About the Role The Senior/Merchandiser, Regional Operations will be responsible for execution of vendor development strategy, production activities at the vendor and facility level. S/he would be responsible of tracking the processes and timely delivery to meet the RDC & the quality expectations. S/he would additionally work to ensure that all commercial decisions and standards are met. What Youll Do
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Train vendors on conducting capacity planning using SAM. Perform capacity monitoring on a regular basis.
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Support and drive lean initiatives (e.g. workflow, line layout, combining operations)/deployment plan with our strategic vendors
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Support establishing efficiency baseline/man-machine ratios and guide vendors to achieve their longer term strategic targets
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Continuously improve and create internal and external processes and procedures
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Work with Technical, QA and Mill management team to ensure all commercial decision and standards are met
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Partner with Mill management, QA and technical teams to resolve fabric or quality issues
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Manage bulk production tracking processes to meet timelines
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Be sensitive and alert proactively on high risk potential order problem to ensure production on track through regular production meeting and cc mail.
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Provide recommendation on claim settlement options
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Resolve issues within a timely manner while working to continuously improve and create internal and external processes and procedures
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Review and evaluate vendor performance
Who You Are
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Production Management - Proficient knowledge of manufacturing processes and innovative production management systems to influence vendor production efficiency
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Problem Solver/Effective communication - Can proactively solve problems and effectively manage multiple challenges.
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Collaboration- Proven ability influencing and making decisions cross-functionally in a matrix environment where speed and cultural sensitivity is crucial.
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Personal Leadership- demonstrated executive presence, presentation, influencing, and collaboration across various stakeholders
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Business Performance Improvement - proven track record of improvement based on fact-based analysis or benchmarking