ASSISTANT E-COMMERCE PRODUCTION MANAGER

ABOUT GLOBAL MERCHANDISING SERVICES:

Global Merchandising Services are music artist, celebrity, and brand merchandise experts. Headquartered in London and Los Angeles, Global is a licensing powerhouse with best-in-class design, product development, and manufacturing and direct-to-consumer sales.

Global executes and delivers business through all channels of retail distribution, live events, web stores, pop-up stores, brand origination and development, sponsorship, endorsements, and third-party licensing. As the exclusive partner for its extensive roster of musical artists and brands, Global develops unique and innovative merchandise programs for its clients.

WE VALUE OUR EMPLOYEES:

• Medical (HMO/PPO plans), Dental, Vision insurance
• Generous Time Off
• 401k
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Schedule
• Employee Parking
• Catered lunch once per month
• Office snacks & beverages

JOB SUMMARY:

The Assistant E-commerce Production Manager is a key part of Global Merchandises’ supply chain. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in data entry, order procurement, vendor relations, sourcing, and negotiating. This role is to assist the Production Manager and ensure that Global has an efficient and cost-effective supply chain.

Excellent problem-solving skills are required for this role in addition to excellent multi-tasking abilities. Substantial knowledge in Screen Printing & Embroidery is required. The ability to take instruction is paramount, along with the timely management of a varied workload, with pressing deadlines and priorities. In addition, this candidate must have strong decision-making, negotiating, and problem-solving skills.  This individual must be highly efficient, dedicated to the task at hand and must be able to communicate effectively, have the tenacity to problem-solve and work as a team player.  Additional data entry, spreadsheet maintenance and other tasks is to be also required.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Monitor timely sample production/bulk production and, subsequently, quality control with printers/vendors in accordance with GMS compliance requirements. Monitor and troubleshoot delivery of components to printers/vendors. i.e. Blanks, Hang Tags, Size Tags, etc.
• Enter Purchase Orders and Sales Orders into Navision. Circulate documents to the corresponding parties. Update Production WIP with necessary information. Circulate WIP to vendors on a weekly basis to follow up and ensure that all projects are managed and report changes to appropriate Ecom Staff. 
• Reviewing and managing Global’s art assets for Ecom usage, assets are shared with our vendors and production partners.
• Months-end accounting clean-up: Receive POs in the company’s ERP system, clean out MROs and transfer scraps to the SCRAP location, work with accounting to ensure invoicing accuracy, and investigate and adjust POs according to shipping docs.
• Review Vendor packing slips, ERP inventory posting, and warehouse partner receiving reports and reconcile with the appropriate partner to resolve discrepancies.
• Assist Senior Production Manager with yearly warehouse inventory audits.
• Brainstorm and execute new processes that promote order ingestion and production/sampling efficiencies.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS

• Deep understanding of merchandise manufacturing and production. Screen Printing and Embroidery experience is preferred.
• Strong decision-making skills with the ability to multi-task and prioritize workload.
• Flexible and adaptable to a very fast-paced environment.
• Domestic and International Logistics preferred
• 3 Years in Music Merchandise Industry/Supply Chain Management
• Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent Experience
• Experience in Microsoft Dynamics Navision and Microsoft Office preferred
• Adobe Suite Experience is preferred
• Pantone Color Experience preferred 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to talk or hear in order to give and receive information and instructions.
• Ability to stand, walk, sit, use hands to type, handle or feel objects, tools or controls.
• Ability to reach with hands and arms.
• Ability to use computer keyboard up to 80% of the day.
• Visual acuity, ability to adjust focus and peripheral vision for work on a laptop or other computer equipment.
• Lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Global Merchandising Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against based on disability. EOE/AA M/F/D/V

Salary : $70,000 - $75,000