Production Planner

Position purpose and Summary:
Drives pre-production/production planning and delivery execution, ensure the logistic compliance, and communicate production/delivery status to relevant Depts. and LOs.
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Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
• Ensures continuous improvement in delivery performance for assigned vendors and tasks to meet production goals.
• Proactively identifies and address production and capacity issues. Ensures that factory corrective action plans are established and followed up with FGV's as needed on areas where the performance lags.
• Collaborates with x-functional teams (RMLO, QA and Merchandising) to resolve issues impacting FG quality and delivery.
• Drives the partnership enhancement between FGVs and RMVs- To be as reconciler if any discrepancies or arguments that can affect the garment delivery and quality.
• Manages the production exceptions subject to the situation and customer need.
• Reviews & analyzes production reports (PPR/CPR/GTN, etc.) with FG vendors. Validate data accuracy of PO confirmation, PO upcharge, PO extraction, delay reason code, ship date and ship mode. Communicate issues to relevant depts. Keep internal system and related LOs/HO updated accurately in timely manner.
• Provides FG vendor with the update and training for any relevant production docs and processes (UPC data, reporting templates, procedures, etc.) and ensures that FG vendors follow accordingly.
• Visits factories frequently to review production status and work with FG vendors on the issue prevention & resolution.
• Works with FG vendor logistics team to ensure vendor compliance (VCP), shipping document accuracy and payment settlement in system. Work with Accounts payable and GTN on payments.
• Deploy the process improvement and vendor empowerment. Support CSC initiatives.
• Establish and maintain good Partnership with related cross functional departments in the organization and other business partners.
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Job scope:
• Knows and applies production practices, and procedures to solve a variety of problems that may be somewhat difficult and varied in nature. Works on gaining exposure to some of the complex tasks within the job function where some evaluation, originality or ingenuity is required. Has mastered most of the basic production job duties.
• KPI: OTIF, OXF, NXF, VCP, Ship Docs accuracy, etc.