Production Manager at Owens and Xley

Location: Lagos Island, Lagos

Job Summary

• The Production  Manager will be responsible for ensuring that the outfits are produced efficiently according to customers' expectations and that the right amount of materials are used
• He/She may also be involved in product design and purchasing and would supervise the internal and external production process.

Key Responsibilities

• Scrutinize the sketch/designs
• Liaise with customer service to go through customers who have paid 80% deposit
• Create production time table for design that has been paid for
• Create market lists for designs that have been paid for
• Approve procurement/market shopping list for funding and procurement
• Assign designs to tailors in a task sheet with the prices of each outfit placed on each design
• Supervise each task sheet daily and ensure all process for production are agreed based on tailors' price list
• Document all challenges and comments for each outfit produced by each tailor in the task sheet
• Supervise the sample making
• Send in sample for fitting, approval, correction, reproduction and alterations
• Supervise the alterations
• Re-fit where necessary
• Supervise the line production
• Liaise with the quality control officer and ensure quality control is carried out on each piece and the overall production batch
• Oversee finishing
• Recommend tailor time table
• Manage tailors task sheet, provide feedback and calculate tailors' tasks daily

Qualifications

• HND or B.Sc in any related discipline
• 3-5 years experience in a managerial position
• Experience in the fashion industry is a plus.

Person Speciification

• High level of professionalism
• Research skills
• Organizational and coordination skills
• Result-oriented team player with exceptional motivation and interpersonal skills
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• High proficiency in MS Office Suite
• Must be able to prepare management reports and correspondence
• Good initiative, time and stress management skills
• Highly creative
• High level of attention to detail
• Excellent artistic ability
• Strong visualization skills
• Leadership and supervision skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Strong adherence to principles and values
• Able to work in a fast paced environment
• Keen eye for detail
• Sociable and friendly
• Confident and pleasant
• Knowledgeable of current trends as it relates to the industry.