KORTEK VINA

QUESTIONNAIRE-6-52

8104

Serving the needs of all families with young children, Carter’s Inc. is the largest North American apparel retailer exclusively for babies and young children, encompassing Carter’s, OshKosh B’gosh, Skip*Hop and Little Planet brands. Meaningful work, constant learning, genuine people, and a community guided by core values that promote inclusion and innovation is in everything we do. There are many reasons to build your career at Carter's.

Candidates with strong experience and skills in Production Planning and Supply Chain Analysis in Apparel industry will fit this position.

Production Operations (Buy & WIP), PO, and Vendor Management

• Work directly with vendors to maintain accurate and timely production operation data in the systems
• Understand the logic and lead times of the Buy & Production and Time & Action (T&A) calendars
• Communicate with vendors and cross-functional teams (US Planning, Sourcing and HK Production Planning) to proactively support execution of manufacturing activities
• Identify potential delivery risks, outline possible root causes, work with vendors on solutions to eliminate or mitigate risks at the earliest stage
• Collaborate with other functional departments (Sourcing/QA/Logistics) to solve production and delivery related issues
• Act as a gatekeeper to ensure vendors’ commitment to all required production planning processes / rules
  
  

Reporting and Analytics

• Prepare and deliver production risk reporting, conduct analysis on delivery performance and drive for improvement
• Monitor timely shipment booking request and shipment closure utilizing automated reporting for designated vendors
  
  

Operational Improvement Projects

• Participate in system/ reporting enhancement projects to strengthen operational efficiency
• Identify tools or reporting capabilities to further optimize data quality
  
  

Requirements

• At least 4 years of working experience in Apparel manufacturing with advanced knowledge of end to end supply chain processes. Experience in US/Canada market is preferable
• Highly analytical, well organized, and systematic with problem-solving skills
• Willing to challenge status-quo and explore potential improvement opportunities
• Hands on and through risk analysis of production, sensitive to numbers
• Good command of written and spoken English
• Advanced communication skills; capable of providing direction and conveying concepts to vendors
• Advanced skills using Microsoft Office applications (Especially Excel)