URBN Sr. PD/Production Coordinator

URBN; Turkey; On-site; TRY 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

PTO

Employee discounts

Retirement savings

Job summary

URBN is seeking a Sr. PD/Production Coordinator to manage end‑to‑end processes from style creation through manufacturing and delivery of finished goods.

The role ensures right first time, aesthetically aligned styles that meet on‑time delivery and quality standards, while supporting global expansion and speed‑to‑customer initiatives. You will develop strategies to meet design and merchant expectations from business and service perspectives and collaborate with suppliers to optimize costs and

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of progressive sourcing experience in apparel.
• Experience building cross‑functional supplier partnerships.
• Strong communication and problem‑solving skills.
• Proven ability to improve operational efficiency and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate and execute Design's vision through strategic sourcing and material selection.
• Develop relationships with suppliers to align category needs with cost and timing.
• Collaborate with internal partners to drive speed to market and efficiency.
• Attend Trend and Sketch Review meetings to interpret design intent.
• Own style development ensuring quality and cost targets are met.
• Manage production time and action (T&A) for on‑time delivery.

Skills

Sourcing

Vendor relations

Communication

Process improvement

Time management

Education

Fashion/Supply Chain major

Job description

Role Summary

URBN is looking for a Sr. PD/Production Coordinator who will manage the end to end process from style creation, through manufacturing and delivery of finished goods. This position is responsible to ensure right first time, aesthetically pleasing styles that meet on-time delivery and quality standards. This position will 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.
• Attend Trend and Sketch Review meetings to understand and clarify Design's intention, tone, and important style aspects.
• 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.
• Coordinate with Fabric Manager, Creative Design and Technical Design on category development process, including research of pre-style development, tracking and review of pre-style packages, engineering options for target costs and minimums, ensuring compliance of product within category to internal testing standards, and managing sample evaluation, accuracy, and quality
• 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.

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Role Qualifications

• A minimum of 5 years of progressive sourcing experience within complex, fast pace apparel environment. 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.
• Major in Fashion, Supply Chain, or related field

The Perks

URBN offers comprehensive Perks & Benefits to employees. Availability and eligibility to specific benefits may be subject to your location and employment status. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, PTO, generous employee discounts, retirement savings and much more! For additional information visit www.urbn.com/work-with-us/benefits