Free People Temporary Assistant PD Coordinator

URBN; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

PTO

Employee discounts

Job summary

URBN's Free People is seeking a detail-oriented temporary Assistant PD Coordinator to support the product development and production team across the full lifecycle—from costing and sample development to final delivery. The role requires strong organization, timelines management, and clear vendor communications.

Responsibilities include tracking costs, handling sample distribution, coordinating with compliance, and ensuring PD milestones are met.

Qualifications

• 0–2 years of experience in Fashion, Retail, Product Development or related field.
• Proficient in data analysis and data entry in PLM; strong Excel and reporting skills.
• Able to work across cross-functional teams and communicate clearly with internal and external partners.
• Degree in Fashion, Business, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Support costing and sample development through final delivery.
• Collect, log, and organize mail for sample distribution and approvals.
• Manage customs import data with vendors and update buy sheets with tariff rates.
• Track weekly Sample Trackers to meet PD deadlines and prep for meetings.
• Coordinate with wholesale, studio, and sample teams to meet deadlines.

Skills

Data analysis

PLM data entry

Excel

Qlik

Cross-functional communication

Problem-solving

Organization/detail oriented

Deadline-driven

Education

Degree in Fashion, Business, or related field

Tools

Excel

Qlik

PLM

Job description

Role Summary

Free People is looking for a detail-oriented and proactive temporary Assistant PD Coordinator to support our product development and production team across the full product lifecycle — from costing and sample development through final delivery. This role is ideal for someone highly organized who thrives on managing multiple timelines, communicating with vendors, and keeping cross-functional teams aligned to critical deadlines.

Role Responsibilities

• Manage Costing and submit tracking by updated in cross functional excel document
• Collecting, logging, and organizing mail promptly for sample distribution and component approvals.
• Manage customs import data with vendors, ensuring all is provided correctly and accounted for and communicated to the Compliance team. Adjust the buy sheets for the relevant months with latest tariff/duty rates.
• Ensure that weekly Sample Trackers are received, reviewed, and analyzed to ensure the most accurate information is being reported, keeping PD deadlines on time and prepped for weekly meetings. Escalate issues that impact delivery, coordinate and analyze solutions with both internal and external partners. Track and manage catalog, SMS, TOP and photo samples. Work closely with wholesale and sample management teams to ensure SMS are delivered on time, accounted for and distributed for show deadlines.
• Keep sample database up to date for cataloguing development samples.
• Work with internal teams to ensure products are handed to the studio, merchandising teams and wholesale teams to meet deadlines.

Role Qualifications

• 0 – 2 years of relevant experience in Fashion, Retail, Product Development or a related field.
• Proficient in data analysis, data input in PLM, excel, Qlik etc.
• Ability to work within and across cross-functional teams and communicate effectively with both internal and external customers.
• Possesses a proactive approach to problem-solving, as well as an understanding of, and ability to, implement operational efficiencies.
• Ability to analyze production process, advise on strategies and achieve sample deadlines.
• Organized, detail oriented, and flexible in order to assist on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Works with a high sense of urgency and integrity, easily and quickly adapts to change, and is motivated by deadlines and new challenges.
• Education: Degree in Fashion, Business, or a 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

EEO Statement

URBN celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We are proud to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity or expression), religion, creed, age, physical or mental disability, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, citizenship, service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic as established by law. We believe strongly in fostering a safe, fair and respectful work environment. To ensure compliance with our non-discrimination and anti-harassment policies, we offer anti-harassment training to managers and employees.