Manager - Planning and Production

Woven Garments Manufacturer Planning

Develop and execute monthly, weekly, and daily production plans based on customer delivery schedules and factory capacity.

Prepare and monitor Time & Action (T&A) calendars for all confirmed orders and ensure milestone achievement.

Plan factory capacity by considering manpower, machine availability, production efficiency, and style complexity.

Allocate production orders to sewing lines and production units to maximize capacity utilization and balance workloads.

Coordinate with Merchandising, Industrial Engineering, Production, Quality, Commercial, Procurement, Warehouse, and Maintenance to ensure smooth production flow.

Monitor material readiness (fabric, trims, accessories, and packing materials) to avoid production interruptions.

Review daily production performance against the plan and implement corrective actions to recover delays.

Identify production risks, capacity constraints, and shipment challenges, and develop effective recovery plans.

Ensure all customer orders are completed and shipped within the committed delivery schedule.

Optimize Work-in-Progress (WIP) levels throughout Cutting, Sewing, Finishing, and Packing to maintain smooth workflow.

Conduct daily and weekly planning meetings with relevant departments to review order status and production progress.

Monitor production efficiency, line loading, capacity utilization, and schedule adherence, and recommend improvements.

Prepare and present daily, weekly, and monthly planning, production, and shipment reports to senior management.

Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance planning accuracy, reduce lead time, and improve overall operational efficiency.

Lead and develop the Planning team by providing coaching, performance management, and technical guidance.

Maintain compliance with company policies, buyer requirements, and industry standards throughout the planning process.

Perform any other planning-related responsibilities assigned by management.

Overall Responsible for Production (Sewing) Department

Responsible for daily production and work to achieve production target with buyer required quality standard.

Strictly follow up hourly production and work for increasing productivity.

Monitoring Sewing and finishing FPY & Efficiency to achieve highest quality & productivity. 

Increasing production and ensure maximum utilization of resources and minimizing unnecessary cost.

 To monitor and control materials, equipment and accessories in sewing and Iron section to be ready for daily operation.

Monitor sewing and finishing production and ensure minimum utilization of man, machine and material in the sewing section.

Checking whether technical information are conveyed properly to route level in case of both new layout and any style changes.

Keep liaison with Cutting, QAD, IED, PPC, MCD, WHS, VAP, Merchandising and team for smooth sewing and finishing production.

Supervising, leading and managing production process and employees to guide them for higher productivity along with keeping good relations with all staffs and sewer to ensure attendance.

To ensure Sewing Section’s discipline and 6S requirement.