Production Coordinator – Handbags + SLG
About the role
Full-time. We are seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Senior Production Coordinator with strong production expertise and experience in handbags and accessories to join our team. This role will play a key part in managing the end-to-end production process—from initial order placement through final delivery—while ensuring adherence to timelines, quality standards, customer requirements, and private label standards. The ideal candidate is a proactive problem-solver who thrives in a fast-paced environment and has a proven track record of managing high-volume private label production with overseas factories and customers. Golden Touch is a family owned and operated wholesale apparel manufacturer with a mission to deliver trend focused products for nearly 50 years. We produce private label brands for large mass market retailers across the globe specializing in children’s, junior, missy and women’s apparel.
Responsibilities
- Lead and support the design of seasonal handbag collections, ensuring alignment with brand direction and market trends.
- Create and present mood boards, trend direction, color palettes, and material stories to internal and external stakeholders.
- Develop detailed CADs, hand sketches, and tech packs using Adobe Illustrator to communicate with manufacturing partners.
- Collaborate with Product Development and Merchandising teams to ensure brand consistency and product execution.
- Attend and contribute to internal design reviews and cross-functional development meetings.
- Source and select raw materials, hardware, and trims, maintaining a well-organized material and trim library.
- Liaise with overseas partners, including factories and sourcing teams, to monitor the progress of sample development and ensure execution aligns with design intent.
- Maintain accurate technical specifications and design documentation using PLM or similar systems.
- Demonstrate a proactive, organized, and detail-oriented approach to managing multiple projects and seasonal timelines.
Requirements
- Minimum 5 years of production experience, with handbags/accessories experience strongly preferred.
- Strong understanding of handbag construction, materials, trims, packaging, testing, and production processes.
- Experience managing production with overseas factories and coordinating high-volume orders.
- Willingness to travel overseas to work with overseas office and factories.
- Experience identifying and ensuring compliance with customer-specific and private label requirements.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel; experience with PLM systems is a plus.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities, production calendars, and deadlines.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to liaise effectively across teams and with overseas vendors.
- Extremely detail-oriented, resourceful, and adaptable to shifting priorities in a deadline-driven environment.
- Strong understanding of production timelines, quality requirements, testing, packaging, and compliance standards.
- Ability to proactively identify issues, follow through on solutions, and ensure production remains on track.
Pay
$70,000.00 - $85,000.00
Schedule
Hybrid: 4 days a week in the office, Friday work from home