Buying & Production Manager (Type 7)

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.