Production Coordinator

A New York City apparel company seeks experienced, organized person to join our production team and manage the production of cut and sew, kids’ & men’s clothing.

Candidate MUST have 2+ years of experience managing overseas production.  

Candidate must have experience reviewing tech packs and communicating with overseas factories and with customers. 

Qualified candidates must be very detail-oriented and organized and have extensive experience interfacing with Asian factories and their manufacturing/purchasing processes.

Must be proficient in MS Excel, Word, and Outlook. 

This is an excellent opportunity to join a fast-growing, dynamic appeal company that fosters a friendly and supportive environment and culture.

Job duties include:

Development:

• Reviewing customer tech packs.
• Send tech packs to selected factories.
• Answering factory questions about tech packs.
• Comparing samples to tech packs to assure consistency.

Costing:

• Confirm FOB pricing with the factory and calculate landed prices.
• Create cost sheets and production timelines for each style once price is confirmed.
• Prepare customer quotes to review with a sales rep

Monitor Production Timeline & Deliveries:

• Create and maintain a production schedule for every order.
• Manage and maintain WIP report in conjunction with our China office.

Samples:

• Review Preproduction/ Top samples and send out to customers
• Communicate revisions/ approvals with factories to ensure correct execution of style

Factory Compliance:

• Review all account vendor manuals and ensure that we are meeting all customer requirements for development and production processes.
• Monitor product testing to ensure that factories are compliant with customer testing protocols

Communication:

• Daily correspondence with factories and customers to manage production/delivery issues
• Work closely with design team to ensure correct execution and sample making.
• Negotiate costs with vendors & factories, hitting target prices as much as possible.