Production Coordinator - Men's Denim Bottoms

American Eagle Outfitters•New York, NY

23h•Hybrid

About The Position

American Eagle is a youth culture brand grounded in denim. Our purpose extends beyond making the best jeans–we embrace self expression, culture, optimism and connection. Through the brand platform Live Your Life, we empower our community to be who they want to be all while wearing the clothes that make them most confident.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Merchandising, Business, or equivalent
3-4 years related experience in Apparel; Denim experience preferred
Strong analytical, prioritizing, interpersonal, problem-solving, presentation, and project management skills
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Demonstrated collaborative skills and ability to work well within a team
Ability to work with and influence peers and senior management
Ability to work in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment
Self-motivated with critical attention to detail, deadlines and reporting
Ability to act as liaison between many departments; excellent communication and analytic skills
Must be detail oriented, computer literate and able to handle multiple tasks at once
Comfortable working in an hybrid environment - working in office as well as remote work from home

Responsibilities

Partner with the Design team to translate seasonal trends and concepts into garment samples for product meetings, and other miscellaneous product developments.
Align with the Production Manager on allocation strategies before placing sample requests with overseas factories.
Collaboratively and proactively problem-solve with vendors and Design when sample yardage or trims are delayed; secure alternative mock-ups or alternate physical visual representation for critical milestone product meetings.
Request costing records and ensure vendors submit costing info for all developments prior to milestone product meetings.
Track, analyze, and report development and adoption ratios related to pre-season product roadmaps.
Interface daily with internal teams (Design, Merchants, Transportation, Tech, QA etc.) and actively participate in critical cross functional meetings.
Act as the primary daily point of contact between overseas vendors and internal AEO teams regarding bulk approval status, production status, and purchase order delivery, escalating any concerns to the Production Manager.
Review top of production samples weekly with design and follow up on comments with vendors. Manage all mail that arrives and keep samples organized so that CFT can easily access as needed.
Help drive adherence to the AEO corporate and department specific Time & Action (T&A) calendars, ensuring that PLM deadlines, merchant PO issuance, and other design, production and merchandising deadlines are met.
Drive and maintain seasonal "buy process" with meticulous attention to detail, ensuring 100% accuracy in data entry and purchase order creation through close coordination with merchant teams and global vendors.
Help maintain, and improve department SOPs and hold internal and external partners accountable for maintaining our established processes and record-keeping systems.
Comfortable utilizing Excel and Google Sheets to organize data and summarize relevant information for the Production Manager and other internal and external partners.
Flexibly manage unexpected, miscellaneous requests and special projects as needed, adapting quickly to support shifting priorities to support business growth.