Senior Production Manager

Babylist is the leading platform for expecting and new families, generating $750M in revenue in 2025. They are seeking a Senior Production Manager to own the full development lifecycle across their Owned Brands portfolio, managing products from concept to bulk delivery and ensuring quality and compliance throughout the process.

Responsibilities:

• Own the full lifecycle across apparel, textiles, nursery, and storage & organization from concept sign-off through bulk delivery
• Anticipate portfolio risks and close gaps before they require escalation
• Build the workflows and documentation that make multi-category production scalable as the business grows
• Own and deepen partnerships across soft goods manufacturers, textile mills, and nursery suppliers
• Develop deep knowledge of each factory's capabilities and bring that proactively to Design and Merchandising as product opportunity
• Lead vendor negotiations and costing analysis in support of financial targets set by Merchandising and the OB Director
• Translate production knowledge into recommendations on ordering, replenishment, and inventory management
• Coordinate with the Compliance team to ensure every product meets applicable safety and regulatory standards

Requirements:

• You're a seasoned production manager with deep expertise across soft goods — apparel, textiles, and home/nursery categories — and you own the full lifecycle from concept through bulk delivery, not just tasks inside someone else's process
• You own a category, not just the work inside one — you set the roadmap, drive the decisions, and are accountable for outcomes when something goes sideways
• Experienced managing overseas factory relationships with real accountability — you know the difference between a vendor who's genuinely partnered with you and one who's just telling you what you want to hear
• Skilled at leading costing negotiations independently — you've owned the financial conversation with factories, not just supported someone else having it
• You see around corners — you're reading signals across a multi-category portfolio before they become escalations, and you're already closing the gap
• Fluent across creative and commercial teams — you can talk construction details with a designer and margin with a merchant in the same conversation
• You're genuinely excited about what AI can do — not just as a concept, but as something you want to get your hands on. At Babylist, every team uses AI daily, and we're looking for people who lean in
• Bonus: experience with juvenile products or CPSC compliance requirements
• Bonus: experience in a DTC or owned brands environment where you were close to both the product and the business outcome