Freelance Production Coordinator

Title:

Freelance Production Coordinator – Men’s Tees/Polos

Start Date:

ASAP
Length: 6-8 months

Location:

NYC Office; 3+ days/week in office

Client Overview:
American clothing and accessories retailer.

Position Overview:

Coordinate information for development of new styles from concept to production via interaction with internal and external cross functional partners and across all International channels.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with Design to drive trends/concepts to executable samples by working with factories
• Work with Design to select fabrics and trims to meet Design aesthetics, price points, and quality needs
• Ensure compliance to T&A calendar and major milestones by working with cross-functional team; elevate issues to Manager/Director as needed
• Gather data and report development ratios to agreed to levels while meeting roadmap needs
• Adhere to sourcing strategy by partnering with Production Director before placing sample request in overseas factories
• Allocate samples and source raw materials from appropriate factories and mills
• Actively participate in key milestone meetings with Design, Production, and Merchants
• Work on alternative solutions so garments meet cost requirements from initial thru final costing; review options with Manager/Director
• Interface with cross functional team members to ensure approval deadlines are met
• Ensure T&A calendar and Seasonal Milestones are being met and elevate to supervisor as needed, encompassing: PLM deadline, merchant call dates, merchant PO issuance, pattern and graphic art send dates
• Procure, review and assess new cost quotes, analyze history and elevate costing challenges to supervisor for costing options/ negotiations
• Communicate daily with overseas vendors regarding style development, production and delivery information
• Review outstanding issues on Production Status, take action accordingly and elevate to Supervisor as needed
• Work with Buyers/ Planners on garment cost, buys, production planning, liabilities and delivery
• Sample tracking for both milestones and bulk making sure vendors adhere to sample due dates to support milestone meetings as well as bulk production timelines.
• Help to develop and improve tracking and record keeping systems

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Merchandising, Business, or equivalent
• 2-3+ years related experience
• Ability to act as liaison between many departments and possess excellent communication and analytical skills
• Must be detail oriented, computer literate, and able to multitask as well as have a high sense of urgency

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