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