Production Executive

About Us

Love, Bonito is a digital-first company on a mission to empower the everyday Asian woman and inspire self-confidence. We are the leading direct-to-consumer womenswear brand, headquartered in Singapore, with an omni-channel presence across Indonesia and Malaysia, a retail franchise in Cambodia, and are fast expanding into international markets namely Japan, Hong Kong SAR China and United States of America.

Founded in 2010, we are proudly female-founded with more than 70% female representation across our organisation, leadership and STEM roles (#girlpower!). We raised a US$50M Series C round in 2021 and know that we're on the cusp of something great, where we're working towards becoming the most thoughtful brand globally, for the Asian female consumer, especially when it comes to our products, community and experiences.

The role

You will be responsible for ensuring that the production timelines from order to delivery are achieved, whilst working collaboratively across a number of departments. You will need the ability to be both hands-on and quick to think on your feet when dealing with our network of Suppliers. This is an exciting and pivotal role in the Sourcing & Production team that requires a go-getter with a positive mindset, initiative, as well as enjoying working in a fast-paced environment.

You should have/ be

• Bilingual in English and Chinese
• Self-motivated to deliver results, keeping a curious, proactive and innovative mindset
• A good sense of timeline coordination and scheduling
• Ownership of tasks with a mission-focused approach
• Strong attention to details
• High learning agility
• Comfortable working with data, reporting information tools and technologies to simplify production tracking processes
• Great at maintaining multitasking and execution abilities under tight deadlines
• Embrace change, manage change with a positive outlook and take business needs as a priority
• Actively promote effective communication to facilitate and drive resolution with internal and external stakeholders
• A passion for fashion is a must, interest in sustainability is a plus

Main responsibilities (including but not limited to):

• Collaborate with internal teams and vendors to ensure on-time deliveries and escalation of reporting where required
• Leverage existing reporting/production tracking tools to provide effective visibility to internal teams
• Track and manage the pre-production to production schedule, diligently updating all time & action calendars, maintaining an organised and accurate production schedule
• Own production updates and actively participate in weekly updates with external and internal teams
• Work closely with design and product development teams to maintain sample tracking process for all development styles
• Serve as the integral link between factories and internal teams, managing all vendor communication regarding sampling, orders and production
• Communicate with multiple vendors daily, ensuring delivery deadlines are met, and assist with vendor issue resolution when necessary
• Manage end-to-end coordination for photoshoot samples, including follow-up on requests, invoice validation and efficient handover communications with HQ Teams
• Maintain strong working relationships with vendors

Requirements

Qualifications & Experience

• 2+ years of experience working in production, fast-fashion or e-commerce environment highly desirable but not a must
• Excellent English & Chinese (writing and speaking) skills
• Ability to be diplomatic yet firm with suppliers
• Experience working with a diverse range of stakeholders or a natural excellent communicator with great interpersonal skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• Diploma or Professional Degree in related field

Benefits

• Flexible Work Arrangement
• Work from anywhere!
• Hybrid work and adjustable hours - as long as present during our core working hours
• Staff Wellness
• Comprehensive corporate insurance (Fully covered visits at our panel clinics, maternity reimbursement etc)
• Learning and Career Development
• Learning and development (i.e. subscription plans to best-in-class resources, personal development fund etc)
• Dedicated leadership training for those with managerial responsibilities
• Friday pm off for learning
• #TeamLB perks
• Generous staff discount off LB products
• Corporate partnerships with a variety of companies
• Welcome to #TeamLB swag and store gift cards (get your LB work outfit on us!)
• Employee-driven peer-to-peer recognition platform to honour and celebrate everyday achievements