Production Assistant

Centric Brands is a leading lifestyle brand collective that designs, sources, markets and sells high quality products in multiple segments, including women’s, men’s and kid’s apparel, accessories, entertainment and beauty. Centric Brands is focused on our customers and our brands that will drive the company’s future growth. We are defined by innovation as we seize new opportunities and thrive in an environment informed by creativity and thinking that is both analytical and outside the box. Centric Brands reflects a team built on respect, for others and for the hard work it takes to achieve our goals and build our bright future together.

Production

From sourcing raw materials to manufacturing, order placement, pricing and quality control and getting the finished product where it needs to be, our production team is responsible for ensuring we keep our standards high and our business profitable at every step of the journey. If you are a focused, results -driven, tenacious and highly flexible team player, we’ll give you every opportunity to build a rewarding career with one of the world’s foremost major lifestyle brand collectives.

Centric Brands is looking for a dynamic, creative and resourceful Assistant, Production, to join its team. This individual must be a self-starter and team player who takes initiative, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and is excited about joining a team on a journey to accelerate transformation across Centric Brands. The Assistant, Production supports the delivery tracking process, delivery analysis reporting, po operations, full execution and follow-up of manufacturing orders to drive the on-time delivery of quality, profitable goods.

Strategy & Innovation

• Supports vendor performance based on the critical analysis of on-time delivery and transit lead time management enabling efficient and thorough customer order fulfilment.
• Assists in the creation and maintenance of data accuracy and reporting mechanisms enabling the real time analysis of xfty to inDC delivery.

Operations and Results

• Supports on-time delivery to warehouse InDC against target customer startship.
• Partners with vendor, logistics and operations to ensure vessel bookings, container utilization efficiencies, and ensure shipping documentations are uploaded into forwarder management system prior to shipment.
• Works with vendor and bookings team to ensure shipment data accuracy in InforNexus and Damco.
• WIP: Manage booking T&As.
• WIP: PPK pack qty Creation in IBT.
• POE: assists with the Management and tracking port of entry shipments ensuring container loading plans are available to the Direct Ship cross-functional partners and Damco portals.
• Factory invoice consolidation and coordination non-compliance/claims chargebacks with vendors.
• Assists in the Management and Maintenance of SAP PO data.
• Container volume analysis and action plan to ensure full utilization avoiding container light loads.

Customers & Relationships

• Partners with cross-functional teams in Operations, Production, Logistics, Sales, and with our factories to ensure on time flow of goods relative to orders and anticipated demand criteria.
• Works with Operations to manage accuracy of customer startship dates.
• Ensures accuracy of communication to Operations team of any risk to on time delivery based on changes to po xfty, vessel transit time delays and warehouse location variances.
• Reports weekly and Monthly to Operations and Sales on delivery tracking analysis updates.
• Performs special projects as assigned.

• Superior organizational and excellent communication skills; team oriented
• Ability to multi-task, rigorously meet deadlines; troubleshoot and problem solve
• Solution oriented highly detail and meticulous self-starter
• Bachelor’s Degree
• 1-2 years’ experience
• Knowledge of T&A Calendar and WIP Management
• Expertise in SAP, Microsoft Office, Excel and Pivot reports
• Proactive attitude; resourceful, responsible

In return, we provide an industry-competitive salary, along with a comprehensive benefits plan (medical, dental, vision) that includes a matching 401(k), Summer Fridays, generous PTO, merchandise discounts, excellent career development opportunities, and a work environment that reflects our industry leadership. Our social impact program, Centric Cares, focuses on volunteerism to make a difference in communities we live and work in and our D&I committee is shaping the future of diversity, equity and inclusion at Centric Brands though workshops, resources and inspiring conversation.

Salary Range: $50,000 - $58,000

At Centric Brands, we believe our people are our greatest asset, and we seek to structure competitive compensation offers to ensure that we are able to attract and retain the best talent. Our job postings include an annual base salary range at the time of employment. The stated base salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on several factors, including the selected candidate's educational and professional experience, industry knowledge, location, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the selection process. Base salary is a part of a total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, annual bonus and other Centric Brands sponsored benefit programs.

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Centric Brands is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Please note that Centric Brands will only reach out to interview, make an offer of employment or conduct onboarding activities for candidates who have applied through our careers site. When interviewing for a position, the candidate experience will include live interaction, such as a video conference or telephone call, with a Recruiter and/or company employee(s). We will never ask for any money or payments from applicants at any point in the recruitment process. Be aware of suspicious recruitment activity. If you think you are a victim of an employment scam, you may contact your local law enforcement agency and/or visit the Federal Trade Commission website here: https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/job-scams.

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