Job Description
<Job Responsibilities>
• Monitor mill operations to ensure production schedules are met, proactively identifying and addressing bottlenecks or delays.
• Track production progress across mills, ensuring alignment with our timelines and consolidated chart.
• Monitor the delivery progress of materials from mills to ensure on-time delivery and resolve delays.
• Negotiate with mills to secure accurate data for consolidated charts and reports, ensuring timely and reliable information.
• Review and monitor independent lab test reports to verify compliance with quality standards, requiring and checking corrective actions with suppliers as needed.
• Collaborate with internal teams (e.g., quality and production) to resolve production or delivery issues through effective discussion and coordination.
• Analyze production and delivery data to identify trends, inefficiencies, or risks, and recommend process improvements.
• Prepare consolidated chart and dashboards summarizing mill performance, production status, delivery progress, and external quality test outcomes for management review.
• Coordinate with the production team to align production schedules, delivery timelines, and quality requirements with organizational goals.
• Ensure compliance with quality standards and company policies related to production and delivery monitoring.
Job Requirement
<Necessary Skill / Experience >
・Language: English - Business Level
• IELT 6.5, including email and verbal conversation
・Professional Skills & Experience:
• About 10 years of working experience, with 5+ years of experience in sportwear textile/ apparel production monitoring, materials procurement management, or quality assurance in an apparel vendor or brand.
• Strong knowledge of sportswear materials
• Extensive business relationships with domestic and foreign mills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (especially Excel for data analysis).
• Experience with or understanding of recognized third-party testing and certification processes for quality compliance.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for coordinating with mills, vendors, and internal stakeholders.
• Ability to travel to manufacturing sites, potentially globally, to oversee production.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret production data, delivery schedules, and quality test reports.
• Detail-oriented with excellent organizational and time-management skills to handle multiple priorities.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changing operational needs.
<Preferable Skill / Experience>
・Knowing Japanese, Chinese is a plus