Tory Burch Senior Production Associate, Ready-to-Wear

About Tory Burch

Founded in New York in 2004, Tory Burch is an American luxury lifestyle brand distinguished by its expressive use of color, signature prints and modern interpretation of classic style. Its collections span ready-to-wear, handbags, footwear and accessories, reaching an international clientele through a global retail and digital presence. As an employer, the company offers opportunities across design, merchandising, retail, technology and corporate functions, combining creative ambition with commercial expertise. Employees contribute to a founder-led business whose identity connects personal style with purpose. Women’s empowerment remains central to this identity, notably through the Tory Burch Foundation’s support for women entrepreneurs.

Role & Responsibilities

• Support the end-to-end Ready-to-Wear production process, ensuring products are delivered on time, within cost targets, and in line with Tory Burch’s aesthetic, quality, and compliance standards.
• Partner with design, merchandising, product development, sourcing, logistics, distribution center, and factory teams to manage calendar milestones, purchase orders, factory allocation and capacity, costing, deliveries, production variances, product integrity, and system accuracy.
• Help resolve material, quality, compliance, and delivery issues throughout the production lifecycle.
• Communicate with overseas suppliers and offices about deliveries, delays, and open issues.
• Collaborate with factories to receive and update material content in the system; work with vendors to mitigate delay risks and monitor on-time delivery.
• Provide the Merchandising and CMP teams with weekly delay updates supported by thorough analysis.
• Coordinate with Product Development and Materials teams to track and promptly resolve open issues.
• Review bulk submissions with cross-functional teams and communicate comments to vendors.
• Collaborate with Merchandising and Product Development teams to ensure accurate PLM data—including delivery, costing, and allocation details—before purchase orders are placed.
• Coordinate calendar timing with the Production Senior Manager to ensure timely order uploads; issue production purchase orders through SAP and submit them promptly to vendors.
• Evaluate and update warehouse delivery dates, alerting the manager to potential issues; keep SAP current and maintain delay reason codes and shortage/overage information.
• Obtain current delivery dates from vendors, report delivery issues with detailed information, and communicate delivery status and changes to Merchandising.
• Evaluate delay requests, recommend appropriate shipping modes, and ensure vendor follow-through.
• Work with Merchandising and factories to secure deliveries for Immediate Needs and GSO samples, providing weekly updates to the Marketing/PR team.
• Update bills of materials (BOMs) for production stages and partner with Design, Materials, Technical Design, and overseas teams to maintain accurate information throughout production.
• Attend SMS and production fittings, capture changes and communicate their implications for cost, aesthetics, and delivery.
• Follow fitting protocols, keep teams on schedule, and maintain design intent based on Tory’s review and Design comments.
• Troubleshoot construction details and recommend best practices while maintaining company aesthetics, cost margins, and deliverables.
• Support the manager in negotiating final vendor costing and update final costs in PLM.
• Work with the testing team to confirm final care and content information and enter it in PLM; communicate and track testing requirements with vendors.
• Gather vendor information required for compliance and HTS assignment.
• Flag urgent shipments to the distribution center to ensure timely system updates and pull bulk product for business needs.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least 4 years of experience in product development, sourcing, and/or production within luxury fashion, retail, or a related industry; Ready-to-Wear experience preferred.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end production, including calendar management, purchase orders, costing, factory allocation, capacity planning, deliveries, and production follow-up.
• Demonstrated ability to partner cross-functionally with design, merchandising, product development, sourcing, logistics, distribution center, and factory teams.
• Strong organizational, analytical, interpersonal, and negotiation skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong mathematical skills and financial acumen, including the ability to support costing, margin goals, and production-related reporting.
• Detail-oriented, with a strong commitment to accuracy, data integrity, product quality, and compliance requirements.
• Experience with production-related systems such as PLM, SAP, or similar platforms preferred.
• Ability to identify issues, solve problems proactively, and communicate clearly with internal and external partners.
• Ability to work in a fluid, fast-paced, multi-channel environment.

Skills

Experience

At least 4 years in product development, sourcing, and/or production within luxury fashion, retail, or a related industry; Ready-to-Wear experience preferred.

Education

BA/BS degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Compensation

The base compensation for this position ranges from USD 80,000 to USD 85,000 per annum.

Benefits

Generous benefits supporting health, financial security, and wellness; employee discount; access to exclusive sample sales; on-demand executive coaching; paid volunteer days; and opportunities to contribute through the Tory Burch Foundation.

Culture

Tory Burch’s workplace culture reflects the brand’s entrepreneurial spirit and optimistic outlook, bringing together creative expression, commercial ambition and a collaborative approach to building a global fashion business. Its commitment to women’s empowerment gives the company a distinctive sense of purpose, connecting its identity as an employer with its broader mission to support women’s ambitions.

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