Production Coordinator: Fashion
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Previous title(s): Assistant Production CoordinatorYear(s) with Company: 1.5
Industry: Fashion
Age: 25
Highest level of education (major if applicable): Bachelor of Science
Income (starting an present): $ 37,000 - $42,000
Company Size (employees and/or revenue): I don’t know the size but is a public comp.
What does your company do? Clothing design, production, and retail.
Who do you report to: Director of Production
Positions reporting to you (if applicable): Assistant Production Coordinator
Typical day: Write PO’s, track samples, Responsible for on time delivery to DC…
What time do you show up in the morning? 9am
What time do you leave at night? 7pm
Lunch Hour or Free Time? Only if time allowed.
Does someone monitor your attendance or track your hours? No
Corner office, Shared office, cube, work from home: Cube.Essential skills: Excel, Outlook, systems to write PO’s & reference BOM’s (bill of materials).
What I do most is… communicate with overseas vendors to answer any questions and deal with any problems in the production process.
How is your performance evaluated? Yearly review.
Special Projects and assignments: N/A
Perks? Samples and merchandise discounts.
The BEST thing about my job is… potential for travel.
The WORST thing about my job is… tracking samplesWhat you wish they told you during the interview? When first entering the production side of the industry, you are basically only tracking samples and packages.
What I expect to do and desired salary in 5 years? $100,000
How this job will contribute to my future? You learn how to communicate with your counterparts overseas and work together to get product through the production process. If you are with a good company, you will begin traveling overseas to further develop relationships and trust with the factory.
Would you recommend this job to a friend? Why? Yes. Production gives you a good foundation of what needs to happen to get product to the store because you are working with a variety of departments.
Would you recommend this industry to a friend? Why? Yes. There is a variety of career paths/opportunitites in the fashion industry.
Are you on the right career path (if no, what do you want to do?)? Yes.
Do you expect to go back to school? For what degree? Only to take occassional classes to further my skills within the industry.
Company Events, Happy Hours, Friday Beer, Gym Membership, Summer Fridays, etc? Summer Fridays and some happy hours.
What else? Don’t hold back with your rant or rave: I knew what I was signing up for.Overall opinion of this job on a sale of 1 - 10: 7
(1 being: “I hate it and I search Monster and Craig’s List all the time.)
(10 being: “I can’t believe I get paid to have this much fun.”)