Head – Production – Accessories

We are looking for Head Production Accessories for Leading Luxury Brand in Kolkata Location.

Job Description :

To lead and manage the Accessories Production vertical of the brand in line with the business requirements and ensuring delivery of high quality customer centric product efficiently, adhering to the OTIF timelines and within the targeted budgets.

Qualification Required :

Minimum Qualification : B.F.Tech/ B.Des in Leather/ Accessories

Minimum Relevant Experience :10 years

Minimum Total Work Experience :10 years in the accessories production vertical.

5) Key Result Areas: Write the key results expected from the job and the supporting actions for each of these

key result areas (For a majority of jobs typically there could be 4- 7 key result areas)- Maximum 10 KRAs can be

updated

Key Result Areas Supporting Actions

Design and Productdevelopment

Proto development as per Founder's briefing

Overseeing the product development process end-to-end

Product engineering, selection of correct materials like leather,

trims, Reinforcement materials, adhesives etc, finalizing Product

development SOP for each Product developed, development of tech

packs, overseeing and finalizing tools, hardware, dice patterns,

technical evaluation of dice etc.

Product Costing

Calculating final /landing cost basis forex rates, duty and freight cost

paid for imported materials like leather, Mokuba (Trims) and

Hardware

FG costing: Checking pattern measurements, finalizing wastage

(based on materials and pattern shapes etc.) and material

consumption, finalizing and optimizing labour cost

Procurement and Inventormanagement (Raw Materials) vendor evaluation and order tracking

Product sourcing, developing alternate suppliers, price negotiation,

Closing end to end procurement to pay process- PR/PO and payments

with Finance team

Finalizing production and dispatch planning, scheduling cutting and

pre-production, monitoring WIP and daily production progress,

analysing cutting, assembling and dispatch reports and in process QC

rejection, wastage and consumption deviation as per agreed

standards

Sourcing and Vendor management (Finished Goods)and inventory management

Keeping a close watch on inventory levels of slow- and fast-moving

stocks

Vendor development, evaluation, negotiation, directly overseeing

proto development, monitoring production status, ensuring timely

dispatch of materials to the vendors and following up for delivery

and dispatch schedule, trouble shooting in case of Quality issues

Quality Control

Personally, monitoring quality of raw materials like leather and

hardware during sourcing

Directly involved in in-process quality control of cut components,

embroidery, lining, semi assembled parts, inline inspection

Setting up standards for raw materials, material handling, product

performance etc.

Overseeing material testing and coordination with labs for the same,

setting up testing parameters for raw materials and Finished goods

Packaging

Finalizing size, specification, usage of ideal packaging materials as

per established brand code for individual articles

Monitoring daily India dispatch and weekly NYC dispatches

Coordinating with logistics department for the procurement of

packaging materials

Merchandise Allocation and dispatch

Monitoring weekly, monthly and quarterly sales, finalizing reorder

levels, merchandise allocation to individual stores based on sales and demands

Monitoring inventory and stock levels at store and HO levels

Sales, Sales support and Promotion

Following up for MBO orders, finalizing line sheets for MBO in

coordination with Merchandising team

Despatch, execution and follow up for pending MBO orders

Regularly speaking to sales team to identify new sales opportunities,

gaps in demand and supply & taking corrective actions in alignment with founder and CEO

Providing 24X7 sales support to front end team for solving customerqueries

Researching and analysing trends in sales and consumer behavior

Drafting data driven reports for the management to enhance sales

Optimizing in-store displays, category markers, and category usagetips

Adjusting strategies and materials to improve sales with new targetmarkets

Coordinating and briefing market research initiatives

Conducting time to time product training for sales team

Analysing and managing cash Flow

Brainstorming and continuously finding ways to reduce procurement

and production cost

Analyzing profit and loss

Plant and machineries maintenance

Planning for increasing infrastructure, setting up additional

production lines, identifying areas for automation, scheduling routine

maintenance of plants and machineries based on sales and

Production target

AMC negotiation with service providers

Designing and R&D for equipment's, storage units, signage systems

for better and efficient material handling systems with an aim to continuously reduce handling time and material wastage

MIS and Process Bench marking

Conducting daily and weekly meetings with team to assess progress

and bottlenecks in WIP

Developing and conducting training for Karigars

Playing active role in designing (cutting, assembling, dispatch,

packaging, testing, costing, wastage, and post sales reports) MIS

systems, playing pivotal role in FG and Master data creation for ERP

implementation and trouble shooting,

Introducing new policies for the best production practices and

implementation of policies like Broken needle, No Tack etc

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