What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Coordinator position at The Upper Deck Company?
SUMMARY Overview of the position
Production Coordinator is the communication hub of a fast-paced company. This position will create detailed reports to streamline the flow of information to a growing organization. Works closely with teams in California and North Carolina to prepare production reports that assist the SVP of Production and Logistics to identify Vendor and capacity hurdles.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES The following statements are intended to describe the general nature of the level of work being performed by an individual assigned to this job. Other duties may be assigned.
- Track all projects across the board. This will include core, buyout and commodity projects
- Track all forms for each project with specific dates and relay these dates to NC/CA Project Management teams
- Identify Vendor needs to get to finish line on schedule
- Consistently provide updates to SVP of Production and Logistics
- Check in with CA team to confirm posting dates so Associate Project Managers can communicate with Vendors
- Work with CA Project Managers, to reduce/refine ‘full production’ schedules to what is needed per product
- Maintain tracker with form updates - update weekly and communicate with VP of Talent Relations
- Project Postmortem – product review – Production hurdles – quality issues on a report
- Prepare quarterly business review for Vendors, Quality issues, R&D wins, and Production struggles
INTERACTION
This position will interact closely with:
- SVP of Production and Logistics
- SVP of Business Operations
- VP of Talent Relations
- Director of Production and Logistics
- Director of Prepress and Project Management
- Brand Managers
- Game Used Equipment Manager
- Project Management Manager
- Associate Project Managers in CA and NC
EDUCATION/YEARS EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor’s Degree with an emphasis in print, technical management
- 2 years of experience in the field of project management or related area
REQUIREMENTS - To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to successfully interact with internal and external business partners
- Extraordinary organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple high priority projects with exceptional attention to detail
- Professional demeanor and team player orientation with emphasis on creating partnerships
- Ability to interface with internal parties at all levels
- Ability to perform duties under minimal supervision while exercising reasonable discretion and independent judgment
- Hands-on, energetic and motivated self-starter
- Proficiency in the following software or systems: MS Office, especially Excel
