PRODUCTION MANAGER

Established fashion apparel company in NYC manufacturing Knitwear, and Sweaters is seeking a Production Manager or Senior Production Coordinator to join their team. Partner with design sourcing and product development team.

Responsibilities 

Responsibilities include communication with factories managing production, costing, f/o research and development related to each brand by working closely with the overseas fabric Mills, working with the merchandising and design to manage sample needs, ordering and tracking all development samples requests from overseas in New York sample rooms, partner with cross functional teams to cost engineer garments and managing product lifestyle from concept through pre-production .

Must have excellent follow through skills and proficient in Excel.

• Manage the production process with overseas factories including placing fabric during the development stage of the product life style
• Implement and monitor WIP reports seasonal time/action calendars in order to achieve required delivery
• Track all fabric development and trim orders utilizing WIP reports
• Daily communication with overseas suppliers on all production details, and costing
• Allocate and follow up on product development packages sent to overseas factories for sampling and approvals
• Communicate with factories on a daily basis monitoring seasonal time and action calendar to ensure deliveries

Skills:

• Bachelor's degree
• 4 plus years in production in a wholesale apparel environment
• Fabric knowledge with Knits, sweaters, and wovens
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Advanced Excel
• Fast paced, high energy, and multi-tasking capabilities