24 Oct
Caprice Australia
Southbank
Company Background:
Caprice is a market leader in licensed and branded soft goods within the Australian market. As a company we work with international brands such as Disney, Warner Bros, and Nickelodeon as well as major Australian retailers such as Target, Kmart, Big W, Myer, Jay Jays and Spotlight. As a business we are consistently growing and diversifying, we are looking for an experienced Production Coordinator to support the continued growth across our apparel business.
Design and Production Co-Ordinator Position Description
The design and production coordinator role is a vital one in the apparel team. This role interfaces with most facets of the Caprice local and international offices, external suppliers and licensors.
The design and production coordinator reports through to the production manager and sales manager.
Daily Duties Include
Strike offs, lab dips, PP’s
- Check lab dips match to colour reference. Submitting to buyers
- Checking the Strike offs against artwork. Submitting to buyers / license team
- Checking PP’s ensuring s/off comments are followed. Submitting to buyers / license team
- Following up outstanding lab dips, s/off’s and PP’s with factory. Ensure they are keeping to timeline
- Communicating approvals back to Wuxi team
- Trouble shooting styles that aren’t looking correct
- Unpacking and checking PP samples ensuring details are correct. Photos aren’t always 100% accurate
Production Tracking
- Running 3 clicks reports weekly
- Tracking production closely with license team and Wuxi team ensuring we’re meeting critical path timelines
Advertising/ Marketing Samples
- Liaising with marketing team and Wuxi team to order marketing samples.
- Keeping track of styles ordered and dates available
- Sending list of styles to Big W weekly with what’s been sent to online photography
Colour Palettes/ Development Libraries
- Organising colour palettes for each season. Both internal and Big W
- Creating fabric libraries with new sourcing.
- Sending new sourcing to Wuxi team to find similar in market
The role may also include support to the Sales assistant, at times you may be asked to help with the following duties:
Sell Thru’s
- Updating and sending sell thru reports to sales manager and relevant licensors
Contract / PO checking
- Checking contract details are correct as 3 clicks and following up on PO’s
Key Skills and Qualifications:
- Must have 2 years experience in similar role,
particularly working with offshore vendors
- Must be very organised, self-motivated and pro-active
- Strong computer skills, particularly Microsoft excel
- Technical knowledge on different printing techniques and fabrications
- Understanding of embellishments, trims, qualities and critical path
- Time management
- Attention to detail
- Team player
- Excellent communication skills - both written and verbal
- Ability to work autonomously
▶️ Production Coordinator - Apparel
🖊️ Caprice Australia
📍 Southbank