Production Manager

Following-up on orders from the time they are placed by the buyers till their final delivery as per time & quality standards committed to the clients.

Oversee and deliver ready-to-wear collections per year, in addition to exclusives and tailored orders across both Runway and ready-to-wear.

Constantly review and implement new processes and structure to improve quality, lead-times and deliveries.

Establishing relationship with buyers and dealing with vendor / production sources for profitable product merchandising.

Create and manage seasonal critical path for Development, Production, from grading and post-market pattern work through to final deliveries.

Maintaining the track for design and implementation of reporting procedures to enhance customer-satisfaction ratings.

Manage and update Fabric Sourcing and product Development with seasonal range plan and fabric grid.

Manage and coordinate pre-production and fit meetings and ensure that they run smoothly and efficiently in line with critical path deadlines.

Manage and present end-of-seasonal analysis of Production in terms of suppliers, costs and sales.

Identifying and developing vendor sources for achieving cost effective purchases.

Oversee and build supplier relationships to ensure all suppliers meet and maintain delivery, quality and margin expectations.

Negotiate production payment terms, prices, quantities and delivery dates. Ensure that costing and margin targets are met across the department each season.

Regular visits to ensure production is running smoothly. Solve issues efficiently in a timely manner to maintain confirmed delivery dates.

Management of QC process at factory ensuring highest quality product is shipped to stores.