• Application Deadline:
• Position: Operations Production Officer (RTW)



• Job Type Full Time



• Qualification BA/BSc/HND



• Experience 5 years



• Location Abuja




• Job Field Administration / Secretarial 
  
  

Job Description

• Oversee tailors and other employees in the fashion manufacturing department


• Ensure that all outgoing products pass company standards and that the products meet customer satisfaction by maintaining quality at a reasonable cost


• Ensure that the product is always the best in the market in terms of durability, attractiveness, and affordability


• Oversee production and curtail unnecessary wastage


• 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 processes for production are agreed upon 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 the sample for fitting, approval, correction, reproduction, and alterations


• Supervise the alterations


• 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 timetable and work deliverables


• Manage tailors task sheet, provide feedback and calculate tailors’ tasks daily


• Strive to reduce expenses and increase productivity across all product lines


• Establish workflow policies that enhance speed and efficiency without compromising product safety or integrity


• Create mood boards to show to clients, negotiate with customers and suppliers


• Keep up to date with emerging fashion trends as well as general trends relating to fabrics, colours, and shapes


• Liaise closely with sales, buying, and production teams on an ongoing basis to ensure items suit the customer, market, and price points


• Understand design from a technical perspective, i.e. producing patterns and technical specifications for designs


• Visit trade shows and manufacturers to source, select and buy fabrics, trims, fastenings, and embellishments ·


• Adopt existing designs for mass production


• Prepare launch events to coincide with consumers buying patterns


• Work with models to try out your designs and also to wear them on the catwalk at fashion shows 


• Study fashion trends and anticipate designs that will appeal to consumers


• Decide on a theme for a collection


• Use computer-aided design (CAD) programs to create designs(Not compulsory)


• Select fabrics, embellishments, colors, or a style for each garment or accessory


• Work with pattern makers or designers or team members to create prototype designs


• Present design ideas to the creative director or showcase them in fashion or trade shows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion Merchandising or a related degree required


• A minimum of 5 years of fashion industry experience 


• Must possess a full understanding of garment construction including pattern, fit, and sewing details


• Must have firm understanding of various fabric types and how each fabric type applies to different products


• Must be able to develop sourcing strategies based on the company’s demographic, buying capacity plans, and different product categories such as apparel and accessories


• Must have full understanding of social compliance standards for supply chains to minimize risk to the company


• Must have a strong capacity for multi-tasking, organization, working independently and time management.


• Must be able to prioritize and maintain a high level of accuracy doing multiple tasks in a fast paced, dynamic environment.


• Must know how to use Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.