Production Director – Afrikstabel

Sep 19, 2023

Full-Time

Afrikstabel is a textile company that creates sustainable and indigenous textiles for fashion and interior companies globally. Our products are carefully hand-crafted by artisans in Nigeria and exported to 8 different countries including the US and the UK where over a dozen fashion and art companies are developing collections using our textiles. We are specialized in Adire, batik, tie & dye, and handwoven fabric and are looking to hire an experienced Production Director to join our team.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Overseeing the day-to-day aspects of production in the studio.
  • Scheduling and supervising the work of staff members involved in pre-production, production, and post-production processes
  • Monitoring the quality of work produced by production staff, providing feedback, and offering training as needed
  • Communicating and maintaining relationships with clients, and staff during and after production to ensure client satisfaction
  • Managing the financial aspects of a project, including maintaining project budgets and accounting for expenditures
  • Develop and maintain operations KPIs to evaluate Operations performance:
  • Manage inventory of fabric, finished goods, production materials, swatches, and order fulfillment supplies.
  • Overseeing the progress of a project from beginning to end, including explaining designs to artisans
  • Supervising and Working with the production manager to ensure and maintain zero defects in design implementation and design production.

SKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS 

  • Minimum of 2 years of production or operations management experience
  • Previous experience in Textile Production is strongly desired.
  • Ability to multitask effectively
  • Good ability to effectively manage people, time and resources
  • Willingness to adapt and collaborate
  • Ability to prepare reports and strategic plans for production
  • Good communication and presentation skills
  • A positive attitude towards work and ability to motivate the team
  • An HND/B.Sc. qualification is preferred.
  • Female candidates are most preferred

JOB TYPE

  • Full-time (On-site)
  • Monday – Friday (8:30 am – 6 pm)
  • Saturday (8:30 am to 1 pm)

SALARY

  • N100,000 – N150,000

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