Operations & Production Manager

Paris Georgia is seeking an experienced, commercially minded Operations & Production Manager to oversee the operational and production functions of our growing fashion business.

Working closely with the founders, Design, Sales and Finance teams, this role will be central to strengthening our operational infrastructure, improving commercial performance and ensuring the successful delivery of our collections across wholesale and direct-to-consumer channels.

This is a hands-on, cross-functional role for someone who combines a strong understanding of fashion production and global supply chains with exceptional organisational skills, analytical thinking and commercial awareness.

The successful candidate will take ownership of the critical processes that underpin our business — from production planning, supplier management and inventory strategy through to logistics, systems and performance reporting. They will be proactive, solutions-focused and confident managing complex workflows, negotiating with suppliers and translating data into actionable business decisions.

Key Responsibilities

1. Operational Strategy & Leadership

• Lead the operational backbone of the business across Wholesale and DTC - ensuring scalable systems, supplier coordination, commercial performance, and timely execution.
• Own inventory and delivery planning, coordinating PO flows, inbound logistics, and dispatch timelines.
• Build and maintain an Performance Dashboard to track KPIs, surface key issues, and drive data-led decisions.
• Run weekly CEO check-ins and prepare a monthly board pack summarising operational performance and risks.
• Hold weekly Sales & Operations meetings, ensuring alignment between Ops, Sales, and Production on priorities, timelines, and inventory readiness.

2. Merchandising, Demand Planning & Performance Analysis

• Support the development of a new strategic merchandising approach for developing each new collection.
• Manage a strategic data-led process to confirm the additional stock buys that supplement PG’s Wholesale order-led purchasing cycle.
• Lead ECom order-planning, informed by historic performance, surcharge minimums, ECom requirements and range architecture balancing directional and commercial pieces.
• Post-launch, lead PG’s SKU-level performance tracking and reporting for each collection whilst driving in season replenishment and repeat strategies. 
• Define key variables to track such as sell-through and margin performance across all channels, subsequently feeding insights into future range planning process.

1. Production and Supplier Strategy and Key Relationship Management

• Support the Design and Sales teams, coordinating the production calendar for four annual collections.
• Maintain and update detailed timelines to track key product development, sampling, and delivery milestones.
• Prepare costings (materials, trims, packaging) by region, by channel and by season and collection for final sign-off.
• Lead key supplier negotiations on pricing, lead times, and in-production surcharges and other issues.
• Place final purchase orders with PG manufacturers on day-to-day order status and production progress.
• Maintain supplier relationships and provide administrative support for performance reviews, feedback, and continuous improvement.

1. Sampling & Development

• Coordinate sample runs, working with the Design team to ensure design intent, quality and fit alongside production feasibility.
• Support quality control checks across PPs, TOPs, and final bulk, flagging any issues against PG standards.
• Support the design team in sampling cost tracking, basic pattern amendments, and fabric sourcing.
• Identify and develop potential new partners and onboarding process for any new partner additions.

1. Supplier, Warehouse & Logistics Management

• Own supplier relationships across UK and offshore partners, monitor lead times, performance, inbound timelines, and margin adherence.
• Coordinate between factory output, inbound freight, QC, and warehousing.
• Oversee seasonal dispatch execution for both DTC and wholesale, aligning dispatch schedules with production plans and order fulfilment needs.
• Lead freight and 3PL operations globally, ensuring delivery of finished goods to Wholesale and DTC channels.
• Keep the wider team informed of delays, risks, and status updates across all production milestones.

1. Systems & Process

• Serve as the in-house expert and administrator for JOOR and CIN7.
• Build SOPs for team-wide data inputs across design, production, customer service, and ECom.
• Maintain data integrity and manage export processes into Xero for finance and bookkeeping purposes.
• Reconcile 3PL invoices, track landed costs, and support PG book-keepers.

Key Attributes

• Commercially minded, with a clear focus on margin and cost in day-to-day operational decisions 
• Good planning and organisational skills in supporting production calendars and meeting deadlines.
• Proficiency in Joor (or a similar B2B wholesale sales platform) and CIN7 (or a similar stock management platform)
• Understanding of the global wholesale, production and trade show calendar.
• Solid understanding of fashion production and costing
• Methodical, solutions-focused, and comfortable working with multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills, being omfortable owning complex operational workflows end-to-end.
• Experience working in a fast paced, dynamic environment
• High proficiency in Microsoft Excel

Salary £52,000 gross per annum