Purchase Order (PO) & Production QC Coordinator
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- Philippines
- Permanent
- Full-time
Location: 100% Remote
Timezone: US(PST)Overview
We are seeking a highly detail-oriented and proactive PO & Production QC Coordinator to manage purchase order timelines, coordinate third-party inspections (e.g., QIMA), and ensure smooth communication between production, planning, and logistics teams.This role owns the operational heartbeat of production — from PO creation to final QC approval — ensuring orders move forward accurately and on time.Core Responsibilities
Purchase Order Management
- Monitor and track all open POs from creation through shipment
- Confirm PO issuance dates and escalate delays
- Determine whether POs need to be moved forward or pushed back based on production realities
- Communicate quantity changes or shipment splits (e.g., “Only X pieces ready — can we ship Y on this date?”)
- Maintain updated production calendars and PO tracker
- Liaise with factories to confirm production status and readiness
- Validate production completion timelines
- Identify risks early and flag delays before they become problems
- Coordinate partial shipments when needed
- Schedule inspections with third-party QC providers (e.g., QIMA or similar)
- Ensure inspections are booked when production is complete
- Manage QC portal documentation and follow-ups
- Track inspection results and resolve failed inspections
- Communicate QC approvals to logistics and planning teams
- Work closely with Planning, Supply Chain, and Logistics teams
- Provide clear updates on readiness, shipment timing, and risk
- Ensure production capacity aligns with forecasted demand
- Escalate production or quality issues with recommended solutions
- % of POs shipped on time
- Inspection scheduling accuracy
- Reduction in last-minute shipment changes
- Zero missed QC bookings
- Accurate PO tracker maintenance
- 2–5+ years in production coordination, supply chain, or PO management
- Experience working with factories and third-party QC providers (QIMA preferred)
- Strong Excel / Google Sheets skills
- Highly organized with strong follow-through
- Ability to manage multiple POs simultaneously
- Clear communicator with factory-level English proficiency
- Obsessively detail-oriented
- Proactive (doesn’t wait for someone to ask)
- Calm under production pressure
- Comfortable pushing back when timelines don’t make sense