The Production Associate will support the Associate Production Manager in managing the bulk production process to meet in warehouse dates for our private label and non-private label brands for our retailers.

Responsibilities:

· Independently manages customer orders as allocated by the souring team from beginning to end while escalating issues to their manager when necessary.

· The ability to analyze and assess the factory’s shipment/ container planning to meet the required delivery.

· Schedule weekly factory meetings to review current orders and trouble shoot through any issues. Also, responsible for sending meetings recaps.

· Initiates cross functional meetings to problem solve issues related to customer orders.

· Follows up with the PD team on the pre-production approval process (lab dips, strike offs, trims…etc.) to ensure the factories can proceed to bulk production.

· Has a thorough understanding of each customer’s requirements to execute the order.

· Review weekly TNA from factories for all submit dates and ensure quoted ETA dates are adhered to and communicate any changes to manager.

· Attends the order confirmation meeting with Product Development, Design, and Creative Services Team to discuss all details for newly placed orders.

· Partners with the Packaging Team to ensure all approvals are complete (Licensor/ Customer approval, fit approval, digital and physical submits) to meet the factories TNA deadlines.

· Prepares packing guidelines for the factory for each customer order.

· Reviews all upc’s, GTIN’s, and carton markings with the warehouse and Sales’s op’s team for factories shipment approval.

· Partners with our factory QA team overseas to be sure that all inspections take place and pass prior to shipments.

· Issues and send Po’s to factories from Blue Cherry

· Track all po shipments for on time delivery and report any delays to the manager and sales operation team.

Skills:

· Bachelor’s Degree required (or 5 + years of retail or product development/production experience)

· Excellent oral and written communication skills

· Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Power Point a plus)

· Must demonstrate critical thinking and analytical skills.

· Ability to prioritize and multitask with a keen sense of detail.

· Walmart and off-price retailers’ knowledge a plus

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