Role Description

Hamilton

Minimum 5 years off shore apparel production essential

Our client specialises in the custom importing, manufacture and management of apparel. Born and raised in the mighty Waikato, the company has grown from a one-man-band to a highly profitable business with twenty-eight employees across New Zealand and a strong partnership in Asia. Their mission is to provide solutions within the Australasian apparel industry and continue to grow globally. They have a real passion for the outdoors and this is reflected in their brands.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Production Coordinator to join their vibrant and progressive team. This is a key role collaborating with design, sales, operations and administration teams, as well as working closely with the Managing Director.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist Managing Director.
• Drive production schedule and reporting.
• Shipping scheduling and communication internal/external.
• Track all orders and sampling.
• Manage re-ordering if stock levels are low.
• Manage offshore warehouse stock and fabrics.

This Role will develop into the additional duties:

• Source, select, sample ordering of fabrics from current offshore and onshore suppliers.
• Order fabric and trims for all garments.
• Negotiate bulk fabric prices, ordering of swingers and labels for production.
• Work with the onshore design team to finalise garment spec sheets.
• Maintain and nurture existing offshore relationships including manufacturers.
• Negotiate offshore garment costs according to pre-costings and budgets.
• Oversee offshore sampling QC and QA processes.
• Responsible for care labels instructions and orchestrating wash tests if needed.
• Organise shipping/importing of fabric in a timely manner for sampling and bulk production.
• Calculate freight, customs, and clearance per meter.