Participating in pre-production meetings with suppliers and providing input on issues such as pre-production planning, machine inventory, risk assessments, and developing corrective action plans.*Providing in-line production support and advice on production techniques, as well as conducting in-line production control throughout the production process to ensure quality standards for the client..*Assessing and approving production samples and evaluating the factory's quality process and quality assurance team capabilities.*Conducting factory assessments for production and quality levels, safety issues, and identifying areas for improvement.*Monitoring contract delivery dates and communicating production issues to merchandisers.*Assessing suppliers' production capacity and advising on total output.