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Production Manager
GUESS
Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Job Description
POSITION TITLE: Production Manager
POSITION PURPOSE:
To help organize, plan and produce 1st quality product at the best possible price, by maintaining acceptable lead times and deliveries, based on the company's needs, parameters, policies and procedures.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Achieve and maintain the best possible margin for every style or program, in turn meeting the company's target margin. Negotiate the best price possible with the developing package agent/vendor, or assist in counter-sourcing the program elsewhere. Breakdown the manufacturing cost for every style developed and produced. Maintain cost-logs, which keep and updated recap of every style developed per season, per division, per delivery month.
Plan and monitor production deliveries, plus review and track vendor performance, taking corrective action when needed. Assist in planning and building each month of every season's production timeline calendar, based on the company's target in warehouse dates and the type of product being produced. Make all vendors accountable for the planned ship dates by confirming their time & action report prior to placing production, documentation agreed ship dates before and after p.o's have been issued, advise the vendor of possible monetary repercussions that would ensue if the agreed ship dates are not met. Provide weekly shipping reports based on daily communications, weekly PSR reports and special requests made by vendors, or from Guess Sales, Retail, Merchandising, and special accounts. Review MPR300 WIP Tracking report on a regular basis to ensure accuracy.
Build vendor relationships as partnerships, in turn helping to provide a better service to Design, sale/retail, Merchandising, and eventually our customer. Agree to develop product that you and the vendor are comfortable developing together based on their capabilities, and the type of product need in which we are trying to fill. Give the vendor Guess' standards as well as the legal guidelines all manufacturers must follow in order to produce for Guess. Work as a partner in daily business communications. Support the vendor through production problems, or tough and challenging programs that require extra effort from both sides. Work together as a team in solving issues and addressing concerns. Build trust and an open, honest line of communication.
Work closely with the Product Development Team to ensure that styles are being allocated to the correct resource based on costing, quality & on time delivery. Sourcing of new vendors & plants to meet the needs & goals of the company/division.
EDUCATION: High School
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 6-8 Years