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This role owns the day-to-day execution of trim purchase orders - issuing and tracking orders, monitoring deliveries against the production calendar, reconciling receipts, and following up with suppliers to keep production on schedule. The Trim Manager also supports factories and internal teams in resolving trim receiving issues. The position requires strong organizational skills, proactive follow-up, attention to detail, and the ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.\nResponsibilities:\nIssue and track trim, label, and packaging orders for production, ensuring that pricing, lead times, and delivery dates align with calendar and company needs.\nPlace blanket production orders for key suppliers and negotiate best pricing and lead times.\nLiaison with cross functional partners to communicate the status of bulk goods, update WIP charts, and ensure any potential delivery risks are escalated to appropriate teams.\nTrack production trim shipments across domestic and overseas suppliers and proactively follow up on open orders to ensure production deadlines are met.\nCommunicate all incoming domestic shipments to cross functional teams and factories, ensuring shipments arrive as expected. Reconcile final received quantities against purchase orders and packing lists and resolve any discrepancies between suppliers and vendors.\nValidate supplier shipping documentation for accuracy and completeness; escalate documentation or customs compliance issues to broader team.\nReceive and review bulk production trims for approval and ensure that they align with the brand’s standard of quality.\nCommunicate trim specifications, packaging requirements, labeling details, and testing standards to factories and suppliers.\nFollow up on all trim adjustments from SMS going into production and ensure that any revisions are clearly communicated to vendors and teams.\nPartner with teams to ensure all preproduction trims are available for sampling as needed.\nInitiate and follow up on trim testing requests to ensure components are to company standard. Validate any relevant results against proposed care instructions.\nSupport team in problem solving any trim quality or defect concerns.\nReview and validate BOM’s to ensure all trim information is accurate.\nMaintain and organize bulk trim libraries, ensuring components are easily accessible.\nConduct regular audits and seasonal clean-ups in partnership with domestic factories to ensure inventory accuracy.\nCommunicate compliance needs to suppliers and request any needed documentation (certifications, vendor records, etc.).\nSupport cost reporting and internal audits by keeping clear and accurate records of all trim orders and shipments easily accessible.\nAssist in pulling trims for special projects and collaborations as needed.\nQualifications:\n5-7 years of trim, raw materials, product development, or production experience in apparel, with independent category, supplier, or order-management responsibility.\nExperience managing trim development and bulk production workflows, including costing, lead times, MOQs, approvals, purchase orders, shipments, and receipt reconciliation.\nStrong technical trim knowledge across hardware, buttons, zippers, labels, packaging, grommets, and specialty trims; hardware experience strongly preferred.\nExperience reviewing testing, quality, compliance, shipping, customs, and supplier documentation and resolving discrepancies or production issues.\nExperience in a ready-to-wear environment and with domestic and overseas suppliers is preferred.\nProven ability to manage multiple overlapping seasons, high order volumes, shifting priorities, and tight production deadlines.\nProficiency in PLM systems and Excel required; experience with VibeIQ or similar platforms is a plus.\nStrong negotiation, organization, analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills, with proactive follow-through and close attention to detail.\nAbility to work collaboratively across design, product development, production, suppliers, and factories in a fast-paced environment.\nThe base salary range for this role is between $80,000 and $90,000. The relevant base salary will vary depending on wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to, skill sets, experience, training, degrees, and certifications. The base salary is just one component of our total compensation offerings, which consist of a comprehensive benefits package as well as a short-term incentive program, clothing allowance, and merchandise discounts\nAt Veronica Beard, we are committed to creating and maintaining a workplace where every single employee can thrive and feel valued. As a company, we firmly believe that there is strength in diversity. We seek to recruit talent from a variety of perspectives and backgrounds and are actively seeking candidates with a dedication to advancing equity, inclusion, and racial and social justice in their work. \nVeronica Beard is committed to an environment of mutual respect and is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer. 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