Position : Production Manager

Report to : Country Manager- ( Expatriate)

Main Purpose:  To manage the production quality control process, ensuring that delivered product consistently meets brand expectations for visual quality, product durability and fit.

Requirements:

• Detailed understanding of footwear factory operation.
• Familiar with footwear production in terms of best practices
• Ability to evaluate production volume capability
• Familiar with all aspects of quality control related to footwear production.
• Lab Test procedures
• Understanding of factory production capacities based on product type/number of people/equipment etc.
• Understanding of Leather
• In depth knowledge of shoe making from start to finish
• Interpretation of Lab results and testing methods
• Experience of Man management
• Excellent Communication

Accountabilities:

• To manage the Q.C. team, ensuring that shoe inspections, process checks and product tests are carried out in accordance with the Brand ’ policy and standards.
• To monitor factory production performance by volume and style content and advise the Brand ’ planning teams of potential delays against delivery timetables.
• To regularly evaluate the performance of the Brand s’ Manufacturing suppliers with regard to their manufacturing methods and quality control systems
• To take responsibility for key decisions on quality at a senior level on any issues which cannot be resolved by the team, managing the appropriate communication of these decisions with key contacts in the Brand and the supplier management team.
• To analyse Q.C. reports issued from HQ and act accordingly to make improvements.
• To ensure that the factory and the the Brand QC team is properly prepared for commercialization meetings, and that the meetings are conducted professionally in order to maximise the effectiveness of the meeting.
• To work directly with tannery and other component suppliers to resolve issues when required.
• To manage the recruitment, training and career development of the quality control team to ensure that the Brand maintain the skills necessary to effectively control supplier production standards\
• To schedule the movements and day to day activities of the quality control team, ensuring that we have adequate resources in each factory to meet the company’s inspection needs without causing delays to order shipments
• Career paths are in place for talented individuals
• Factory order levels are reviewed on a regular basis and inspectors are given clear direction about how to manage their time and movements to ensure that orders can be inspected without delay to shipping schedules
• For more information please contact Ms Susan 0906316839, 0839154343 ext 115 - email: susan.ho@firstrecruitment-asia.com