Production Coordinator-Mimco Leather

• Jan 2022 - Present

Assisting the Production Manager in the management of suppliers, purchasing, production planning/coordination and distribution of all Mimco product within the specified category ranges for all regions both national and international. Building and maintaining strong communication channels with the specific category designers, planner and QC team to ensure company strategic initiatives & targets are met. Assisting the Production Manager in the management of suppliers, purchasing, production planning/coordination and distribution of all Mimco product within the specified category ranges for all regions both national and international. Building and maintaining strong communication channels with the specific category designers, planner and QC team to ensure company strategic initiatives & targets are met.

Senior Production Coordinator

• May 2021 - Jan 2022

Managing and overseeing the offshore manufacturing of all garments, accessories and apparel produced offshore. Main point of contact for all offshore partners. Raising and submitting purchase orders for all customer orders, bulk orders and samples to offshore factories. Liaising with offshore factories regularly to ensure orders are produced within the agreed time frame and as per our garment specs. Work with the suppliers to resolve any production or quality issues during the production process. Maintaining all price records for garments, fabric and trims. Allocating stock gowns to client orders as/when appropriate, including liaising with our inventory manager to ensure the system is updated. Managing our internal production schedule to ensure all data is accurate and up to date. Oversee the Delivery Receipt Coordinator to ensure deliveries are received on time and are accurately updated in our records. Review factory invoices against the purchase orders and liaise with the factory to resolve any discrepancies. Managing fabric stock levels at offshore factories, and ensuring fabric is reordered and delivered prior to stockouts. Booking and tracking shipments from external partners. Stock management of all offshore production orders.

Production Controls & Administration

• Feb 2019 - May 2021

daily liaison with the UK, Australian & China admin teams. following & managing the critical path for the production of all goods and ensuring that all orders are delivered to customers globally on time. Agree on the seasonal critical path dates from sales samples, through to customer order placement, the production itself, and onward shipment to customers globally. Follow the production schedules in each of the dedicated factories on a daily basis. Troubleshooting problems as they arise. Liaising with other departments such as Technical, Wholesale, Retail, Sample Room, Materials team, Shipping department- to ensure a speedy and effective solution is reached for each issue,

Fashion production consultant

• Jan 2016 - Apr 2019

Production Coordinator

• Sep 2011 - Jan 2015

`Generate, interpret and evaluate design ideas for customers.`Assist with existing buyer to manage samples, input promotion information, as well as completing quality checks and other assigned tasks.`Providing design direction for the brands re trends, style, shape, colour, fabrication, etc from inception through to development and production`Ensuring style direction of ranges is on target and appropriate to the consumer demographics of the brands`Select designs to be developed for next fashion season from prepared sketches, illustrations, plans and samples.`Negotiating selected design with management and sale.`Liaise with manufacturing staff as to sample discrepancies by supervising the preparation of patterns, programs and the manufacture process.`Manage sample / shipment tracking and approvals`Assist with receiving finished goods including QC of production and shipping samples. `Prepare sales catalogues for seasonal campaigns`Travelling overseas twice a year to attend trade fairs and retail environments for creative inspiration and to identify resources for development of styles and ranges to meet the specific needs of customers.

Buyer Assistance

• Apr 2011 - Aug 2011