INTRODUCTION

At Burberry, we believe creativity opens spaces. Our purpose is to unlock the power of imagination to push boundaries and open new possibilities for our people, our customers and our communities. This is the core belief that has guided Burberry since it was founded in 1856 and is central to how we operate as a company today.
We aim to provide an environment for creative minds from different backgrounds to thrive, bringing a wide range of skills and experiences to everything we do. As a purposeful, values-driven brand, we are committed to being a force for good in the world as well, creating the next generation of sustainable luxury for customers, driving industry change and championing our communities.

JOB PURPOSE

The Senior Manager Production is responsible for managing the production process of all product categories divided into the various M/W collections. This role is responsible for all the process, starting from the technical verification and the various critical style issues assigned to production, both Made in IT and EU; where technically and numerically these styles can be produced in compliance with CM costs set in the price list and BBY quality requirements.
He has to guarantee on time deliveries based on the floorset requested by the Merch.
The Senior Manager Production must maintain continuous collaboration with Subcontractors and Supporting facilities, booking and guaranteeing seasonal production slots.
Other responsibilities:

• Continue scouting for new production factories, always aligned with the quality standard, cost and CR compliance.
• Follow the costs development, from the prototyping, sampling and production phases with the goal to respect the required targets while maintaining and seeking improvement for the correct margins.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Production management tasks while maintaining continuous collaboration with Subcontractors
• Development of production links with external departments, especially with the central Sourcing team based in UK
• Technical assistance to external departments during all the process starting from development, planning, collection management and production phases.
• Coordination of the production offices in relation to production launches, maintaining the timing set during the planning phase.
• Processing price lists from the prototype phase to production in compliance with company margins
• Cost negotiations from sampling phase but above all in the production phase with the relevant Subcontractors.
• Manage production and cutting teams efficiency through monitoring workload and priorities.

PERSONAL PROFILE

• High technical knowledge for all the production phases consolidated over many years in the luxury fashion industries.
• Strong ability and flexibility in managing seasonal peak moments.
• Ability to relate to people at various levels operating in production factories both in IT and EU.
• Negotiation skills balancing the various phases of collection development.
• Excellent ability in organization and problem solving.
• Ability to manage critical phases, planning, multitasking and working under pressure.
• Familiarity with the main production planning tools, developed in previous experiences. Mandatory the knowledge of Excel
• Fluency in English

MEASURES OF SUCCESS

FOOTER

Burberry is an Equal Opportunities Employer and as such, treats all applications equally and recruits purely on the basis of skills and experience.

Posting Notes: Italy || Not Applicable || Turin || INTERNAL MANUFACTURING || BURBERRY TECNICA || n/a ||