Fashion Production Assistant

The Goodkind Group, LLC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

The Goodkind Group, LLC in Midtown Manhattan is seeking a Production Assistant to support swimwear/outerwear production from planning to delivery. You will coordinate with factories and designers to ensure accurate schedules and cost sheets while tracking progress for bulk production.

Responsibilities include managing supplier communications, creating production schedules, estimating costs, and producing weekly production reports.

Qualifications

• 1-5 years’ experience in apparel industry.
• Able to work in fast paced environment and under pressure.
• Good analytical and multi-tasking skill.
• A team player and work independently.
• Good time management and organization skills.
• Detail oriented and great follow up skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft office, Microsoft outlook.

Responsibilities

• Manage all e-mail communications with factory and suppliers to make sure that established standards are met.
• Aid a sourcing/production manager by liaising between a buyer (customer) and a factory by providing detailed designs, preparing production schedules, cost estimates, issuing work orders and keeping progress records up-to-date.
• Analyze new textiles, raw materials, and competing garment production costs to decide the most cost effective and individualized production recommendations and strategies.
• Review customer’s purchase order or buy sheet and sent factory order placement instruction for bulk production.
• Manage “production data” and generate production reports to a production manager.
• Support production process from start to finish. Instruct vender clearly and accurately in order to make production meets deadline.
• Manage order processing. Track and maintain data and files for production purpose and provide weekly status report to Production Manager.
• Communicate with oversea venders on daily basis to ensure the timely delivery of goods and report to Production Manager.
• Assist Production Manager in creating costing sheets. Work with designer/sales and Production Manager to ensure price list can be present on time.

Skills

Analytical skills

Multi-tasking

Time management

Team player

Organizational skills

Detail oriented

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Pivot Tables

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Position – Production Assistant - Swimwear/Outerwear Ladies Wholesaler Midtown NYC FLSA - Exempt

Job Overview - The Production Assistant ensures that the production follows the planned schedule and budget. Review customer’s purchase order or buy sheet and built detailed and accurate cost sheet. Communicate with factories and sales/designer to organize all information and ensure correct information is received and released to factories for bulk production. Track and follow up all production deliverables and status to run smoothly.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Manage all e-mail communications with factory and suppliers to make sure that established standards are met.
• Aid a sourcing/production manager by liaising between a buyer (customer) and a factory by providing detailed designs, preparing production schedules, cost estimates, issuing work orders and keeping progress records up-to-date.
• Analyze new textiles, raw materials, and competing garment production costs to decide the most cost effective and individualized production recommendations and strategies.
• Review customer’s purchase order or buy sheet and sent factory order placement instruction for bulk production.
• Manage “production data” and generate production reports to a production manager.
• Support production process from start to finish. Instruct vender clearly and accurately in order to make production meets deadline.
• Manage order processing. Track and maintain data and files for production purpose and provide weekly status report to Production Manager.
• Communicate with oversea venders on daily basis to ensure the timely delivery of goods and report to Production Manager.
• Assist Production Manager in creating costing sheets. Work with designer/sales and Production Manager to ensure price list can be present on time.

Qualifications

• 1-5 years’ experience in apparel industry.
• Able to work in fast paced environment and under pressure. Has sense of urgency.
• Good analytical and multi-tasking skill.
• A team player and work independently.
• Good time management and organization skills.
• Detail oriented and great follow up skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft office, Microsoft outlook.

Must have strong Excel (Vlook ups and Pivot Tables)