Louis Vuitton Production Team Lead

About Louis Vuitton

Founded in Paris in 1854, Louis Vuitton stands among the world’s most emblematic luxury maisons, renowned for exceptional craftsmanship, innovation, and the art of travel. As an employer, the Maison offers a distinctive environment where heritage and modernity meet, inviting talents to contribute to a global culture of excellence across retail, design, craftsmanship, client experience, operations, and corporate functions. Louis Vuitton values curiosity, precision, creativity, and entrepreneurial spirit, supporting employees through international opportunities, learning pathways, and a strong commitment to savoir-faire. Its teams are united by a shared ambition to craft enduring desirability and deliver exceptional experiences worldwide.

Role & Responsibilities

• Autonomously manage a production team, establishing clear frameworks, performance expectations, and providing meaningful direction to all team members both collectively and individually
• Report on all personnel and behavioral issues across production lines, identify solutions, and conduct individual performance reviews with coaching and corrective feedback as needed
• Manage administrative functions related to team operations, including absence tracking, overtime management, and scheduling
• Conduct daily floor walks to organize and plan daily production programs, review previous-day results and work-in-progress inventory
• Ensure daily production targets are met while maintaining quality standards, output volumes, and delivery deadlines; implement temporary adjustments as necessary to maintain production continuity and safety
• Define daily charge and capacity for S+1 planning, allocate human resources according to priorities, constraints, and short- to medium-term product evolution
• In collaboration with methods teams, identify and implement continuous improvement actions within processes, organization, and line operations; monitor action plans
• Deploy operational standards across the facility; initiate and participate in relevant improvement projects
• Lead daily performance briefings with team relay, methods staff, and craftspeople to share key performance indicators (quantity, quality, safety, team engagement) and make real-time adjustments
• Attend production meetings with the manufacturing director to escalate alerts, significant issues, operational challenges, and previous-day performance metrics
• Produce and transmit a three-week production forecast to logistics

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of production management or team leadership experience
• Proven ability to manage production teams autonomously with strong operational discipline
• Experience managing production performance across quality, quantity, safety, and personnel metrics
• Demonstrated skills in process improvement and continuous optimization
• Strong administrative and scheduling capabilities
• Ability to work collaboratively across departments (methods, logistics, manufacturing)

Skills

Experience

Minimum 3 years of experience in production management, team leadership, or manufacturing supervision, preferably within luxury goods production environments.

Workplace

Culture

Louis Vuitton fosters a culture rooted in heritage, craftsmanship, and a relentless pursuit of excellence, where employees contribute to one of the world’s most iconic luxury maisons. Its workplace environment combines creativity, precision, and international collaboration, offering teams the opportunity to grow within a brand that values innovation, client experience, and long-term savoir-faire.

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