Production Office Manager, Bangladesh

Job Description

Varner is one of the largest fashion houses in the Nordics, and is a Norwegian family-owned company. Varner`s Service Office outside is located outside Oslo, Norway where approximately 400 colleagues are located with everything from designers, buyers, marketers, distributors, technologists, stylists, photographers and models, to support functions such as HR and finance. In addition to our Service Office we have 6 global production offices located in Turkey, India, Bangladesh and China.

We are now searching for a Production Office Manager to be responsible for our office in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

The Varner Bangladesh office follows up all of Varner’s production in Bangladesh. The office supports the Design and Buying departments in Oslo to deliver on Varner’s strategic goals of profitability, quality, time to market and sustainability.

As the Production Office Manager, you are responsible for leading the office according to the Varner values, and in cooperation with the Service Office develop and maintain our business in Bangladesh. The Production Office Manager has the overall responsibility of ensuring responsible and profitable production, with a proactive sustainability approach.

The Production Office Manager plays a key role in ensuring that we continue to be successful in our sourcing and production in Bangladesh. Through both developing existing suppliers and sourcing new ones, you will maintain the optimal supplier portfolio, in cooperation with our global sourcing team. You will work with a team of skilled Merchandisers, Garment Technicians, Environmental Specialists, QC Specialists, QA Specialists and CSR Specialists to ensure our production meets our quality and safety standards and is aligned with our sustainability strategy. You will keep the Service Office updated on innovation and manufacturing opportunities, and work to constantly optimize Varner’s production in Bangladesh.

The role reports to the Global Production Manager, located at the Service Office.

Some of the key responsibilities required as Production Office Manager will be:

• Developing and implementing Varner’s Global Production Office working processes
• Maintaining, managing and organizing staff; recruiting and training of staff
• Budget planning and follow-up
• Responsible for all administrative tasks related to Varner’s services in the region
• Cooperation with our other production offices on global projects to ensure optimal production
• Responsible for maintaining a stable and innovative supplier portfolio for Varner, compliant with Varner’s social and environmental requirements
• Supporting the local CSR, Environmental, Garment Technicians, QC and QA Specialists in their roles and responsibilities
• Have a close dialogue with the merchandising team at all times, to be aware of products, pricing and supplier distribution
• Facilitating the communication and the relationship between the Service Office in Norway and the suppliers
• Cooperation with our logistics department and partners to ensure transportation of our goods is as smooth as possible
• Ensuring that all goods are delivered in accordance with purchase agreement and mode of transport
• Keep the Service Office updated in terms of potential risks, industry outlook, and other regional factors of importance to the business
• Represent Varner’s interests in multi-stakeholder groups, with government officials, NGOs and industry organizations