PRODUCTION MANAGER
The person will be responsible for Women’s Outerwear, Activewear and Sportwear production. The essential duties and responsibilities include the following:
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Work with and cultivate relationships with all cross functional teams (sales, planning, tech, fabric, design/product development, overseas vendors/factory agents and offices)
- Manage the activities of the production team adjusting to changing priorities
- Manage production, negotiate critical dates for time and action, and approval process for each style
- Monitor and adhere to the established Time and Action Calendar
- Daily communication with overseas and internal departments to resolve issues that could affect deliveries
- Identify opportunities to enhance efficiencies in the production department
- Address logistical concerns with internal departments and overseas office, vendors, agents
- Keep senior production team updated on issues that could impact quality and or delivery
- Communicate with all internal and external departments on issues that could affect production calendar
- Partner with sales regarding delivery extensions as needed
- Manage production, negotiate critical dates for time and action, and approval process for each style
- Issuing POs to the vendors and factories
- Create memos on shortages and overages
- Resolve and coordinate production issues by communicating with design, Sales, and Tech Design
- Monitor weekly WIP reports from factories /vendors
- Review and approve shipment extensions.
- Approve vessel bookings with Import department
QUALIFICATIONS
- 7+ years of production/sourcing experience
- Experience working with Costco and its full process and procedures
- Thorough garment and costing knowledge with strong factory negotiation skills. Making Cost sheets is a must.
- Well organized, with strong communication skills
*MUST BE WILLING TO WORK IN THE OFFICE 5 DAYS/WEEK*