KEY Apparel is a clothing company located in Fort Scott, Kansas, focused on manufacturing and selling high quality work, industrial and outdoor related apparel. Key is searching for a Director of Operations and an Operations Coordinator. See details of each position below.
Director of Operations
Key is searching for a Director of Operations to manage and execute the procurement strategy of the company by analyzing the product and inventory needs of the company to meet sales and budgetary goals, to monitor and maintain the production process, including the identification, development and oversight of factory partners and the timely receipt of inventory that meet or exceed Key’s quality standards at competitive prices.
Primary Responsibilities Include
Strategic Planning
- Coordinate with Finance and Sales Departments to assess the business strategy of the Company to enhance the Company’s competitive position and promote sales, profitability and growth in a sustainable manner that will meet future objectives;
- Identify new areas of production opportunity for short and long-term change to improve profitability;
- Take ownership of the company’s operational and supply chain strategy;
Contractor Management
- Overall responsibility for the Contractor Management function and contractor relationships;
- Responsible for the designation of factories for appropriate product placement;
- Responsible for the costing process for each product;
- Maintain and routinely update Key Vendor Manual to ensure best practices.
Forecasting / Planning
- Responsible for ensuring the appropriate amount of inventory is always on hand to meet budgetary requirements.
Quality Assurance
- Responsible for ensuring that incoming inventory receipts meet or exceed Key’s quality standards utilizing a mix of internal staff and external quality assurance vendors.
Training
- Develop and communicate training programs to help subordinates meet their job expectations and to grow professionally within the company through training and ongoing feedback;
- Conduct annual (or more frequently if necessary) performance evaluations of subordinates.
Embellishment
- Oversee the embellishment (print and embroidery) operations and staff
Key offers competitive compensation including a highly competitive benefits package. Interested candidates please send resume with references via e-mail hr@keyapparel.com or by mail to Key Industries, Inc., Attn: Human Resources, 400 Marble Road, Fort Scott, KS 66701. For more information about Key, please visit our web-site at www.keyapparel.com.
Operations Coordinator
Key is searching for an Operations Coordinator to organize and communicate operational information between various KEY departments, including Operations, Accounting, Sales, Customer Service, and the Distribution Center and to be a central point of contact with internal and external Quality Assurance teams and our factories regarding all necessary information to create and receive high quality apparel. This role is responsible for all aspects of the purchase order process from creation to receipt, including closing-out, extending, and communicating changes to all relevant parties.
Primary responsibilities include:
- Input, evaluate, and execute purchase orders with suppliers (forecast planning is not required – the purchase plan will be provided);
- Establish and maintain supplier relationships by serving as a primary point of contact between KEY and its manufacturing partners;
- Manage record keeping for all contractor correspondence and documentation;
- Manage Work-in-Process (WIP) report weekly to ensure the timely delivery of products, timely communicate discrepancies or issues within the WIP report, propose resolutions to WIP report discrepancies;
- Coordinate with the Quality Assurance Team – internal, independent 3rd parties, and factory personnel – to ensure that each Purchase Order has received an audit by both the factory (prior to shipment) and by either an independent 3rd party or an internal KEY Apparel audit;
- Provide Purchase Order-related issue resolution, both internally and externally;
- Monitor and complete Purchase Order close-out, extension, or renewal, as appropriate;
- Coordinate freight / shipments between suppliers and freight forwarders;
- Communicate Purchase Order related information to all stakeholders;
- Create / set up new items within KEY’s ERP system;
- Maintain all tech packs and insure all information is current (requires coordination with external vendors); and
- Manage the Pre-production Check Run (PCR) process for new item creation.
This job profile is not meant to be all inclusive of the responsibilities of this position and this position may require the performance of other duties as necessary.
Key offers competitive compensation including a highly competitive benefits package.
Interested candidates please send resume with references via e-mail hr@keyapparel.com or by mail to Key Industries, Inc., Attn: Human Resources, 400 Marble Road, Fort Scott, KS 66701. For more information about Key, please visit our web-site at www.keyapparel.com.