Title: Knitting Planning Coordinator
Company Name: Tex International ltd
Vacancy: --
Age: 26 to 35 years
Job Location: Dhaka (Uttara)
Salary: Negotiable
Experience:
· 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.