Job Details
Title
Production Assistant/Coordinator
Salary Range
The anticipated base salary range for this position is $26 to $33 hourly. Exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, and budget. Salary range may vary based on geographic location.
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Reporting Structure
The Production Assistant/Coordinator reports directly to the Senior Manager, Production
What You ll Be Responsible For:
- Assist Senior Manager, Production on daily projects related to production matters
- Maintain daily communication with factories and vendors to resolve production issues
- Assist with seasonal T&A for merchandising based on fabric qualities/allocation
- Coordinate with merchandising on minimum order quantity and booking deadlines for each season and programs.
- Coordinate with Product Development, Design and Tech to review production standards and deadlines.
- Send vendor buy charts including style, description, content, buy quantity and target delivery to negotiate best time and action.
- Coordinate with Logistics to verify duty and freight rates for each style
- Request BC from vendor once cost and delivery is confirmed
- Review bulk and trim submissions and approve based on due dates in WIP
- Request fabric and garment test reports from testing facilities
- Review and approve care label artwork layout
- Track weekly WIP s from all vendors to ensure they are on time with schedule
- Review shipping documents for delivery and units to make sure they are shipped within the 5% tolerance
- Coordinate with Quality Control regarding any issues with stock garments received
- Alert vendors of any problem with bulk shipment received in COI
- Negotiate with vendors to ensure delivery meets company requirements and is within our delivery time frame
- Perform additional duties and assignments, as requested
What You ll Bring:
- Effective Collaboration
- Learning Agility
- Prioritization
Qualifications/Experience We re Looking For:
- Minimum one to three (1-3) years of work experience in apparel production
- Excellent computer skills including proficiency with Word, Excel, and EBS.
- Strong time management skills and ability to prioritize workload in order to meet all objectives and allow the various initiatives of the Sourcing department to be accomplished in a timely manner
- This position requires incumbent to establish effective work relationships across multiple levels and functions
- Must have strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to work as a part of a cross-functional team
- Must feel comfortable and confident in personal ability to influence and interact at all levels of the organization with demonstrated success in both written and verbal communication
- Must have excellent communication, analytical, decision making, trouble-shooting and interpersonal skills.