Freelance Production Assistant
Job Description
Freelance Production Assistant
Client Overview: American clothing and accessories retailer.
Position Overview: Coordinate information for development of new styles from concept to production via interaction with internal and external cross functional partners and across all International channels.
Responsibilities:
- Partner with Design to drive trends/concepts to executable samples by working with factories
- Work with Design to select fabrics and trims to meet Design aesthetics, price points, and quality needs
- Ensure compliance to T&A calendar and major milestones by working with cross-functional team; elevate issues to Manager/Director as needed
- Gather data and report development ratios to agreed to levels while meeting roadmap needs
- Adhere to sourcing strategy by partnering with Production Director before placing sample request in overseas factories
- Allocate samples and source raw materials from appropriate factories and mills
- Actively participate in key milestone meetings with Design, Production, and Merchants
- Work on alternative solutions so garments meet cost requirements from initial thru final costing; review options with Manager/Director
- Interface with cross functional team members to ensure approval deadlines are met
- Ensure T&A calendar and Seasonal Milestones are being met and elevate to supervisor as needed, encompassing: PLM deadline, merchant call dates, merchant PO issuance, pattern and graphic art send dates
- Procure, review and assess new cost quotes, analyze history and elevate costing challenges to supervisor for costing options/ negotiations
- Communicate daily with overseas vendors regarding style development, production and delivery information
- Review outstanding issues on Production Status, take action accordingly and elevate to Supervisor as needed
- Work with Buyers/ Planners on garment cost, buys, production planning, liabilities and delivery
- Sample tracking for both milestones and bulk making sure vendors adhere to sample due dates to support milestone meetings as well as bulk production timelines.
- Help to develop and improve tracking and record keeping systems
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Fashion Merchandising, Business, or equivalent
- 2-3+ years related experience
- Ability to act as liaison between many departments and possess excellent communication and analytical skills
- Must be detail oriented, computer literate, and able to multitask as well as have a high sense of urgency