Production Assistant About us Club L London are the next-generation online retailer refining accessible luxury for forward-thinking women worldwide. Delivering timeless and trend-oriented styles in sizes 4-20 for every life moment, we design proudly in-house in the UK; with premium quality, exceptional fit and affordable style at the forefront. Collaboration, communication and curiosity drive our extraordinary workforce – an ambitious team of diverse, experienced and up-and-coming talents that we think you’d fit right into. A role at Club L is more than a job, it’s a lifestyle for the innovative, inspired and intuitive thinker. Main Responsibilities • Establish relationships and onboard new suppliers building successful partnerships. Strong supplier relationship management required. • From Design receiving details of product requirements and working with the production team to allocate to the relevant factory based on manufacturing capability, price negotiations and working to price targets. • Maintain the critical path, ensuring we are working to and hitting set deadlines from 1st sample, fabric and fit approvals to delivery. • Manage your factory base to make sure production schedules are being followed. • Ensure all stock received in the warehouse is coordinated with QC checks and communicate any issues with suppliers. • Liaise with the relevant departments, to enable goods to arrive and be processed on time, and advise departments of key delivery dates. • Raising Purchase Orders as required. • Work closely with the wider Product and Design Team, including Quality, Garment Tech, and Merch. • Send monthly reviews of all off-Shore Suppliers, analysing strengths, weaknesses and areas for improvement. • Develop and nurture strong working relationships with our off-Shore supply base to ensure they all meet and maintain delivery schedule, quality and margin expectations. • Ensure on-time range launches, monitoring the CP dates for both Brand and Clients • Proactively monitor sales and stock in order to take action to optimize sales, margin, and using optimal freight route/cost for Brand • Day to day management of intake and liaise with supply chain of that method goods are to be shipped. • Help to identify new product opportunities to support the growth and expansion of the business. Experience • Chinese speaking is preferable and must be confident communicating in the language across multiple channels (WeChat, Microsoft Teams, etc) • 4 years' experience at Merchandiser level ideally within a fashion, or eCommerce industry • Experience of a Wholesale Operation would be an advantage • Experience with liaising with factories in Asia (such as China and India). • Experience with Stakeholders Management at all levels. Skills • Naturally confident with strong communication skills - both written and verbally. • An excellent knowledge of Excel, Word and e-mail applications is required. • Be an organized individual who is eager to learn and progress within the industry. • Strong organisational, interpersonal and negotiation skills. • Confident, assertive, and proactive, with the ability to build rapport and effectively communicate with people at all levels. • Strong decision making, time management skills and able to prioritise workload, with a target driven mindset. • Independent but enjoy working in a team and have a flexible approach to working. • You will be determined to go the extra mile to achieve results. • What's on offer? • Bi-annual bonus scheme • Extra day off for your birthday • Flexible working hours around core hours of 10-4 • Cycle to work scheme • 40% staff discount • Healthcare Cashplan • Free onsite gym • Enhanced pension contribution • Enhanced maternity policy • Free snacks, drinks & treats • Social events