Job Application for Head of Production at Gymshark

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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.

BELONGING AT GYMSHARK.

Our mission is to be a place where everyone belongs. We’re an equal opportunities employer, and for us that means we always strive to be as inclusive as possible in all aspects of employment, right from your application. We’re committed to finding reasonable adjustments* for candidates with specific needs or have a disability during our recruitment process, and all applicants will be considered fairly and equally. We do not tolerate discrimination of any kind. *If you’d like to request a reasonable adjustment please email talent@gymshark.com.

ABOUT US.

We’re here to unite the conditioning community. We believe that putting the sweat in today, prepares us for tomorrow. So, we give people the tools they need to reach further, go faster, be stronger. We celebrate those who show up – for themselves – to be their physical or mental best, whatever that means for them. It’s what we want for our community, and our team. A team that’s growing rapidly around the world. A collective of talented individuals working together to invent Gymshark’s future. Our plans are ambitious, and we’re looking for people who want to join us for the ride – our growth will be your growth.

THE PERKS.

Standard benefits include:

Performance-based Bonus opportunity
Funded Healthcare benefit
25 days holiday, additional day for your birthday & Bank Holidays
Contributory Employer pension scheme
Flexible benefits programme – including salary sacrifice EV scheme, dental insurance, cycle to work, tech scheme, holiday trading
Gymshark Employee Discount & long service awards
Access to High Street cashback and discounts
Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing Support
Enhanced Family Leave package
Life Assurance

Office location specific benefits include (HQ/IQ):

Gym Membership to The Lifting Club (LC)
Onsite lunch provision & coffee bars
EV charge points available

Note: The bonus program and benefits have certain eligibility requirements. Gymshark reserves the right to amend these programs in whole or in part at any time without advance notice.

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