Production & Sourcing Manager

SADDLE POINT
Ventura, CA
The Production & Sourcing Manager owns sourcing, costing, and product data across all Saddle Point studio programs. This role ensures every product is properly sourced, accurately costed, and supported by a reliable vendor network before production.

Working closely with Creative and the Director of Production, this role validates feasibility, builds cost clarity, and maintains the systems that support product development and execution. It combines hands-on sourcing with ownership of the data and tools that drive pricing, vendor selection, and product decisions.
This role is the backbone of production inputs—ensuring accurate information, strong vendor relationships, and clear cost visibility across all programs.

Responsibilities
  • Source vendors across apparel and merchandise based on quality, cost, capability, and lead time
  • Build and maintain a vendor network (printers, manufacturers, decorators, suppliers)
  • Request, compare, and evaluate quotes for consistency and competitiveness
  • Track vendor capabilities, pricing history, lead times, and performance
  • Develop a clear understanding of vendor strengths and limitations

Costing & Feasibility
  • Own product costing across all programs with accuracy and consistency
  • Consolidate materials, production, decoration, and logistics into structured cost models
  • Validate product feasibility with Design and the Director of Production before production
  • Identify cost risks, margin pressure, and inefficiencies early
  • Provide clean, organized inputs for estimates and client pricing
Product & Data Systems Ownership
  • Maintain product and costing databases across active and repeat programs
  • Keep structured worksheets and internal tools clean and consistent
  • Ensure all product data (materials, specs, decoration, packaging) is accurate and accessible
  • Standardize how products, vendors, and costs are documented
  • Continuously improve sourcing and costing systems

Sampling & Vendor Validation
  • Coordinate sampling requests, timelines, and revisions
  • Evaluate samples with Design and the Director of Production
  • Track vendor performance across sampling and production
  • Ensure vendors are validated before full production
Experience
  • Background in sourcing, production, or product development (apparel or merchandise)
  • Familiarity with materials, decoration methods, and manufacturing workflows
  • Experience managing vendors and sourcing processes
  • Strong organization and attention to detail
  • Comfortable working in spreadsheets and structured systems
  • Apparel Magic experience preferred
  • Able to manage multiple projects with consistency and accuracy
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Posted 2026-04-21

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