Coordinator, Materials Planning

Coach is a global fashion house founded in New York in 1941. Inspired by the vision of Creative Director Stuart Vevers and the inclusive and courageous spirit of our hometown, we make beautiful things, crafted to last—for you to be yourself in.

 

Coach is part of the Tapestry portfolio – a global house of brands committed to stretching what’s possible.

 

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Primary Purpose: The ideal candidate would follow the lifecycle of bulk materials from their reservation to disposition. Focus on materials planning, reservations to allocations, ML (Material Liability), credit notes/invoices, and production reporting analysis.

 

 

The successful individual will leverage their proficiency to...

• Maintain and prepare materials planning tool (PBL template).
• Support materials reservation, allocation, RMPOs, and follow-ups.
• Coordinate with the Asia production team the season production planning strategy.
• Communicate with Product Development on BOMs issues.
• Responsible for material liability reports, and shipments to jobber.
• Oversee credit notes – follow-ups and receiving.
• Manage special projects & chases.
• Assist with PBM (pre-book materials) analysis and reservations.
• Analyze and provide feedback for PRN (product change request) inquiries.
• Review and provide DCR comments (demand change request).
• Monitor and analyze MOQ (minimum order qty) requests for consolidations and potential ML.
• Provide support to the manager and team to overlook key milestones.

 

The accomplished individual will possess...

• 1+ years of experience in production planning, and supply chain, preferable in handbag, footwear, or consumer products industries; an equivalent combination of experience and education will be considered
• Proficient in excel (vlookups, advanced formulations, pivot-table) and EcVision
• Strong data modeling and analytical skills
• Effective communicator who can present complex problems in simple terms.
• Solution-oriented creative thinker

Our Competencies for All Employees

 

• Courage: Doesn’t hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and “actionable” positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.
• Creativity: Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings.
• Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
• Dealing with Ambiguity: Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn’t upset when things are up in the air; doesn’t have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.
• Drive for Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
• Interpersonal Savvy: Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.
• Learning on the Fly: Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find sol