Job Description

Aje was created in 2008 to translate the effortless Australian lifestyle into fashion.

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Designed for an elegance grounded in ease, our garments empower our customers to feel relaxed, assured and beautiful.

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Our company strives to invite freedom of self-expression in each architectural store workplace, bringing our customers a confidence and beauty that elevates their every day to an occasion.

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Join icon fashion house Aje as Production Coordinator at our Aje Head Office in Redfern.

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About this opportunity

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Critical Path / Production

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- Work closely with the Production Manager to ensure seasonal timelines are maintained according to the company wide critical path, while seamlessly managing 2-3 seasons at one time.
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- Responsible for the entire production schedule of delivering seasonal and monthly orders on time without any delay according to Aje Critical path
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- Ensuring all risk where a delay to production delivered to retail is mitigated and reduced.
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- Organize, attend and document handover of the new season from design to production.
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- Responsible for raising, communicating, confirming and sending purchase orders to all suppliers in accordance with the final merchandise order file & AP21 sales orders
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- Update company systems ie AP21 where necessary relating to production department
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- Warrant that all suppliers adhere to the delivery window for each purchase order placed
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- Oversee production across all purchase orders, ensuring potential issues or concerns are communicated to key stakeholders in a timely manner
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Garment Tech and Product

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- Request, track and monitor pre-production and shipment samples in line with critical path
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- Track receipt and approval of pre-production and shipment samples. Distribute to Garment Techs for timely processing
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- Ensure pre-production and shipment sample comments are processed within acceptable timeframe
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- Provide a weekly update and forecast of incoming samples to the Garment Technician Manager to effectively plan the Garment Tech's workflow
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- When the Production Manager is not able to attend, sit in on fit sessions to monitor production progress
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- Build and maintain existing supplier relationships
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- Work to improve product margins and supplier discounts
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- Regular problem solving with production issues, present solutions and negotiate outcomes with suppliers
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- Adhere to the Aje Collective Supplier Code of Conduct
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Product:

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- Manage and approve all bulk production fabrics, linings, and trims against set standards from design.
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- Create and maintain the bulk fabric and trim library
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- Work closely with the design, buying, and merchandising team to ensure quality products are delivered in line with the company expectations and parameters
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- Organsie, store and rotate hanging and boxed production samples in the Aje Atelier in conjunction with the garment tech and e-commerce departments
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Logistics

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- Attend weekly meetings to update on stock planning to move imminently and confirm freight forwarder bookings have been approved by Logistics for movement to chosen warehouses
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- Confirm with suppliers' bulk is running on schedule and has been booked to hand over to the freight forwarder
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- Plan and communicate each season's schedule for SEA and AIR
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- In conjunction with logistics resolve any overages, shortages, or delays in stock delivered from suppliers with the merchandise team.
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Garment care - QC - Testing Standards and Requirements - Aje Brand Manual and Handbook

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- Generate and review accurate care label data to all suppliers against all purchase orders in conjunction with garment tech team and design teams
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- Apply fabric testing standards and requirements, complete sample or fabric testing where necessary
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- Complete inhouse sample or fabric testing where necessary
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You will bring:

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- 3-5 years of production experience working in contemporary or luxury fashion
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- Knowledge in a variety of womenswear categories including ready-to-wear, denim, cut and sew, swimwear, knitwear, and accessories
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- Excellent proficiency in AP21 + Excel
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- Experienced in offshore manufacturing
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- Fabric knowledge encompassing jersey, Knit, and woven from delicate to structured fabric bases
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- Tenacious, assertive, and determined attitude with excellent attention to detail and data accuracy
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- Highly organized and numerical with excellent problem-solving skills
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- Able to work efficiently and quickly without compromising quality
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What do we offer?

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- Generous salary packaging
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- It is hard not to embrace the Aje style with generous employee discounts, staff wardrobes, pre-order programs, clothing allowances and regular sample sales
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- Your growth is our growth, training and development programs are recommended and encouraged!
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- Celebrate milestones such as, Birthdays with Aje leave benefits
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- Access to our comprehensive Employee Assistance Program designed to support your wellbeing
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- No key achievement and success goes unnoticed
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📌 Production Coordinator (New South Wales)
🏢 The Aje Collective
📍 New South Wales