Job Reference: L763R583

Job Purpose: Assists the General Manager in planning, leading, organizing and controlling all operational strategies developed that are aligned with business objectives

Key Accountabilities

1. Implementation of operational strategies

Plans, leads, organizes and implements factory operational strategies that are developed to achieve over-all business objectives of the factory

Tasks/Activities:

• Plans, organizes and leads implementation of operational strategies to address identified people and process gaps to achieve business objectives
• Implements management controls and monitors progress by reviewing KPI results to ensure execution of the plan.
• Plans and implements counter-measures on forecasted potential business problems so that impact will be avoided or be minimized and controlled.
• Takes a lead role in managing factory performance variances between actual and plan. Monitors and follows through on results
• Regularly monitors production and shipment status of all orders of the factory to ensure on-time delivery
• Liaise with buyer representatives on quality and delivery problems and provide technical advise to the factory on problem resolution
• Directly decides on any re-allocation and adjustment needed in Clusters 1 & 3 production to address delivery issues
• Liaise with Organizational Change and Development & IE Departments on special projects pertaining to process and operations improvements. Monitor and follow-through on results
• Performance Standards

- Meets Expectations: Planning and implementation of operational plan developed based on general directions set. 100% target hit rate on KPIs on efficiency, quality, on-time delivery and cost.

- Above Expectations: 100% execution of operational plan. Exceeding at least 1 KPI target set

2. Cost Control

Reviews, plans and operationalizes approved annual budgets based on financial targets and implement cost control measures based on approved budget.

Tasks/Activities:

• Reviews and understands the financial goals of the company in terms of cost/min and profitability ratios
• Monitors and controls provision and use of approved resource budgets on headcount, overhead & other related variable costs that is aligned with the financial goals of the company.
• Implements cost control measures to ensure compliance to the budget. Seeks approval from the GM on:

- Hiring/staffing

- Salary increases among staff

- Sunday and holiday work

- Purchase of capital expenditure

- Air pre-paid shipments

• Reviews and controls cost pertaining to utilities, factory supplies consumption and other non-labor variable costs
• Regularly review Factory Cost Reports and address any variation between plan and actual
• Performance Standards

- Meets Expectations: 100% hit rate on target factory cost per minute. 0 air prepaid shipments caused by factory inefficiency

- Above Expectations: Surpassing cost targets set by management

3. Surpassing cost targets set by management

4. Factory Safety & Compliance

QUALIFICATIONS

• University degree of any business course or at least college level but with significant manufacturing experience at senior manager level
• Minimum of ten (10) year experience as Factory or Sr. Manager in a garment manufacturing firm of at least 2,000 employees. Experience working in any garment factory in the Philippines, an advantage.
• Solid background and experience in garment manufacturing processes, (warehousing & inventory management & control, material inspection, cutting, sewing, pressing, quality assurance and control, packaging, importing and exporting standard procedures), planning, budgeting & control, lean manufacturing, technical and quality requirements, garment machinery planning & maintenance
• Effective spoken and written English and Chinese communication skills. Knowledge of Tagalog, an advantage.
• Adequate computer skills, MS Word, MS Excel, E-mail
• Strong process and systems proficiency
• Excellent leadership and decision-making skills
• Strong collaborative approach to work
• Excellent mentoring, coaching, teaching, staff development & team-building skills
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent strategic thinking, planning & organizing skills
  Can do, hands-on approach to work
• Highly resilient, optimistic, flexible & adaptable to change
• Strong results-orientation, confident
• Principle-centered, value-driven and humble
  Highly collaborative

Contact:  Annie

Email: an.le@peopleprofilers.com

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