Production Planner

Position purpose and Summary:

Drives pre-production/production planning and delivery execution ensure the logistic compliance and communicate production/delivery status to relevant Depts. and LOs.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Ensures continuous improvement in delivery performance for assigned vendors and tasks to meet production goals.
• Proactively identifies and address production and capacity issues. Ensures that factory corrective action plans are established and followed up with FGVs as needed on areas where the performance lags.
• Collaborates with x-functional teams (RMLO QA and Merchandising) to resolve issues impacting FG quality and delivery.
• Drives the partnership enhancement between FGVs and RMVs To be as reconciler if any discrepancies or arguments that can affect the garment delivery and quality.
• Manages the production exceptions subject to the situation and customer need.
• Reviews & analyzes production reports (PPR/CPR/GTN etc.) with FG vendors. Validate data accuracy of PO confirmation PO upcharge PO extraction delay reason code ship date and ship mode. Communicate issues to relevant depts. Keep internal system and related LOs/HO updated accurately in timely manner.
• Provides FG vendor with the update and training for any relevant production docs and processes (UPC data reporting templates procedures etc.) and ensures that FG vendors follow accordingly.
• Visits factories frequently to review production status and work with FG vendors on the issue prevention & resolution.
• Works with FG vendor logistics team to ensure vendor compliance (VCP) shipping document accuracy and payment settlement in system. Work with Accounts payable and GTN on payments.
• Deploy the process improvement and vendor empowerment. Support CSC initiatives.
• Establish and maintain good Partnership with related cross functional departments in the organization and other business partners.

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Job scope:

• Knows and applies production practices and procedures to solve a variety of problems that may be somewhat difficult and varied in nature. Works on gaining exposure to some of the complex tasks within the job function where some evaluation originality or ingenuity is required. Has mastered most of the basic production job duties.
• KPI: OTIF OXF NXF VCP Ship Docs accuracy etc.

Reporting line and supervisory responsibility:

• Reports directly to Production Manager

Minimum Educational/Experience Requirements:

• University/College degree in textiles apparel business or equivalent.
• 3 years of related professional experience and strong competence with the various tools and procedures used to manage apparel production
• Experience with apparel factory production environment
• Experience in materials and the apparel supply chain
• Required skills:
  • Communication & presentation
  • Facilitation
  • Data analytics
  • Critical & creative thinking
  • Project management
  • Negotiation
  • Influencing
  • MS office application software including proficiency in Excel

This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities but constitutes a general definition of the positions scope and function in the company.