Job Title: Operations & Product Development Coordinator-Military & Sports Products
Department: Operations
Location: North Smithfield, RI (on-site)
Reports to: VP of Global Operations
Position Summary:
This position will oversee and coordinate resources pertaining to equipment, meetings, and information in extreme detail such as:
Products, timelines, specs, techpacks, certifications, and compliance. Will also be responsible for all Government projects and samples and Company samples and projects. Will assist with weekly product development tasks and projects.
Position Responsibilities: • Learn Basic SAP Functions
-Create part numbers
-Create vendors
-Own material procurement
-Create orders for approval
-Update SAP date / information across all tasks above • Comprehend and process review meetings with manufacturing team. • Ensure all team members have easy access and answers regarding all programs. • A clear understanding is required of all materials and specs per program. • Assist Senior Operations Manager and Product Development with all future orders based on knowledge of technical materials by program. • Understand film, fabric, density, and specs per item • New SKU Set up - (size and colorways) template completion with weights, dims, and cost. This includes measuring and weighing new product for volume. • Updating new packaging components in tech packs • Issuing RFPs and SRFs and archiving by date and vendor • Counting product as it arrived to reconcile to SRF/RFP and share back to AP team with packing slips and commercial invoices. • Parceling out salesman samples to sales team to ship • Tracking incoming packages and documenting tracking information on each vendor's project list • Help to facilitate ordering materials and components to vendors/factories for sampling purposes • Help to keep folders organized with most up to date imagery by sport • Confirm accuracy of size charts for packaging and website. • Mark products that are received in techpacks for approved or revisions needed etc. • Mark vendor project lists when products are approved and when samples orders arrive and are completed.
Role Skills:
- Self-motivated
- Daily accountability to own position
- Ability to work effectively, independently and as part of a team
- Exceptional verbal, written, and presentation skills
- Ability to work on tight deadlines
- Ability to provide and obtain information under pressure
- Strong organizational and multi-tasking skills
Experience Required:
- Bachelor's Degree
- 1-3 Years of project management
- Microsoft Project
- Microsoft Excel
- ERP knowledge/experience
- SAP ByDesign (strongly preferred)
Supervisory Responsibility:
None
Work Environment:
The majority of work is performed in an office environment.
While manufacturing, performing some of the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, above average temperatures, moving mechanical parts and vibration. The noise level in the work environment can also be loud.
Safety:
Trained in all Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
Physical Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hand to handle tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Position Type / Expected Hours of Work:
This is a full-time position.
The hours of work are Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., 40 hours per week
-Flexibility with hours as needed by Management
Travel:
Potential travel to our Providence office.
Additional Duties:
The job description above is intended to describe the general nature and level of work to be performed; it is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Continued employment is on an at-will basis. This job requires you to be in the office.