Our client creates fun and quirky accessories, clothing and lifestyle products.
They're looking for a passionate and driven Production Coordinator to join their growing production team. You will be managing the product life cycle from order placement through to delivery into our customers.
Responsibilities:
- Negotiate delivery dates with factories, and coordinate raising POs to them.
- Establish and maintain a close communication with suppliers to ensure smooth delivery and quality standard of goods.
- Accurately update and maintain PO information and shipment schedule.
- At order placement, work closely with Account Managers and Design team to review PP sample comments and packaging requirements to ensure smooth transition into production.
- An understanding of each customer's supplier manual and ensure compliance working with our suppliers.
- Track and update the shipping schedule and cross check packing lists against scheduled shipments.
- Liaise with wholesale teams for commercial decisions on any quality issues and delivery delays that may arise, levy penalties to factories where required.
- Proactively follow up orders weekly with factories and chase shipment samples, QC reports and any documents for approval prior to shipment.
- Quality check and measure the shipment samples against approved PP samples and specs.
What we need from you:
- Minimum 2 years’ experience in working in a busy product based production role.
- Experience working with factories/ suppliers based in the Far East would be highly advantageous.
- Mandarin Chinese language ability a plus but not essential.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize.
- Proactive with problem solving skills and strong attention to detail
- Outstanding communication skills both externally and at all levels internally.
- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office, in particular, Excel.
- Willing to adapt and take on new challenges and driven to continually improve.
- Enthusiastic, self-confident and self-motivated.
- A passion for production.
What's on offer:
- Salary: up to 45K
- Progression and career development at a rapidly growing company.
- A fun and relaxed office environment
- Unlimited Paid Holiday – yes that is correct!
- Flexi time – start early/finish early or start later/finish later
- Up to 50 WFH days a year
- Regular company social events.
- Wine Time every Friday afternoon