Production & Sourcing Coordinator

The Production & Sourcing Coordinator will manage and maintain daily communications with overseas factories regarding production P.O. management and shipment status.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Oversee the Production process from development to order placement through delivery.
• Responsible for all milestone due dates, work with factories and sales team to receive and manage TNA’s, trigger date calendars to ensure deliverables are being met in a timely manner.
• Review WIP with China & Bangladesh office weekly to ensure all critical dates are met.
• Responsible for PO Maintenance & Revisions as needed.
• Responsible for the follow through of the approval process from completed BOM handoff from design, for color and components approvals, technical follow up, fit approvals, pre-production, testing and TOP approvals.
• Support sourcing / costing activities, collect tech packs, artwork, and swatches from design for counter sourcing.
• Monitor, review and communicate fabric and trim liabilities. Distribute accessory sheets and troubleshoot and approve packing trims.
• Maintain cost logs cost log with HTS code, wholesale prices, account quantities.
• Partner closely with the sales team on packaging to ensure development is on track and completed correctly.
• Responsible for order placement and delivery confirmation with factories.Follow up on bookings, resolve booking exceptions and partner with logistics and sales to prioritize “hot” shipments.
• Coordinate direct shipment, collect carton weight/ sizes (CBM), invoices and packing list from factory.
• Escalate issues that impact delivery, coordinate resolutions with both internal and external partners.
• Review, communicate and align on P.O. change requests made by the customer.
• Follow up on all approvals from Product Development through Quality department.
• Work with cross-functional partners on communication of deliveries and approvals.
• Work closely with logistics team and overseas team to ensure delivery schedules are being maintained.

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, AND SKILLS:

• 3-5 years experience in apparel industry specifically in product development & production
• Detail oriented with strong organizational skills - able to manage and prioritize multiple projects at once
• Adaptable, able to work in a fast-paced environment
• Experience communicating with overseas agents and factories
• Has a sense of urgency in managing time and while accomplishing tasks
• Ability to work well in a collaborative environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal relationship skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Outlook, Word, and Excel