Offshore Production Coordinator - Hybrid Apparel : Job Details

Hybrid's humble beginnings started in 1997 in the back of a print shop designing, selling, and printing tee shirts. Today, Hybrid is a global apparel industry powerhouse in brand and licensing management. Hybrid provides its expertise and fully vertical operations capability – design, merchandising, development, sourcing, production, and distribution – to a broad suite of branded, licensed, generic, and private label partners. Hybrid's full-service apparel design and manufacturing expertise extends across the apparel category, including knits, woven tops, bottoms, tees, and accessories.

As our organization has evolved, so has our philosophy of doing business. We have made concerted efforts to remove ourselves from the antiquated approach of other apparel manufacturers and doing things differently has been our focus. We are building a company ethos that breeds innovation, collaboration, integrity, and excellence in customer service.

What is my role?

The Individual is responsible for coordinating all production processes with offshore suppliers to ensure timely delivery and outstanding quality of product for our brands. This includes PO placement, WIP tracking, daily communication and follow up, and all related activities as part of the manufacturing process including but not limited to follow up on samples, trim/ piece goods status, product testing, Dupro/FRI inspections, shipping, documentation and logistics

What You'll Do

• Daily vendor communication and follow up on all production related aspects
• Production order placement with multiple global vendors, including all daily production follow-up, to ensure on time delivery
• Enter and maintain production styles, cost sheets and purchase orders in the AS400 system & ensure accuracy on pricing and delivery dates through daily upkeep.
• Attend production hand over meetings; review any/all outstanding issues; review tech packs, final cost & order requirements; ask questions
• Ensure art matrixes and tech packs are correct and accurate before sending to factories.
• Follow up on corrections with stakeholders , i.e PD, Merchandising, Tech on all missing or incorrect info
• Follow through on the complete production process including lab dips, strike offs, fabrics, trims, accessories, fit & size set samples, PP & TOP sample approval
• Work with merchandising on l/d and strike off approvals
• Process all samples with Tech Dept to ensure specifications are met and quality meets requirements and communicate all detailed comments to the suppliers
• Establish Time and Action calendar (tracking WIP) with overseas factories to ensure that all the goods meet delivery and quality standards.
• Manage production WIP chart and ensure weekly WIP updates from factory
• Maintain, record, and file all incoming approvals and obtain merchandising approval and communicate detailed comments to factories/suppliers
• Raise issues and time sensitive rejections to manager
• Follow up on all inbound shipments. Communicate with factory or forwarders on bookings and in transit shipments, actualize in AS400 as soon as shipment are in transit, chase docs early with shippers and communicate all variances to Customer service and Sales teams
• Prepare for weekly status updates with manager

What You'll Need

• Associates or Bachelors degree in business or related field from an accredited college or university preferred
• 3 years in a comparable role as Import Production Assistant in the apparel industry
• Knowledge of apparel business, product creation process, material construction and manufacturing processes specific to knit product
• Fully proficient in Excel, Word, Outlook.
• Strong computer skills to adapt quickly to different system applications
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and a solid understanding on how to communicate with global supplier base
• Be proactive, address and escalate upraising problems and issues in a timely manner · Strong work ethic, positive attitude, and always ready to learn · Quick learner and a self-starter · Adaptable in a fast paced, high growth work environment
• In office position

Hybrid Apparel is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.