Head of Factory — Knit & Woven Production

Head of Factory — Knit & Woven Production

NDS9 is a global, end-to-end garment design, manufacturing, and sourcing partner with 14 years of heritage in apparel manufacturing and a network of 30+ specialized production facilities across nine countries. Operating through merchandising offices and design studios in New York, Barcelona, Dubai, Delhi, and Dhaka, we work with leading international retailers and brands on a daily basis. To oversee production and operations across our affiliated factories, we are looking for a highly experienced, strategic, and hands-on Head of Factory with a proven command of both knit and woven garment manufacturing to drive efficiency, quality, and on-time delivery across our production network.

Position Details

Position Title: Head of Factory

Department: Planning / Production / Factory Operations

Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Reporting To: Management / CEO

Work Location: Gazipur, Bangladesh (with travel across production units as required)

Role Overview

The Head of Factory will hold full ownership of production and operations across NDS9's affiliated knit and woven garment factories, ensuring output targets, quality standards, cost efficiency, compliance, and on-time shipment are consistently met.

This is a senior leadership role for a seasoned production professional who has personally run large-scale factory operations across both knit and woven categories, and who can lead multiple factory teams, standardize best practices across units, and represent NDS9 confidently with buyers, compliance auditors, and senior management. The ideal candidate combines deep technical manufacturing knowledge with strong commercial and people-leadership skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of day-to-day production and operations across affiliated knit and woven factories, ensuring targets for output, quality, cost, and delivery are consistently achieved.
• Develop and drive factory-wide production planning, capacity and line-balancing, and manpower/machine utilization strategies across both knit and woven manufacturing lines.
• Set and monitor key operational KPIs — efficiency, productivity, DHU/defect rates, on-time delivery, and cost per unit — and drive continuous improvement across all affiliated units.
• Lead, mentor, and hold accountable factory-level General Managers, Production Managers, and department heads (Cutting, Sewing, Finishing, Quality, Planning, Maintenance) across the network.
• Standardize processes, systems, and best practices across affiliated factories to ensure consistent quality and performance regardless of location.
• Oversee production budgeting and cost control, identifying opportunities to improve gross margin without compromising quality or compliance.
• Ensure full compliance with buyer codes of conduct, social and environmental compliance standards, and all applicable local labor and safety regulations (Accord/RSC, BSCI, WRAP, or equivalent) across all factories.
• Drive lean manufacturing, automation, and technology upgrade initiatives to improve productivity and competitiveness across knit and woven operations.
• Coordinate closely with Merchandising, Sourcing, and Quality Assurance teams to align production capacity with order intake, T&A calendars, and buyer requirements.
• Represent NDS9 in front of buyers, auditors, and senior leadership during factory visits, audits, and business reviews.
• Manage vendor and subcontractor relationships for affiliated factories, ensuring capacity, quality, and compliance standards are upheld.
• Proactively identify production risks and bottlenecks, and lead corrective action to protect on-time, first-quality shipment across the network.