Buying & Production Manager (Type 7)

About the role

About Type 7 Type 7 is a lifestyle editorial brand built around the culture of Porsche its cars, its people, and the worlds they inhabit. Through a daily online magazine, large-format books, films, and a growing range of objects and accessories, Type 7 explores the intersections of automotive culture with architecture, design, travel, and craft. What began as a publishing platform has grown into a full creative brand, with a dedicated retail offering and an audience that shares a deep appreciation for the way things are made and the stories behind them. We are now expanding our objects and accessories offering, and this role is central to making that a commercial reality. The Role This is an execution-focused role for someone who knows how to take a creative idea and turn it into a physical product, on time and on budget. The creative direction comes from our internal team. Your job is to convert that direction into manufacturable products, writing the technical specifications, managing the supply chain, and owning the process from first sample through to delivery. You will also be responsible for the commercial performance of the product range, working within budgets set by finance and reporting to the COO, commercials and CEO and all things product and strategy. This is not a creative lead role. It is a role for someone who is rigorous, commercially minded, and deeply experienced in production and buying, and who can lead a creative team and be accountable to timelines and deliverables. Key Responsibilities Commercial & Planning - Work within a top-line buying budget to plan and deliver the product range. - Conduct commercial analysis on proposed products to validate financial viability before development begins. - Own cost and margin targets across all products in coordination with finance. - Contribute to product strategy and e-commerce planning, with input into category and range decisions. Creative Team Coordination - Brief the creative team on timelines, deliverables, and constraints. - Translate financial and strategic parameters into actionable briefs. - Hold the creative team accountable to deadlines throughout the ideation and design phases. - Convert approved creative concepts into full technical specifications and production-ready documentation. Production & Supplier Management - Build and manage a supplier network across Europe and Asia. - Own the sampling process from first prototype through to CEO and creative lead approval. - Negotiate pricing, MOQs, and lead times with manufacturers. - Manage quality control throughout production. - Coordinate with logistics and warehousing partners through to delivery. - Submit purchase orders for finance approval and maintain visibility on spend. What Success Looks Like in Year One - Expansion into 4-5 new product categories. - 14-16 products launched. - A 12-month product roadmap delivered for the following year. Profile You likely come from a buying, production, or product management background within fashion, lifestyle, accessories, or a design-led brand. You may have previously worked with a sourcing agent and now want to own that function directly. You should bring: - Proven experience managing physical product development from brief to delivery. - Strong commercial acumen and comfort around budgets, margins, and cost negotiations. - Experience writing tech packs and managing sampling processes. - The ability to coordinate and hold accountable a creative team without being the creative lead. - Existing or rapidly buildable supplier relationships in relevant categories. - Comfort working desk-based with occasional supplier travel when volume justifies it. Full ownership of the buyering function. You build the supplier base, the tech-pack standards, and the range strategy from the ground up. A direct line to the CEO and COO. Sit inside a brand that takes craft and materials seriously, with creative leads who care about how things are made. Staff discount across the Type 7 and ERG product range. A central Milan studio and a team that sits together in-person. Opportunity for remote work abroad in August.