Funko Overview
Welcome to the Funko-verse, a world built on pure imagination, a land governed by the philosophy that stories matter, a universe comprised of characters from countless fandoms, a galaxy of once upon a times and happily ever afters.
But what does Funko do?
Funko is a purveyor of pop culture and licensed-focused collectibles company. Funko currently holds thousands of lenses and the rights to create tens of thousands of characters – one of the largest portfolios in the pop culture and collectibles industry. Funko’s Pop! Vinyl is the number one stylized vinyl collectible on the market, selling millions of figures to fans around the world.
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Mondo is a pop culture brand, built for collectors. We work with incredible artists who share our passions to create collectibles, posters, soundtracks, and more – products that share a rare, unexpectedly vivid, and timeless quality. Originally founded in Austin, TX, the Mondo team now collaborates across the country, with an office in Burbank.
As the Production Manager for Collectibles, you will be a key member of the Mondo Collectibles Team responsible for managing the development of all Mondo Collectibles products, from design to prototyping, pricing, costing, development, and delivery to customers. You will support and partner with a team of experts in all these areas as you drive product development, budget, product costing, project schedule and quality of results.
What You’ll Do
- Issue Purchase Orders for all Collectibles orders and re-orders. Work toward supporting all products categories such as posters and music at Mondo with Purchase Orders and production management.
- Manage all evergreen collectibles by running reports and analyzing sell through rates to ensure adequate stock available for online and wholesale sales.
- Manage 18 -24 month look ahead for Collectibles line list to ensure development and production schedules are met and product hits targeted ex-factory dates, modifying line list when necessary and communicating to all applicable parties.
- Work with customer service to analyze replacement part needs and purchase as needed.
- Support on-boarding and on-going management of all factories utilized for Mondo Collectibles, ensuring that we are maximizing quality, schedule and budget, along with social and environmental compliance.
- Support production schedules to ensure that promised ex-factory commitments and quality delivery standards are met; change factories when necessary if there are unacceptable delays or QC issues.
- Support interaction with Funko compliance team to ensure that Mondo Collectibles stay ahead of global changes in compliance environment.
What You’ll Bring
- Passion for pop culture.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in Project Management.
- Background in the design and production of high-end collectibles product is essential.
- Proficiency with advanced features of Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint.
- Experience with project management and accounting software desirable, including FilemakerPro, Wrike, BaseCamp, Asana, and/or NAV.
- Experience working directly with factories in Far East.
- Experience administrating contracts and agreements desired.
- Background in a creative environment and/or previous work with artists desirable.
- Unparalleled organizational skills and unwavering attention to detail.
- Clear, concise communication skills and excellent interpersonal skills.
- Possess an entrepreneurial and generative spirit.
- Thrives in autonomous environments - self motivator.
- Strong deductive reasoning and attention to detail.
- Ability to work proactively, independently and reliably on multiple projects under tight timeframes in a fast-paced production environment.
- Highly collaborative with the ability to be fluid and respond positively to change and new ideas.
- Ability to pivot quickly and be resourceful, think practically and be solution-oriented.
- Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Economics, Project management or related business field.
Salary Information
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $73,600 - $92,000 annually.Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.