The inside job

Head of Production

Solihull Full Time

Join us in shaping the future of performance wear.
We’re looking for a strategic and experienced Head of Production to lead our manufacturing operations across third-party suppliers—from raw materials to finished goods. This is a pivotal role in our Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process, ensuring timely, efficient, and high-quality production that aligns with our business goals.

This is a fantastic opportunity to step into a leadership role that directly influences how we deliver world-class products to our community.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:

  • Strategic Alignment: Ensure production and supply objectives support our overall business strategy.
  • End-to-End Production Oversight: From capacity planning to execution and delivery.
  • Supplier Management: Maintain strong relationships and ensure factories meet volume and timing requirements.
  • S&OP Leadership: Drive internal planning processes and represent Production in cross-functional forums.
  • Performance Reporting: Implement and maintain supplier performance metrics.
  • Governance: Own and enforce our late shipment policy.
  • Critical Path Management: Ensure timely delivery of all new product developments (NPDs).
  • Efficiency Initiatives: Champion continuous improvement and lean operations.
  • Visibility & Communication: Provide clear production status updates to internal teams and key wholesale partners.
  • Team Leadership: Attract, retain, and develop top talent across production management and procurement functions.

Essential Skills:

  • Proven experience managing garment manufacturers and production teams.
  • Strong understanding of critical path and capacity management.
  • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
  • Analytical mindset with a data-driven approach to decision-making.

Preferred Skills:

  • Experience in continuous improvement or lean manufacturing.
  • Familiarity with PLM and ERP systems.

Onsite Collaboration: Due to the hands-on and highly collaborative nature of the work within our Product & Supply Chain team, we have a minimum expectation of four days per week onsite at our Gymshark HQ. This ensures we can work closely together to innovate, problem-solve, and deliver world-class products for our community.