

Ideal Candidate

10+ years of related experience and a bachelor’s degree in business, Supply Chain, Manufacturing preferred

Knowledge and understanding of the manufacturing of retail fixtures and point of purchase displays

Effective communicator across multi-functional teams and suppliers

Familiarity with a variety of manufacturing processes, printing, and related materials

Proficiency in Microsoft Office, and ERP systems

Strong negotiation, written and oral communications skills

Passionate about work and success, energetic and engaging, assumes ownership of work

10-20% travel may be required

Organized, detail orientated, good at follow-up

Effective problem-solving skills

Demonstrated leadership skills across a wide spectrum of teams and situations

High aptitude for mentoring

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