Apparel Production & Design Manager (Luxury Women's Clothing)

Strawberry Paris

Paris-born luxury womenswear brand devoted to unapologetic femininity, romance, and red-carpet-level beauty. Signature delicate French laces, hand-placed embroidery, fluid silks, and dreamy prints have made us the go-to for brides, celebrities, and women who want to feel like the heroine of their own love story.

Creative studio in Paris · Operational headquarters and full production management in Los Angeles.

www.strawberryparis.com

Role: Apparel Production Manager

Full-time, on-site in Los Angeles, CA (Downtown LA / Arts District)

This is a high-speed, high-pressure production role on a small, lean team. You will own and manage 100% of production from A to Z for our luxury womenswear brand. Production is mostly based in Asia.

The role is approximately 85% manufacturing, fit, and production management and 15% design support. You will be responsible for turning Paris design concepts into flawless finished garments — on time, on budget, and at the highest couture-level quality.

Expect daily late calls (often 6–8 p.m. PT or later), last-minute design changes from Paris, containers stuck at port, and zero tolerance for delays. This is not a 9-to-5 job. It’s for someone who thrives in chaos and delivers results under intense pressure.

• Own end-to-end production for every style: from receipt of Paris tech packs through sampling, bulk production, quality control, logistics, and final warehouse receipt.
• Serve as the primary point of contact with all factories in China, Vietnam, India, Thailand, and Indonesia. Daily (and often late-night) communication via WeChat, WhatsApp, and calls is non-negotiable.
• Relentlessly manage and track samples, lab dips, strike-offs, PP samples, and bulk production with zero slippage on deadlines.
• Build and maintain strong, long-term relationships with factory owners and management while consistently pushing for faster turnaround, better pricing, and superior quality.
• Proactively plan production capacity and secure factory slots 12–18 months in advance in a highly competitive Asian manufacturing landscape.
• Manage all fabric, lace, trim, and embellishment sourcing and purchasing — hitting MOQs, negotiating aggressively, and protecting margins at every step.
• Rapidly implement complex, last-minute design changes from the Paris studio without impacting delivery dates.
• Negotiate pricing, surcharges, air freight, payment terms, and all commercial conditions.
• Handle full logistics: vessel booking, shipment consolidation, customs clearance, cost optimization, and OTIF (on-time, in-full) delivery.
• Deliver accurate, real-time production reports and cost updates to the Paris creative team and US sales team every Monday morning without exception.
• Continuously expand our factory network through daily cold outreach and quickly replace any underperforming partners.

• 1–4+ years of hardcore production experience in luxury or contemporary womenswear (Asia & complex clothing similar to us is a strong plus). -- NOT REQUIRED BUT PREFERRED
• Already have direct, proven relationships with top-tier factories in India and China. -- NOT REQUIRED BUT PREFERRED
• Deep expertise in luxury fabrics, embroidery, beading, lace application, silk dyeing, and couture-level construction and quality standards.
• Exceptional at Excel + Google Sheets — able to build and maintain complex cost sheets, critical paths, and live production trackers in real time.
• Proven track record of simultaneously reducing costs and lead times while improving quality.
• Extremely fast thinker and executor who stays calm and solution-oriented under intense pressure.
• Highly proactive — you anticipate problems 10 steps ahead and eliminate them before they arise.
• Comfortable working 50–60 hour weeks when required and taking late-night calls without issue.
• Fluent in English; OPTIONALLY: Mandarin strongly preferred.

WE WANT BETTER FACTORIES. BETTER QUALITY. BETTER FITS. BETTER FABRICS. BETTER PRICES.

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What You Get

• Base salary $$55K–$65K (depending on experience) + performance bonuses tied to marketing KPIs
• Strawberry Paris takes aprox. up to 15% of the net profit per year and distributes it to team bonuses (Could be massive)
• 2 FREE PIECES MONTHLY
• $150 Health & Wellness Bonus
• $100-350 Monthly Special Growth Bonus
• Uncapped upside for top performers who smash ROAS/ROI goals
• Travel perks when needed
• Work out of our dreamy DTLA showroom surrounded by racks of hand-dyed silk
• Be core team building the next big indie luxury brand

This role is primarily about managing production and factory relationships with strict deadlines and exceptional advance planning. It requires a highly capable, multi-tasking individual with an impeccable memory and relentless attention to detail.

This is a career-defining opportunity for someone who wants to run production for one of the fastest-growing romantic luxury brands in the world. If you read this and felt a rush of adrenaline instead of dread — apply immediately.

HUGE potential for performance bonuses and rapid career growth.

• In-person only · Los Angeles HQ · Competitive salary (based on speed & experience) · Health benefits · Clothing allowance · Paid travel to Asia as needed.