Import Coordinator

Company:

• Excellent working environment
• Health care benefits
• Free parking

Responsibilities:

• Follow up the garment production from a-z including placing purchase orders, art work, fabric, trims, lab dips, fitting & specification, and all necessary details approval.
• Coordinate all issues along the whole production process.
• Communicate daily with overseas makers to coordinate production process and track delivery status of orders on a daily basis ensuring delivery on schedule;
• Work closely with buyer/ designer on the brand development, provide suggestions on the feasibility and profitability of the new styling;
• Monitor the brand development with maker, ensuring the samples, trims ,fabric all development are in the right track to meet the customer’s needs;
• Knowledgeable on aspects of garment testing
• Understanding the garment construction
• Coordinate with suppliers to go through the factory social compliance approval process;
• Negotiate the best cost, other terms with the vendor
• Prepare cost sheets to make price comparison
• Follow up the shipment sample approval, booking confirmation, shipping documents etc.,
• Communication with the traffic department to coordinate the shipments and timely deliveries
• Maintains workflow update with relevant information in a timely manner;

* Must have:

• 3-5 years min. experience in apparel industry
• Understanding of production cycle
• Communication skills
• Knowledgeable with garment testing and CDA/USA regulations 
• Creative problem solving skills
• Organized
• Good team cooperation, team player
• Able to work in a fast past environment
• Able to Multi-Task
• Strong computer skills (Microsoft, Illustrator)
• English an asset