Production Coordinator (Fulltime /Permanent with benefits)

Position: Production Coordinator

Location: New York, NY 10018

Fulltime /Permanent with benefits

Role Description

Responsibilities

• Daily communication and follow-up with overseas factories.

• Communicate with suppliers daily and resolve issues.

• Manage pre-production timelines, review reports, and recommend solutions to exceptions.

• Update WIP / T&A daily.

• Reports to the Production Manager and assists with various projects.

• Tracks submissions and ensures comments are going out in a timely manner.

• Update the delivery chart with reports and check UPC tickets from the factory

• Advise the factory on packaging instructions.

• Log all coming and going packages

• Assist with special projects as needed.

• Manage the production process through the internal system.

• Responsible for requesting/processing all of the following: final development samples, fabric quality approval, fabric quality testing & scanning, lap dips, strike-offs, knit downs, etc.

• Ensure factories are updated on all comments on 3D FITS, PHYSICAL FITS, PP, and TOP samples.

• Process production fabric and garment tests with 3rd party labs.

• Review failures in garment testing and provide comments promptly.

• Review vendor reports weekly with the merchandising and production team and follow up on all pending items.

• Host weekly internal production WIP meetings with overseas partners to follow up on the status and update internal teams with potential order problems.

• Attend production fit meetings to ensure problems are highlighted and communicated to factories and relevant departments and monitor any changes that may affect costs.

• Organize and maintain product development-related samples throughout the office.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Experience in production planning and management

• Experience in project management and organization

• Familiarity with supply chain management principles is a plus

• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities in a fast-paced environment