Bottega Veneta Ready-to-Wear Production Specialist

About Bottega Veneta

Bottega Veneta is an Italian luxury house renowned for its craftsmanship, understated aesthetic and leather expertise. The maison is part of the Kering group and operates within a global network of brands that emphasise creativity, artisanal savoir-faire and talent development across design, production and commercial functions.

Role & Responsibilities

• Collect, transmit and monitor product-management activities for knitwear, denim and leather ranges, coordinating with the Product Team and following up with external manufacturers after pre-order meetings.
• Prepare and maintain the Tentative Delivery Flow in collaboration with the Planning Manager to ensure adherence to launch and production timelines.
• Create and update timing schedules for Technical, Pattern-Making and Industrialisation teams, including projected launch dates, PPS (pre-production sample) priorities and technical data release.
• Define, communicate and monitor Production Plans and their progress, balancing launch priorities, material arrival, manufacturing capacity and established cost targets (including press production).
• Produce and update internal reporting to track production and press launches, generating specific analytical reports as required.
• Manage the production schedule through issuance of pick lists for component shipment to external workshops, ensuring on-time production starts for both press orders and regular collections.
• Interface with external laboratories to monitor finished-goods delivery progress and supervise intermediate processing stages to guarantee delivery schedules are met.
• Escalate component shortages to Purchasing and follow-up to enable production start.
• Support packers with component information and provide technical assistance to resolve finishing and assembly issues.
• Manage component replenishments, production overages, defective garments, barcode printing and any order data amendments.
• Oversee Special Production requests from feasibility assessment, technical data finalisation and order approval through quality control activation and delivery-plan sharing.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years' proven experience in production management within luxury apparel or fashion brands.
• Proven experience managing production for multiple product categories (knitwear, denim, leather).
• Proficiency with ERP/management systems (experience with Stealth preferred), PLM platforms, planning tools and Microsoft Office.
• Fluent written and spoken English.
• Excellent coordination, communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Strong problem-solving ability, attention to detail and organisational rigor.
• Ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams and adapt to a dynamic business environment.
• Willingness to undertake frequent travel within Italy to suppliers and to the Milan HQ.

Skills

Experience

Minimum 5–7 years in production or operations roles within luxury apparel, with hands-on responsibility for planning, supplier coordination and launch management across knitwear, denim and leather categories.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Fashion Technology, Textile Engineering, Industrial Engineering or a related discipline preferred.

Workplace

Culture

Bottega Veneta combines Italian artisanal traditions with a modern, collaborative workplace ethos and is part of the Kering group, which emphasises talent development and internal mobility. The organisation promotes diversity and inclusion and encourages professional growth within an evolving global luxury environment.

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