Production Coordinator

Sarah Sykes Recruitment; Dover; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development opportunities

Collaborative team environment

Job summary

Sarah Sykes Recruitment seeks an experienced Production Coordinator for a fast-paced womenswear supplier in East London. You will own end-to-end production, coordinating with design, sales, buying, suppliers and warehouse teams to ensure on-time delivery and budget adherence.

The role requires strong organisational skills, excellent communication, and proven experience in fashion production. Knowledge of fabrics, trims and sampling is desirable in a dynamic wholesale environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in fashion production, ideally in womenswear.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities.
• Experience liaising with design, sales, buying and suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Manage purchase orders and production from order to delivery.
• Track critical paths and production schedules to ensure on-time delivery.
• Liaise with design, sales, buying throughout the product lifecycle.
• Approve fabrics, trims, colours and samples.
• Coordinate sampling and manage incoming samples.
• Build supplier relationships and negotiate lead times and costs.
• Monitor margins, product information and shipping timelines.
• Coordinate warehouse deliveries and maintain system data.
• Support customer accounts with product information.

Skills

Production coordination

Womenswear production

Organisation

Communication

Excel

Relationship building

Tools

Excel

Job description

East London | Full Time | Fashion Wholesale

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Production Coordinator to join a leading womenswear supplier, designing and delivering trend-led collections for major high street and international retailers.

This is a fantastic opportunity to manage the end-to-end production process across fast-paced womenswear collections, working closely with design, sales, buying, suppliers and warehouse teams to ensure products are delivered on time, within budget and to the highest standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage purchase orders and production from order to delivery.
• Track critical paths and production schedules to ensure on-time delivery.
• Liaise with design, sales, buying throughout the product lifecycle.
• Approve fabrics, trims, colours and samples.
• Coordinate the sampling process and manage incoming samples.
• Build strong supplier relationships and negotiate lead times and costs.
• Monitor margins, product information and shipping timelines.
• Coordinate warehouse deliveries and maintain accurate system data.
• Support customer accounts with product information and merchandising updates.

Skills & Experience

• Previous experience as a Production Coordinator, Production Merchandiser, or Assistant Merchandiser or similar within fashion.
• Experience in womenswear fashion apparel production.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• High attention to detail with strong Excel and systems knowledge.
• Commercially aware, proactive, able to work in a fast-paced environment.

Desirable

• Experience working with overseas factories and suppliers.
• Knowledge of fabrics, trims, garment construction and sampling.
• Relevant qualification in Fashion, Merchandising or Business.

What’s on Offer

• Join a successful and growing fashion wholesale business.
• End-to-end ownership of the production process.
• Collaborative team environment across design, sales and merchandising.
• Excellent career development opportunities.

If you’re a highly organised Production Coordinator looking to develop your career within a thriving womenswear wholesale business, we’d love to hear from you.