Sr. PD and Production Coordinator

URBN (Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie Group, Free People & Nuuly); Fatih; On-site; TRY 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

URBN is seeking a Sr. PD and Production Coordinator in Istanbul to lead end-to-end product development and production. You will manage style creation through manufacturing, ensuring on-time delivery and high-quality goods that meet brand aesthetics and margins.

You will build supplier partnerships, drive speed-to-market, and align with global expansion goals while tracking calendar targets and communicating changes to the Merchants and Brand teams.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years related job experience in complex apparel sourcing.
• Experience with specialty retail or direct-to-consumer a plus.
• Proven ability to build cross-functional partnerships.
• Track record of delivering process improvements and efficiencies.
• Strong English communication and high urgency for deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Design's vision by allocating product and sourcing materials.
• Develop supplier relationships to meet category needs and margins.
• Build relationships to drive innovation, speed to market and efficiency.
• Collaborate with internal partners to meet goals and timelines.
• Own style development ensuring vision, quality and cost targets.
• Manage seasonal calendar actualization with Brand Sourcing Director.
• Analyze opportunities to improve adoption rates and style counts.
• Align product needs with cost/delivery changes for merchants.
• Oversee production time and TA for on-time delivery.
• Manage order placement and align ship dates with strategy.
• Review factory/brand reports for opportunities and improvements.
• Oversee TOP and QA processes with vendors and DC.
• Ensure shipping compliance with routing guides and train vendors.

Skills

Sourcing experience

Retail experience

Cross-functional partnership

Operational efficiency

Integrity and urgency

English communication

MS Office proficiency

Job description

URBN is looking for a Sr. PD and Production Coordinator, located at the office in Istanbul, Turkey, and reporting to the in-region Sr. Category Manager. The Sr. PD and Production Coordinator will manage the end to end process from style creation, through manufacturing and delivery of finished goods. This position is responsible for ensuring aesthetically pleasing styles that meet on-time delivery and quality standards. This position will also develop strategies to meet design and merchant expectations from both business and service perspectives while supporting global expansion and speed-to-customer initiatives.

Role Responsibilities

• Facilitate and execute Design's vision through the appropriate allocation of product and the sourcing of materials which deliver the right aesthetic while meeting product margin and timing requirements
• Develop relationships with supplier base to ensure alignment of category business needs and successful business partnerships. Understand supplier capabilities and advantages, as well as opportunities for improvement.
• Build key relationships between stakeholders to create an environment that drives innovation, product accuracy, speed to market initiatives, improves efficiency, and reduces weeks of supply.
• Proactively collaborate with internal partners to meet goals.
• Own individual style development, ensuring all styles serve up Design's vision while also delivering the quality and cost the Brand requires
• Achieve seasonal calendar actualization as outlined by the Brand Sourcing Director.
• Analyze and identify opportunities for Merchant to improve adoption rates and approved style count targets as dictated by seasonal line plan.
• Support Merchant's business requirements by aligning product category needs, and update and communicate all style, cost, and delivery changes
• Manage the production time and action (T&A) for outstanding development as needed for successful on-time product delivery.
• Manage the order placement process, insuring target place dates align with business strategies, and that best possible deliveries are regularly met.
• Review, maintain and analyze all factory and brand reports highlighting areas of opportunity for improvements both internally and externally.
• Manage TOP process/standards including status of vendors with regards to the release shipments prior to TOP approval and make recommendations accordingly.
• Manage QA process/standards in conjunction with the DC with regards to the release of shipments and make recommendations accordingly.
• Manage Shipping Compliance results in conjunction with the DC to ensure suppliers are following required procedures as detailed in the Routing Guides and train suppliers further that do not meet the requirement consistently.

Role Qualifications

• 5-7 years related job experience (progressive sourcing experience within complex, fast pace apparel environment preferred)
• Specialty retail and/or direct to consumer experience is preferred
• A successful track record of building relationships with cross functional partners and offering new and innovative solutions to sourcing issues/challenges
• Process improvement capabilities including proven examples of implementing operational efficiencies
• Works with a high sense of integrity and urgency and is motivated by deadlines and new challenges
• Ability to effectively communicate in English
• Excellent Microsoft Office and Outlook experience