Apparel Factory Manager

Posted on 30/10/2017

One of Ghana’s leading Apparel Manufacturing Companies in Accra requires a qualified person to fill the position of APPAREL FACTORY MANAGER

Core Responsibilities

To Coordinate and Supervise the general Manufacturing, Purchasing, Distribution as well as operations of the entire organization.

Production Management Duties

• Manages team to meet calendar deadlines to ensure that products are delivered on time and within gross profit goals
• Responsible for meeting design, function and quality goals
• Manages the product creation process from design hand off to production
• Establishes strong working relationships with cross functional divisional teams to ensure product success
• Manages all direct reports and administrative responsibilities relating to direct reports, demonstrating servant leadership
• Leads product development team through the execution of the company’s sourcing strategy
• Ensures that all products are engineered in accordance with cost targets
• Manages and resolves any quality issues at pre and post production

Administration Duties

• Manages departmental budget in accordance with company financial plan
• Manage the development of calendar and ensures that the product team meets required deadlines with accuracy and efficiency
• Ensures that employee grievances are addressed in a timely fashion.
• Works to establish management practices throughout assigned areas which include all employee positive involvement with opportunity for constructive input and action.
• Collaborates with HR and Technical Assistant Manager continually to improve safety record by addressing both physical safety issues and employee safety attitudes
• Maintains and improves tidiness in all areas of the organization.
• Constantly evaluates and supports evolution of the product development process through education of development team and process change

Supervisory Duties

• Ensures realization of targets of the organization
• Ensures staff accountability through effective planning and reporting as required by the organization
• Motivates team members to deliver on set targets
• Administers discipline, when necessary

Required Skills Or Experience

• HND in Textile, Fashion Merchandising, Operations or its equivalent
• 4 years post qualification experience with 2 years leadership experience in product development, design or production in garment manufacturing
• Strong problem solving and negotiating skills
• Ability to provide leadership, supervision and direction to peers in apparel development
• Experience in managing product gross margin and operating expense
• Strong quantitative skills
• Working knowledge of computers with experience in use of Word, Excel, Outlook,
• Age: 35yrs and above