Freelance Production Assistant
5 days ago
New York
Freelance Production Assistant Client Overview: American clothing and accessories retailer. Position Overview: Coordinate information for development of new styles from concept to production via interaction with internal and external cross functional partners and across all International channels. Responsibilities: • Partner with Design to drive trends/concepts to executable samples by working with factories, • Work with Design to select fabrics and trims to meet Design aesthetics, price points, and quality needs, • Ensure compliance to T&A calendar and major milestones by working with cross-functional team; elevate issues to Manager/Director as needed, • Gather data and report development ratios to agreed to levels while meeting roadmap needs, • Adhere to sourcing strategy by partnering with Production Director before placing sample request in overseas factories, • Allocate samples and source raw materials from appropriate factories and mills, • Actively participate in key milestone meetings with Design, Production, and Merchants, • Work on alternative solutions so garments meet cost requirements from initial thru final costing; review options with Manager/Director, • Interface with cross functional team members to ensure approval deadlines are met, • Ensure T&A calendar and Seasonal Milestones are being met and elevate to supervisor as needed, encompassing: PLM deadline, merchant call dates, merchant PO issuance, pattern and graphic art send dates, • Procure, review and assess new cost quotes, analyze history and elevate costing challenges to supervisor for costing options/ negotiations, • Communicate daily with overseas vendors regarding style development, production and delivery information, • Review outstanding issues on Production Status, take action accordingly and elevate to Supervisor as needed, • Work with Buyers/ Planners on garment cost, buys, production planning, liabilities and delivery, • Sample tracking for both milestones and bulk making sure vendors adhere to sample due dates to support milestone meetings as well as bulk production timelines., • Help to develop and improve tracking and record keeping systems Qualifications: • Bachelor's degree in Fashion Merchandising, Business, or equivalent, • 2-3+ years related experience, • Ability to act as liaison between many departments and possess excellent communication and analytical skills, • Must be detail oriented, computer literate, and able to multitask as well as have a high sense of urgency