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Operations Manager

Employer
La DoubleJ
Location
Milan (IT)
Closing date
16 Oct 2020

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Function
Operations
Level
Senior Manager
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

OPERATIONS MANAGER - LA DOUBLEJ 

We are looking for a new Operations Manager to join La DoubleJ team in Milan, overseeing the whole production process of the collections (RTW, Accessories, Homeware, special projects). Reporting directly to the Top Management of the brand, you will be the operational expert managing the Production team and working with our Creative Director and the different departments (merchandising, logistics, e-commerce, marketing).

We are on the lookout for someone with previous experiences as Production/Operations Manager in a fashion/luxury brand and with specific experience in direct production management.                                           

 

What you’ll do:

  • Planning of the production cycle from samples to production activities
  • Managing of BOMs and defining the sales lists with the calculation of margins and negotiation of costs with suppliers 
  • Drafting of the production plan and supervising the production activities
  • Ensuring the definition of the work plans, managed under subcontracting, and marketed, while defining the delivery plans, in line with the expected arrival of the materials 
  • Ensuring the management and the relative monitoring of production orders to guarantee compliance with the defined deliveries and prepare the forecast progress situations
  • Managing the production documents (orders, technical sheets,…) 
  • Managing the purchase process for the procurement planning 
  • Being the interface with the Sales team for the planning of the production of the sold in the definition of the priorities of the customers

What we’re looking for:

 • 8-10 years of experience in similar role (Production/Operations) in the luxury ready-to-wear industry, with specific experience in direct production management.

• Highly organized, demonstrates the ability to prioritize, manage, and coordinate different activities simultaneously 

• Able to keep a 360 view of the entire development process and progress.

• Excellent knowledge of materials and up-to-date on the latest trends in the RTW industry 

• Strategic and analytical mind-set with a focus on production and delivery efficiency

• Excellent ability to manage internal relationships between style, product and production teams  

• Strong attention to details, Excellent time and people management skills and ability to work to tight deadlines

• Excellent Italian and English skills

• Positive attitude, Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

 

About La DoubleJ

Our World

La DoubleJ is a multi-tasking Milanese brand that edits the very best of Italy. Founded by J.J. Martin in 2015, the company has expanded from a shoppable magazine selling just vintage clothing and jewelry, to a full lifestyle label offering new fashion made with archival prints, cool home design and rare vintage. All of La DoubleJ’s creations—from its content, editorial projects and pop up shops, to its product design and wildly patterned showroom in Milan—are distilled through a lens of pure joy, eye-popping print and love of all things maximal and dedicated to all the Great Gorgeous Girls who rock it with style.

Our Leader

Los Angeles-born, Milan-based journalist and vintage collector J.J. Martin has spent the past 16 years scoping out the very best of Italian fashion and design as a contributing editor at Harper’s Bazaar USA, WSJ, and Wallpaper magazines. Her writing has also appeared in T: The NY Times Style Magazine, Japanese Vogue, AD and Elle Décor. Now Martin translates her experience as an editor into discovering hidden archives, curating under-the-radar talent, and shining the light on Italy’s unsung historic producers as creative director for La DoubleJ. 

 

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