Knitting Planning Coordinator

• 3 to 5 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): Garments, Buying House

• Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Textile Engineering
• Diploma in Engineering in Supply Chain Management

• 3 to 5 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): Garments, Buying House

• Age 26 to 35 years

· Diploma or degree in textile engineering, production planning, supply chain or a related field is preferred.

· Preferably 3–5 years of experience in knitting planning, textile production coordination or a similar role.

· Practical understanding of yarn requirements, circular knitting capacity, machine allocation and production lead times.

· Strong Excel skills and experience maintaining production trackers; ERP experience is an advantage.

· Clear communication skills and the ability to work effectively with factories and internal teams.

· Strong personality: Confident and assertive when challenging missed commitments or requesting corrective action.

· Sharp and analytical: Quickly identifies inconsistent data, unrealistic dates and emerging production risks.

· Accurate: Pays close attention to data entry, quantities, dates and production balances.

· Persistent: Follows up consistently and takes ownership of outstanding actions until closure.

· Agile: Responds quickly to changing priorities and coordinates several factories simultaneously.

· Organised: Plans ahead, prioritises effectively and maintains visibility of all active orders.

· Accuracy and timeliness of planning data.

· Early identification of yarn and capacity risks.

· Confirmation of yarn readiness against planned knitting start dates.

· Timely follow-up and closure of outstanding actions.

· Knitting start and completion performance against agreed plans.

· Timely escalation and follow-up of recovery plans.

1. Prepare and coordinate knitting plans

· Maintain a consolidated knitting plan by factory, season, style and fabrication.

· Work backwards from required knitting completion dates to establish yarn readiness dates, knitting start dates and machine requirements.

· Confirm factory capacity, machine suitability and allocation with the knitting technical team and factories.

· Coordinate priorities across factories and adjust plans when yarn deliveries, capacity or order requirements change.

· Identify capacity gaps and propose revised allocations or recovery plans for review.

2. Chase yarn and ensure readiness for bulk.

· Follow up closely with the yarn sourcing team on required quantities, delivery commitments and outstanding balances.

· Track yarn required, dispatched, received at the knitting factory, and remaining to be delivered by style.

· Confirm actual receipt with the factory and check whether the available yarn supports the planned start and continued production.

· Identify shortages or delivery delays that could affect the knitting start date or interrupt production.

· Report risks early, stating the affected style, yarn shortage, expected delivery, production impact and action required.

· Chase revised delivery commitments and followed through until yarn was received.

3. Monitor production across factories.

· Collect and verify daily updates on planned machines, machines running, output and knitting balances.

· Compare actual production against the agreed plan and highlight slippage.

· Coordinate with field knitting inspectors to validate factory updates and understand production constraints.

· Follow up with factories on delayed starts, insufficient machine allocation and output below target.

· Obtain clear recovery commitments, including additional machines, revised daily output and completion dates.

· Escalate unresolved issues promptly to the Regional R&D & Knitting Manager.

4. Maintain accurate planning data.

· Enter and update order, yarn and production information accurately and on time.

· Check quantities, dates and balances for inconsistencies before circulating reports.

· Maintain a clear record of factory commitments, changes to plans and outstanding actions.

· Ensure planning reflects confirmed information, with assumptions and unconfirmed dates clearly identified.

5. Drive follow-up and communication.

· Act as the central planning contact between the R&D & knitting team, yarn sourcing team and knitting factories.

· Chase outstanding information and actions proactively without waiting for reminders.

· Provide concise updates covering plan versus actual, current issues, upcoming risks and decisions required.

· Keep follow-ups firm, professional and focused on clear commitments and deadlines.