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Carter's/OshKosh Production Planning Analyst (Short-term Contract) in Hanoi, Vietnam
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.
RESPONSIBILITIES
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
Be a Subject Matter Expert for the vendor community on production planning processes/rules; communicate and monitor any special shipping needs for specific customers (preferably Wal-Mart, Target USA, Costco etc...)
Act as a gatekeeper to ensure vendors’ commitment to all required production planning processes / rules
Reporting and Analytics
Prepare and deliver timely and accurate production risk reporting and negotiate better deliveries where possible
Conduct analysis on delivery performance and drive for improvement to meet KPI
Monitor timely shipment booking request and shipment closure utilizing automated reporting for designated vendors
Operational Improvement Projects
Assist in documenting process and building training materials
Actively participate in system / reporting enhancement projects to strengthen operational efficiency
Partner with team members from other offices and other key related stakeholders on ad-hoc projects
Identify tools or reporting capabilities to further optimize data quality and automate reporting within the Production Planning department
REQUIREMENTS
At least 4 years of working experience in Apparel manufacturing.
Familiar with Production data management systems
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)