Production Manager - Voi at Summit Recruitment and Search

The ideal candidate Must be Gujarati/Hindi/Punjabi speaking (Kenyan or Non – Kenyan) and have prior experience in a high-end Garment Manufacturing Company.

Key Responsibilities:

• On receipt of a new order calculate cost price, internal factory capacity and critical path planning
• Manage the entire Critical Path / timeline process from pre-production sample, bulk production, shipping sample to on time delivery
• Drive timeline process and ensure team members are aware of work to be completed within critical path (development / order management related activities)
• Ensure production flow efficiency to include optimum cell formation, lean manufacturing principles
• Analyse the team’s capacity to meet Critical Path and highlighting any foreseen bottlenecks
• Work with the Quality Control Supervisor to maintain/improve quality standard whilst improving efficiency
• Managing the accuracy of the PLM and update the CEO and client of any issues
• Report weekly on critical path activities and updates
• Report a weekly exceptions list highlighting any issues that need resolving
• Fulfill a general troubleshooting role in an autonomous nature with a positive attitude
• Work with Procurement and Logistics department to negotiate fabric and trim prices, garment costings, lead times and minimums

Qualifications:

• Must have a Degree or Diploma in Textile/Garment Manufacturing or relevant disciplines
• Must have 10 years working experience in garment production, of which over 5 years’ experience in senior management
• Must have Excellent knowledge in woven and knit garment construction
• Knowledge and experience working with a vast selection of sewing machinery
• Ideally have experience working in a small factory producing small production runs (MOQ 300 units)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Attention to detail, organizational and multitasking skills are essential
• Strong leadership and management skills
• Initiative, reliability and honesty with can-do attitude
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Ability to make production and logistics planning and ensure their prompt execution