Production Coordinator

Kellwood Company; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 48,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

401K matching

Flexible Spending Plan

Paid Time Off

Casual attire

Company discounts

Job summary

Kellwood Company is seeking a production coordinator to manage end-to-end development and production orders. You will coordinate with vendors, design teams, and factories to ensure proper POs, tech packs, fabrics, trims, and sample approvals, with a daily WIP report to keep the team aligned.

Requirements include 1–3 years of production experience; bilingual English/Chinese is preferred. Compensation is $23.00–$24.00 per hour plus benefits such as 401K and PTO.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years’ experience in production.
• Bilingual English/Chinese preferred but not required

Responsibilities

• Set up daily WIP report to track POs, tech packs, PSM, and sample status.
• Monitor vessel ETD/ETA to assure on-time delivery and match shipping quantity to PO.
• Communicate with vendors about partial shipments and remaining balance; update WIP with shipping details.
• Double-check PO details before forwarding to factories.
• Send tech packs and material sheets to vendors the same day upon receipt.
• Organize daily folders and review/approve materials and samples with design team.
• Monitor sample and material approvals; send comments to vendors after coordinating with designers.
• Coordinate zip pattern, sew-by, mini marker with timely sample feedback.
• Follow up with vendors on samples requirements and order progress; track fabric/trim/fit sample approvals.

Skills

Production experience

Bilingual English/Chinese

Job description

• -Set up production “work-in-progress” (WIP) report to track down the purchase orders, tech packs, PSM, and the status of fit approval samples, as well as fabric and trim approval updates. This WIP report should be updated daily, as it is a share report within the team.


• -Monitor vessel ETD and ETA date to assure on time delivery, and matching shipping quantity against PO. In case partial shipment was found, you need to communicate with vendors when shipment is made partial and when the balance units will be shipped. The WIP report should be updated with shipping details.


• -Double check all details on purchase orders prior to forwarding to factories.


• -Handle daily packages in and out to vendors; make sure to send out tech packs and material sheet to vendors the same day upon receipt.


• -Organizing work folders on a daily basis; and work with design team to review and approve material and samples the same day upon receipt.


• -Monitor samples and material approval process and send comments to vendors the same afternoon after working with designers.


• -Work with tech team about zip pattern, sewby, mini marker; and samples fit comment to be sent within a timely manner.


• -Follow up and communicate with vendors about samples requirement and orders’ progress; watch the submission and approval status of fabrics/trims/fit samples against each order delivery.


• -Manage development and production orders from style set up to orders finished and received at Kellwood.


• -Study all related customers’ packaging requirements and details to communicate with vendors, need to make sure you understand the details and prevent mistakes ahead of time.

Qualifications/Experience:

• 1-3 years’ experience in production


• Bilingual (English/Chinese) preferred but not required

Compensation:

$23.00 – $24.00 per hour

The successful candidate will enjoy competitive compensation and benefits, matching 401K, Flexible Spending Plan, Paid Time Off, casual attire and company discounts.

Kellwood is an equal opportunity employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.