My client, a fashion/retail company, is looking for a temp to cover a maternity leave in their Sourcing/Production team - this role will be a mix of project management, data entry/excel, working with samples and other projects as needed. MUST HAVE experience in the industry in production or similar work. WILL BE ONSITE MON-THURS IN SECAUCUS NJ, FRI REMOTE.
The Production Associate will report to the Director of Sourcing and Production; maintain daily communication with overseas factories, prioritize shipments, review price verifications reports and work on special projects as needed.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Responsible for all milestone due dates on production TNA
- Support manager in sourcing & costing functions
- PO coordination with offshore offices related to PO revisions or updates
- Answer daily e-mail communication with factories, timely and completely
- Create and maintain the buy chart with all the details by season
- Enter cost and review price verification report to ensure all margins are in line
- Work with factories and logistic team on the shipping plans
- Assist in supporting special projects, when needed
- Solve and raise any production issues by working closely with the Production team
- Ensure on time delivery of production samples by monitoring Time and Action Calendars
- Maintain and update WIP report with production deliveries and track shipments
- Follow with PD team on fabric/trim/ fit approvals status and communicate with Manager
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor's degree in Fashion Merchandising, Business, or related field preferred
- Have of 4-6 years of apparel production experience
- Basic understanding of garment construction and technical knowledge of production preferred
- Basic understanding of fabric types and costing requirements preferred
- Must be proactive and possess the ability to meet tight deadlines
- Must possess excellent communication organizational skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Outlook and advance knowledge of Excel (v-look up, queries, and pivot tables)
- This a hybrid role, with 4 days in our NJ office