Production Specialist - Cotton On Global Support Centre

ABOUT US

Were a global fashion and lifestyle brand that empowers people to look feel and be the best version of themselves. Creating everyday products to make everyday experiences better. Celebrating diversity and inclusivity because we believe selfexpression is for everyone. Using our voice and our platform to amplify the things that matter Listening to our community and respond to what they care about. Were restless its what fuels our fire and sparks our big ideas. Were optimistic having an open mind means anything is possible. Were better together join our world and lets do good things together.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The role of our Production Specialist isnt just like any production role it requires commitment to our global strategies travelling to our incredible global suppliers to align with our journey and passion about delivering the incredible quality product that our customers know and loves us for through partnering with our product developers.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Production Specialist to join our team support the Wovens category.

Here are some of the key objectives youll be working on alongside your team:

Sustainability: The production specialist plays an integral role in our commitment to reducing impact across our supply chain. You will deliver product made with responsible fibres materials and production processes that will overall impact our commitment to be carbon neutral by 2030.

Global Suppliers: Our production is in multiple countries we are always looking for new production markets to elevate product quality and margin. This role is key in supporting existing and new supplier partners to be successful at the Cotton On coaching and developing them to be their best.

Quality: We dont just want good quality we want awesome quality in our product. You can impact this by developing and elevating our quality for our customer.

Partnerships: We have our product development team working on the daytoday production. Your role is key to have the overview mitigate any risks and ensure the teams can deliver product on time for our product launches be it the next Sydney Sweeney activewear campaign King Stingrays collab Sea Shepard collab or the Bailey Smith launch. We hope you love coaching and developing people this is key to the roles success.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

Degree / qualification in relevant field i.e. Fashion Textiles Production
Demonstrated experience in a similar Production Specialist or Manager
Experience working with accessories is highly regarded
Extensive experience working directly with offshore suppliers while managing cost effective production strategies
Proven experience working with fabric consolidation programs product development requirements shipping requirements and trading terms and production timelines.
Experience in FOB (Freight on Board) negotiations order placement capacity planning open costing within the supply base.
Experience in day to day production problem solving issue prevention management and strategic production planning.

OUR CULTURE

To describe COTTON:ON in six words is easy; optimistic passionate real energetic collaborative and most importantly ethical.
Our team members are a passionate group of people committed to making a real difference in peoples lives through our philanthropic arm the Cotton On Foundation. It is our shared belief that we can make a difference to lives of everyone we touch from our backyard to the world.

BENEFITS

We are committed to personal and professional development which is supported by an ever growing and expanding structure. We believe our people deserve the best space to their best work and to support this we provide:
50 team member discount off all brands (excl. Ceres Life which is 30 off)
A world class office with a stateoftheart Wellness Centre featuring spa therapists holistic health experts and free fitness classes (think reformer Pilates classes personal training sessions yoga studio spin room and run club!
A brandnew childcare centre onsite incredible facilities indoor and outdoor play areas subsidised cost and your kids are right next door!
The Beckley our inhouse caf with chef prepared healthy meals coffee and snacks. You can also grab a nutritious take home meal taking the stress out of dinner time.
Flexible working enabling you to find the right working rhythm to be at your best.
Competitive salary packaging ensuring we are constantly benchmarking to industry.
Onsite concierge let us help you get your life sorted with dry cleaning car wash and more.
An Employee Assistance Program for you and your family.
Returning from maternity leave (or primary carer parental leave) Work parttime and get paid fulltime for 2 months all part of supporting you during your transition back to work.
Team mingle celebrations speakers series surprise and delight moments the magic happens when we get together.
Do you have a dog Bring them into the office. We love them!

At Cotton On we are focused on building a culture centred in belonging and we are committed to creating workplaces where each individual can show up as their whole self having an equal opportunity to succeed with us.

We are proud of our diverse global workforce of 20000 team members from countless nationalities and we strongly welcome and encourage individuals of all backgrounds to apply with us.
We are focused on bringing more voices experiences and backgrounds to our workforce as we drive diverse and inclusive outcomes for our team and our customers.

If you have any individual needs in order to fully participate in the recruitment process please contact us at so we may support you in completing the job application process.