India - Free People - Sr Production Coordinator

Free People is looking for a Sr. Production Coordinator. Reporting to both in region & North America management, the Sr. Production Coordinator will manage the end to end process from style creation, through manufacturing and delivery of finished goods. Position is responsible to ensure right first time, aesthetically pleasing styles that meet on-time delivery and quality standards. This position will develop strategies to meet design and merchant expectations from both business and service perspectives while supporting global expansion and speed-to-customer initiatives.

• Facilitate and execute Design’s vision through the appropriate allocation of product and the sourcing of materials which deliver the right aesthetic while meeting product margin and timing requirements.
• Develop relationships with supplier base to ensure alignment of category business needs and successful business partnerships. Understand supplier capabilities and advantages, as well as opportunities for improvement.
• Build key relationships between stakeholders to create an environment that drives innovation, product accuracy, speed to market initiatives, improves efficiency, and reduces weeks of supply. Proactively collaborate with internal partners to meet goals.
• Own individual style development, ensuring all styles serve up Design’s vision while also delivering the quality and cost the Brand requires.
• Achieve seasonal calendar actualization as outlined by the Brand Sourcing Director. Analyze and identify opportunities for Merchant to improve adoption rates and approved style count targets as dictated by seasonal line plan. Support Merchant’s business requirements by aligning product category needs, and update and communicate all style, cost, and delivery changes.
• Manage the production time and action (T&A) for outstanding development as needed for successful on-time product delivery. Manage the order placement process, insuring target place dates align with business strategies, and that best possible deliveries are regularly met.
• Review, maintain and analyze all factory and brand reports highlighting areas of opportunity for improvements both internally and externally.
• Manage TOP process/standards including status of vendors with regards to the release shipments prior to TOP approval and make recommendations accordingly. Manage QA process/standards in conjunction with the DC with regards to the release of shipments and make recommendations accordingly.
• Manage Shipping Compliance results in conjunction with the DC to ensure suppliers are following required procedures as detailed in the Routing Guides and train suppliers further that do not meet the requirement consistently.

• Progressive sourcing experience within complex, fast pace apparel environment. Specialty retail and/or direct to consumer experience is preferred.
• A successful track record of building relationships with cross functional partners and offering new and innovative solutions to sourcing issues/challenges.
• Process improvement capabilities including proven examples of implementing operational efficiencies.
• Works with a high sense of integrity and urgency and is motivated by deadlines and new challenges.
• Ability to effectively communicate in English.
• Major in Fashion, Supply Chain, or related field.