Production Lead

Department: Sourcing & Commercialization

Location: Vancouver, BC (Hybrid)

Reports To: Product Commercialization & Sourcing Manager

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Production Lead to own how DUER's product gets made, from confirmed order to on-time delivery, across our full production network.

This role will primarily focus on production execution and vendor performance across every DUER vendor, while also partnering closely with Sourcing, Product Development, Planning, and QA. This is a senior, hands-on role built to support seasonal production execution. The ideal candidate is detail-driven, decisive under pressure, familiar with costing negotiations, seasonal Time & Action planning and comfortable holding vendors accountable across multiple regions.

Key Responsibilities

1. Production Execution & Order Management (Primary Focus)

- Manage the end-to-end production calendar across all DUER vendors, from PO issuance through shipment
- Track WIP and flag at-risk orders early while proposing troubleshooting recommendations
- Own the time-and-action (T&A;) calendar for every style in current and future production
- Maintain proforma invoices, PO confirmations, and change documentation clean and current with vendors
- Coordinate with suppliers and logistics partners to help ensure on-time delivery
- Support with trade compliance tracking and broker coordination as needed

1. Vendor Performance & Relationship Management

- Manage day-to-day vendor relationships on the production side, including capacity, on-time-in-full delivery,



and quality (Sourcing owns vendor selection and commercial terms)
- Resolve production-stage quality issues with QA

1. Team Leadership

- Direct the day-to-day work of 1-3 team members (for example, a Production Coordinator or Analyst): workload, quality of output, and growth
- Set the standard for how DUER runs production so it holds up as the vendor base grows

1. Systems & Process

- Own production data in WFX as the system of record
- Keep costing inputs accurate for every active style

1. GTM Management

- Own Go-To-Market (GTM) calendar management and coordination across teams
- Support in building new GTM gates and milestones as the business evolves

Qualifications

- 3-5+ years in apparel production, sourcing, or manufacturing, ideally with direct vendor-facing experience across South Asia, Southeast Asia, and/or Latin America
- Real fluency in how a garment gets built: construction, fabrication, factory capacity, and where a production timeline actually breaks
- Experience with a PLM/ERP system (WFX or similar) and strong Excel skills
- Comfort mentoring 1-3 junior team members
- Strong organizational skills with high attention to detail
- Clear communicator with the ability to work cross-functionally

How We'll Measure Success

- On Time delivery rate across the vendor base
- Quality and defect rates at bulk production
- Clean, current WFX and DML data

Pay: $70,000.00 per year

Perks

- Extended health care
- On-site parking
- Paid time off

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Vancouver, BC V6H 1E1

📌 Production Lead (Vancouver)
🏢 DUER
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