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Sourcing and Production Associate Manager – Licensed Apparel Jobs in New York, NY at IsaacMorris
Title: Sourcing and Production Associate Manager – Licensed Apparel
Company: IsaacMorris
Location: New York, NY
Company Description
Isaac Morris Limited, founded in 1989 and based in New York City, is a leading manufacturer in the licensed apparel market. For over 35 years, the company has delivered high-quality products, artwork, and execution to retailers across specialty stores, department stores, and the mass market. IML specializes in Boys’, Girls’, Young Men’s, and Juniors’ clothing, tailoring its distribution and service to the needs of each retail channel. With an in-house licensing and art team, Isaac Morris focuses on trend-forward design and strong property representation, making it a dynamic environment for apparel professionals.
Responsibilities:
- Coordinate the relationship with vendors and mills.
- Works with the Director of Sourcing
- Develops fabric and production capacity reservations and liabilities ensuring the consumption or resolution of outstanding liabilities to minimize financial exposure.
- Develops and executes the development and communication of seasonal time and action calendars for the business and ensures teams are in compliance to required dates.
- Negotiates the best costs without compromising the brand’s quality or on-time deliveries.
- Daily communications direct with factories. Communicate with design team to ensure final product comes out correctly
- Follow up on time and action calendars
- Experience with domestic mills, blank suppliers and screen printing required
- Update WIP reports daily and track of all submits
- Log all packages
- Review Carton marking, upc’s, etc.
- Review PP’s/TOP samples with design team
- Negotiates the best costs without compromising the product quality or on-time deliveries.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- 3 years of experience in apparel production
- Organized self-starter
- Exceptional follow-up skills
- Very detail-oriented, flexible, able to multi-task
- Mandarin language is a plus
- Experience with garment construction, production timelines and garment testing
- Proficient in MS Office and MS Excel
