Production Manager (Apparel)

Purpose:



Responsible for quality in production and for driving ME & SEA in day-to-day operations in the desginated production area.
Ensures that suppliers and manufacturing partners adhere to adidas-Group quality standards.
Provide assistance to T1 teams during bulk production stage by ensuring that finished goods meet adidas-Group requirements.
Evaluate and assist on training suppliers’ quality staff and management team to qualify for adidas-Group Certification status.


Key Responsibilities:

Quality
- Builds and maintains a close relationship with interfaces such as development and merchandising teams and supports them on new developments.
- Implements and monitors developed quality standards across all sections of the quality department.
- Support as required in development on pattern creation, fit, sample creation, test etc to ensure all development requirements are in place as per adidas required.
- Drive quality standards throughout production stages, including incoming materials to shipped products. Continually works on the improving the quality and suitability of the adidas-Group training program.
- Audit and confirm sample quality in terms of workmanship, specifications and other technical details to ensure all requirements are being followed correctly.
- Audit and confirm current bulk production and solves problems that may arise during the production process.
- Be fully conversant with our standards of engagement and is pro-active when such standards are not being adhered to.
- Conducts audit for maintenance of the quality assurance and control system.
- Support the production manager in implementing ME Key initiatives and quality tools in daily production operations.
- Make day to day decisions within defined scope (with support on complex issues).
- Influence factory supervisor level and drive change to achieve production objectives
- Drive suppliers to meet all key milestones & KPIs including monthly analysis of quality performance, with clear action plans and follow-up.

ME/MI
- Assist ME & Production manager in monitoring efficiency and provide alert to any efficiency challenges encountered in daily work
- Assist ME & Production manager with follow-up on agreed action plans for driving efficiency improvements

Delivery
- Checks the labeling and packaging complies with customer requirements
- Assist Production and Planning Managers in monitoring production flow (WIP)

SEA
- Maintains a positive factory relationship via proper communication, and positive attitude
- Assist in monitoring factories compliance to adidas SOE (Standards of Engagement) and reports observed violations to SEA team. Ensures manufacturers comply with fire and health and - safety regulations, reports back and follows up on any short-comings and abuses.

Key Relationships:
- Factory Operations Directors
- Internal & Supplier Quality teams
- Internal & Supplier Manufacturing Excellence/Innovation (ME/MI) & IE teams
- Internal & Supplier Development & Commercialization teams
- Director Operations Management & Senior Sourcing Director

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
- Have a strong Continuous Improvement (CI) and quality mind-set
- With direct input and feedback, can identify issues, analyze facts and make correct decisions regarding complex production issues without undermining any required standards
- Able to communicate confidently in English (speaking, writing, reading).
- Strong knowledge of garment construction, fit, sewing and production management


Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:
- Technical or Engineering background preferred but not necessary.
- Minimum of three-years’ experience in garment manufacturing
- Experience in garment quality, knitting, printing
- Work well under high pressure
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Good IT-/EDP-skills

- Primium private heathcare for employee and family

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