ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Production Coordinator will be the liaison between all divisions (sales, design, factories) working on at-home goods & accessories.
- Confirm FOB pricing with the factory and calculate landed prices.
- Create cost sheets and production timelines for each style once the price is confirmed.
- Prepare customer quotes to review with a sales rep
- Formal quotations for confirmed items require a detailed breakdown of cost including freight dims for each item.
- Item setups in the customer portal or PLM system
- Understanding of Walmart vendor guides and standards
- Issuing Walmart Purchase Orders
- Create and maintain a production schedule for every order.
- Manage and maintain WIP reports in conjunction with our China office to ensure product availability.
- Review Quality / Preproduction/ Final production samples
- Communicate revisions/ approvals with factories to ensure correct execution of product.
- Review all account vendor manuals and ensure that we are meeting all customer requirements for development and production processes.
- Monitor product testing to ensure that factories are compliant with customer testing protocols
- Daily correspondence with the sales team factories and customers to manage production/delivery issues
- Work closely with the design team to ensure correct presentation and sample making.
- Perform related duties as assigned.
COMPETENCIES
- Proactive, Motivated, and Trainable
- Experience with multinational trade and export is a plus.
- Strong relationship management skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint)
- Exceptional Organizational Skills: planning, expediting, prioritizing, managing multiple tasks and meeting corporate deadlines.
- Ability to work autonomously and effective time management.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Bachelor’s Degree in Logistics with 3+ wholesale production or related experience; or an Associate’s degree with 4 years of wholesale production or related experience; or 5+ years in a wholesale production or related role.
