Catalyst Creative Group is a trend-leading Men's apparel Design and Manufacturing company based in Irvine, CA. In addition to designing our own brands and licenses (Ezekiel, Party Pants, Dockers), we have become a dominant player in private label apparel design and manufacturing because we help provide solutions to our customers' most fundamental needs—to elevate their brands, products, margins, and sell-through performance at retail. We are market leaders in men's swimwear, casual woven tops and bottoms, and casual knit tops and bottoms. Our customers rely on our exceptional apparel products to help them gain more market share.

Our customers include many of America's most successful brands and retailers, including Nordstrom, Levi’s, Target, Tilly's, Buckle, Zumiez, PacSun, Costco, Sam's Club, Kohls, Walmart, TJMaxx, Ross, Dockers, etc. We attribute much of our success to our strong team of "A Players," which we define as those having passion, a positive attitude, excellent judgment, strong initiative, and ownership of their responsibilities.

GENERAL SUMMARY

Catalyst Creative Group is looking for a full-time Production Coordinator who will work directly with and report to the Production Manager. The ideal candidate will have a private label apparel production background of a minimum of 5 years, be organized, detail-oriented, have great communication skills, and be a good team player. This position will work cross-functionally with multiple team members, with customer service and accounting teams, and communicate daily with factory teams.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Purchase Order Data Entry – requires a keen eye for detail.
• WIP Management - tracking order status, updating status as needed.
• Passing comments to factories daily on production programs
• Organizing and filing, pulling records/standards for Production Manager review as needed.
• Trim, Carton Marking, and Packing review and approvals – reviewing hang-tags, labels, UPC tickets, carton markings, etc for accuracy and layout approvals, ensuring accuracy for all packaging trims against provided trim standards.
• Managing incoming samples, AD sample requests, logging and distributing all incoming samples to the team.
• Invoice approval – checking the accuracy of invoices against approved costs.
• Customer submits management – putting together submits, packages, and send-outs.
• Perform other related duties as assigned

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED

• 5 years of Apparel/Garment Production experience, will consider development assistant experience as well.
• Proficient in Microsoft – Excel, Word, Outlook
• Efficient and accurate data entry skills including attention to detail
• Full Circle (ERP) experience a plus
• Private label experience a plus

BENEFITS

We are committed to creating a workplace environment that is hardworking, flexible, and fun. Our employees hold themselves to high standards, but also enjoy a host of benefits that help us do our jobs better and set us apart from other companies. We offer a comprehensive medical package including 100% COMPANY PAID medical (HMO or PPO) / dental (HMO or PPO) / vision coverage for full-time employees; spouse and dependent coverage is offered at a reduced rate, 401(k), two weeks’ paid vacation, one week paid sick, and reduced Friday hours during the summer months.

COMMITMENT TO EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES & DIVERSITY

Catalyst Creative is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. Catalyst Creative makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.