Sample and Design Coordinator Durban

5 months ago


Durban, South Africa Job Crystal Full time

A promotional goods supplier is looking for a creative and skilled Sample & Design Coordinator, who will report to the Sample & Design Manager. They will be responsible for liaising with internal and external design teams, ensuring structural drawings and designs are produced on time, to a high quality, and are easy to decipher, keeping up to date with emerging fashion trends as well as general trends relating to fabrics, colours, and shapes, and for planning and developing ranges.

**DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES, NOT LIMITED TO**:

- Loading sample orders on SYNC
- Request patterns and follow up
- Request markers and follow up
- Purchasing of raw materials - fabric & trims as approved by the Sample & Design Manager
- Follow up on all outstanding Sample POs raised - Liaise with Suppliers on lead times and deliveries
- Receive raw materials into the system
- Picking trims to CMT
- Picking fabrics to CMT
- Raise outwork Sample PO and issue to various suppliers
- Liaising with factories on problems and issues
- Arranging the drop off and collection of goods with outwork suppliers when required
- Receive finished garments into the system.
- Maintaining all aspects and gaining a full understanding of the Brands
- Reporting and communicating all potential production delays to the Sample & Design Manager
- Maintaining step processes on SYNC
- Updating sample jobs and their statuses
- Arranging wash tests and garment tests on problem items
- Anything else required of you to perform your duties to the best of your abilities
- Interact with sales to receive brief for new developments and ensure all info received - logos, pantones, quantities etc
- Understanding sublimation process
- Technical knowledge of garment construction
- Ensure all new visuals are ‘achievable’, taking into consideration CMT, construction, costs, fabrics used, colours based on qty, and budget needed etc
- Sourcing fabric and order fabric, ensuring Sample PO is done on SYNC
- Handing over info to coordinator when sampling is approved
- Liaise with suppliers - printers, embroiderers, headwear, fabric, buy-ins, jersey suppliers, socks, buttons etc.
- Keeping track of all suppliers - samples, swatches, prices, reference numbers etc
- Dying up of fabrics - lab matches etc
- Source & Order trims for sampling
- Check and make sure trims and fabrics available for bulk while sampling
- Sourcing outwork prices, handing over to coordinator when sampling
- Complete spec sheets & style sheets - recording suppliers of all fabrics and trims etc keeping samples, swatches, reference numbers, prices etc
- Ensuring plots and branding details received with prices and necessary info
- Ensure measurement specs are done and 100% accurate
- Examine samples and make sure they meet specifications and quality as per client specifications before they go off to clients
- Organise invoice if samples are chargeable
- Assist production when changes are needed
- Communicate with suppliers
- Liaising with & briefing production team once samples have been handed over, troubleshooting with any issues coming up once in Production
- Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook experience
- SYNC experience
- Design background will be an advantage
- Experience in CorelDraw, Illustrator etc not required, but will be an advantage
- Liaising with CMT downstairs if extra help is required
- Ensuring samples are correct when sending to QA downstairs
- Pick fabric and trims if in stock
- Liaising with grader / marker when other sizes are needed, troubleshooting re specs, pattern issues etc.
- Fabric Library
- Taking photos of all sample once ready to be sent to Sales
- Prices for buy-ins when doing costings

**Requirements**:

- Microsoft Suite -Microsoft Word; Microsoft Excel; Microsoft PowerPoint; Microsoft Outlook
- SYNC - The Complete ERP & PLM software solution for the Apparel Industry
- Strong written and verbal communication in English
- Organizational skills and a positive attitude.
- Team Player

Pay: R12 000,00 - R15 000,00 per month



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