PRE-PRODUCTION COORDINATOR (APPAREL)

Join a growing global fashion and apparel company that designs and delivers high-quality products to customers worldwide. As a Pre-Production Coordinator (Apparel), you will play a critical role in ensuring every product is production-ready by coordinating approvals, tracking samples, managing production timelines, and collaborating with cross-functional teams and overseas manufacturing partners.

You will become part of a collaborative Product Development team that works closely with Merchandising, Planning, Technical Design, Production, Quality Assurance, Logistics, and China-based factory partners to successfully bring apparel collections from development into bulk production. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, detail-oriented environment, enjoys managing multiple priorities, and is passionate about apparel production and continuous process improvement.

If you have strong apparel production experience, excellent organizational skills, and enjoy working with global teams, we’d love to hear from you.

• Be part of a globally recognized fashion and apparel company with an international footprint.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams across Product Development, Merchandising, Planning, Technical Design, Production, and Logistics.
• Gain hands-on experience collaborating directly with overseas manufacturing partners, particularly China-based factories.
• Take ownership of products from development through production readiness and make a visible impact on the production lifecycle.
• Join a collaborative, fast-paced environment that values innovation, continuous improvement, and professional growth.
• Work with modern production tools, structured workflows, and global best practices in apparel manufacturing.
• Expand your expertise in international sourcing, production planning, vendor management, and cross-functional project coordination.
• Opportunity to contribute to process improvements and help shape scalable pre-production operations

• Coordinate all pre-production activities from product development handoff through production launch.
• Manage and monitor production critical paths to ensure all milestones are completed on schedule.
• Track and coordinate all sample stages, including development, fit, sales, size set, pre-production (PP), top of production (TOP), and photo samples.
• Ensure all production approvals are completed before bulk manufacturing, including fabrics, trims, colors, artwork, packaging, labels, washes, BOMs, specifications, and technical comments.
• Serve as the primary point of contact with overseas manufacturing partners, particularly China-based factories, to ensure timely communication and issue resolution.
• Coordinate closely with Product Development, Merchandising, Planning, Technical Design, Quality Assurance, Production, Logistics, and external vendors to maintain production readiness.
• Organize and manage sample inventory, shipments, and related documentation.
• Maintain accurate production dashboards, approval trackers, critical path reports, vendor follow-ups, and risk logs.
• Identify potential production risks or delays and proactively drive solutions to keep projects on schedule.
• Recommend and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and standardize pre-production workflows.
• Prepare regular production readiness reports and provide updates to stakeholders to support informed decision-making.

• 5–8+ years of experience in apparel production or pre-production coordination.
• Hands-on experience working directly with Chinese apparel factories and overseas manufacturing partners.
• Experience supporting international apparel brands or retailers.
• Strong understanding of garment manufacturing processes, production calendars, and critical path management.
• Proven experience managing production approvals, including fabrics, trims, colors, packaging, labels, BOMs, specifications, and technical comments.
• Experience coordinating multiple sample stages, including development, fit, sales, size set, pre-production (PP), top of production (TOP), and photo samples.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and/or Google Sheets for production tracking and reporting.
• Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong organizational, project management, and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Exceptional attention to detail and ability to identify and resolve production risks proactively.
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in Fashion, Apparel, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, or a related field

• Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems.
• Bill of Materials (BOM) management and apparel production software.
• Garment construction, fabric development, and trim sourcing.
• Vendor management and international supply chain operations.
• Lean manufacturing principles and continuous process improvement methodologies.
• Production reporting, dashboard creation, and data analysis using Excel or Google Sheets.
• Risk assessment and issue resolution within apparel production.
• Working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven, and cross-functional environment.
• Managing multiple product categories or seasonal collections simultaneously.
• Learning and adapting quickly to new systems, tools, and evolving business processes.