Role Overview
Reporting to the Head of India Sourcing Office, the Manager – Planning, Production & Logistics is responsible for overseeing production planning, factory follow-up, and export coordination with Indian vendors.
This is a hands-on, execution-driven role requiring strong factory engagement, structured follow-up, and proactive issue resolution.
The Core Objective Is To
- Secure production capacity
- Monitor execution discipline
- Protect delivery timelines
- Support operational performance
Key Responsibilities
- Production Planning & Monitoring
- Communicate forecasts and seasonal volumes to suppliers
- Support capacity booking and production allocation
- Validate production launch plans with Regional Planning
- Create and release production orders in systems
- Define and monitor critical path milestones
- Track production progress through regular supplier reviews
- Identify potential delays and implement recovery actions
- Challenge lead times and production minimums where relevant
- Factory Follow-up & Operational Coordination
- Maintain regular follow-up with factories (travel across India required)
- Ensure alignment between suppliers, Sourcing, Development, and Quality teams
- Monitor adherence to confirmed delivery dates
- Escalate risks in a timely and structured manner
- Support resolution of production or warehouse discrepancies
- Reconcile production invoices with negotiated prices and received quantities
- Logistics & Export Management
- Oversee shipment readiness and export documentation
- Coordinate preferential origin declarations with Customs teams
- Ensure documentation accuracy and compliance
- Monitor On-Time Delivery performance
- Communicate delivery updates or delays to internal stakeholders
- Systems & Reporting
- Integrate negotiated prices and production data into systems
- Ensure data accuracy (quantities, dates, minima)
- Support suppliers on Lacoste IT and logistics tools
- Update and share KPIs related to production and delivery performance
- Supplier Performance & Improvement
- Monitor supplier execution performance
- Conduct structured performance reviews
- Train suppliers on Lacoste logistics processes and operational standards
- Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency and reliability
Profile & Experience
- 10–20 years of experience in production planning, factory operations, or supply chain within apparel/textile industry
- Strong understanding of garment manufacturing processes and Indian factory ecosystem
- Experience in export operations and international shipments
- Good analytical and organizational skills
- Structured and solution-oriented mindset
- Strong coordination and communication skills
- Advanced Excel and ERP knowledge (SAP, OrliWeb)
- Fluent in English (Hindi required; additional regional languages are a plus)
- Willingness to travel frequently to vendor locations
Key Competencies
- Execution discipline
- Proactive problem-solving
- Attention to detail
- Supplier coordination
- Ownership mindset
- Team collaboration
