Production Manager

Sara Collections; Dadri; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Sara Collections in India seeks a Production Manager to oversee end-to-end textile and garment production, aligning daily, weekly, and monthly plans with orders and delivery dates.

You will lead production supervisors and operators, coordinate with fabric, trims, and procurement, monitor quality, drive efficiency, and ensure safe, compliant operations with ERP reporting.

Qualifications

• Experience in production planning for textile/apparel sectors.
• Proven ability to lead supervisors, operators and meet targets.
• Knowledge of fabric, trims, and garment finishing processes.
• Strong quality control focus and cost management skills.
• Experience in ERP reporting and production data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly production plans based on orders and capacity.
• Manage production from material availability to finished goods per buyer specs.
• Supervise production staff and allocate duties; monitor performance.
• Coordinate with fabric, trims, stores, and procurement to ensure timely materials.
• Monitor weaving, dyeing, printing, cutting, stitching, embroidery, finishing, packing.
• Work with quality team to reduce defects and rework to standard.

Skills

Production planning

Team leadership

Textile & garment knowledge

Quality control

Problem solving

Cost control

ERP reporting

Delivery management

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• Production planning: Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly production plans based on orders, capacity, and delivery dates.
• Order execution: Manage production from material availability to finished goods, ensuring buyer specifications are followed.
• Team management: Supervise production supervisors, operators, and workers; allocate duties and monitor performance.
• Material coordination: Coordinate with fabric, trims, stores, and procurement teams to ensure materials are available on time.
• Process control: Monitor relevant operations, such as weaving, dyeing, printing, cutting, stitching, embroidery, finishing, and packing.
• Quality management: Work with the quality team to reduce defects, rejection, and rework and meet approved standards.
• Delivery management: Track order progress, resolve production delays, and meet shipment commitments.
• Cost and waste control: Control material consumption, overtime, production costs, and wastage.
• Productivity improvement: Improve workflow, line balancing, machine utilisation, and output.
• Machine maintenance: Coordinate preventive maintenance and repairs to minimise downtime.
• Safety and compliance: Maintain workplace safety, housekeeping, and compliance with company and buyer requirements.
• Reporting and ERP: Maintain accurate production records and report output, efficiency, shortages, quality issues, and order status.

Preferred candidate profile

Worked with Boutique buyer, Production Manager should also manage small-batch orders, frequent style changes, intricate detailing, sample approvals, and strict finishing requirements.

Key Skills:

Production planning, team leadership, textile and garment knowledge, quality control, problem-solving, cost control, ERP reporting, and delivery management.