Production Coordinator

Are you ready to take the next step in your career with one of Australia's leading men's retail apparel brands? At yd, we believe in embracing confidence and style for our customers. We're on the hunt for an energetic and detail-oriented Production Coordinator to join our dynamic team. This is a 12-month position to cover maternity leave.

As our Production Coordinator, you'll play a critical role in bringing our products to life. Reporting to the Production Manager, this role is at the heart of our product development and production end-to-end processes, meeting critical path deadlines, achieving target margins and ensuring each order is executed in line with yd standards.

• Order Management: Raise purchase orders and ensure they are accurately processed and recorded.
• Product Collaboration: Partner with the Product Team throughout the product development process, ensuring smooth handover of complete details and requirements (fabric & trims references, Tech Packs, Critical Path timeline) to suppliers.
• Tech Pack Creation: Create Tech Packs detailing complete requirements for fabric & trims, design, block fit, and quality.
• Fit Coordination: Work closely with the Product & Production teams to coordinate fittings and ensure products meet fit and quality standards.
• Critical Path Tracking: Monitor and manage orders throughout the production lifecycle - from sampling stages through to shipment deadlines.
• Cost Negotiation: Negotiate costs with suppliers to achieve target margins.
• Problem Solving: Proactively address and resolve any product and production issues to maintain deadlines and quality standards.
• Supplier Liaison: Act as the key point of contact for suppliers, maintaining strong relationships to achieve seamless production.
• Maintain Work in Process Files: Organize documents and samples to provide product tracking transparency.
• Compliance & Sustainability: Communicate to suppliers Social & Ethical Compliance and Sustainability requirements and validate certificates in accordance with existing policies and procedures.
• Cross-Functional Relationships: Maintain key internal relationships with Product, Production, Planning, Compliance, Sustainability and Logistics teams.

We're looking for a team player with a passion for production and an eye for detail. The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience: Ideally, 3-5 years previous experience in production coordination within the retail, apparel, or fashion industry.
• Organizational Skills: Exceptional time management and ability to juggle multiple priorities under tight deadlines. Effectively organize samples and files regularly.
• Communication Skills: Strong verbal and written communication to effectively liaise and build positive relationships with teams and suppliers.
• Critical Path Knowledge: Familiarity with production timelines and processes, from sampling to delivery. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to ensure supplier meeting requirements.
• Technical Understanding: Basic knowledge of garment construction and fitting processes. Experience in Excel, 3Clicks and Apparel 21 an advantage.
• Team Spirit: A proactive attitude and a collaborative approach to working across departments.

At yd. we are a people business and are passionate about helping our team be the best they can be. We understand the importance of valuing our people and offer a range of perks:

• Bonus structure
• 60% employee discount on 10 items every month plus discounts across other brands within the group
• Ongoing training and mentoring
• Collaborative, supportive and fun team environment
• Internal career progression and development

Yd is committed to nurturing an inclusive and supportive workplace. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and experiences.