URBN Production Coordination Intern

URBN; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid internship

Intern events and leadership exposure

Home Office in Philadelphia

Job summary

URBN is seeking a Production Coordinating Intern to help manage the end-to-end production process from order placement to finished goods delivery at our Philadelphia home office. The role supports speed-to-customer initiatives and collaboration with multiple brands within URBN’s portfolio.

The internship offers paid participation, exposure to senior leadership, and a chance to participate in intern-focused events and potential full-time opportunities after completion of the program.

Qualifications

• Progressive sourcing experience within complex apparel environment.
• Ability to build cross-functional relationships and drive solutions.
• Strong communication and time-management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Understand supplier capabilities and opportunities; create and implement action plans.
• Manage production time and action for development to ensure on-time delivery.
• Build relationships to drive speed-to-market initiatives and collaboration with internal partners.
• Review and analyze factory and brand reports to identify improvement opportunities.
• Manage TOP status and vendor releases; provide recommendations.
• Oversee QA processes with the DC for shipment releases and compliance.

Skills

Sourcing experience

Relationship building

Communication skills

Time management

Education

Fashion or Supply Chain major

Job description

Role Summary

Reporting to the Production Manager, the Production Coordinating Intern will manage the production process from order placement, through manufacturing and delivery of finished goods, to ensure the on-time delivery of quality garments. This position will develop strategies to meet merchant expectations from both business and service perspectives while supporting global expansion and speed-to-customer initiatives.

About the Summer Internship Program:Each summer, URBN Inc. welcomes candidates from across the country to immerse themselves within various teams across our portfolio of brands and gain hands-on learning experience in the area of business they choose to pursue. Our paid internship program also offers a summer full of intern-focused events, including exposure to senior leadership through small-group settings, insight into company initiatives, off-site field trips, and, for those who qualify, the opportunity to interview for a full-time position. See for yourself what our past and present interns are up to @urbncareers!The URBN 2027 Summer Internship Program will run from 6/7 through 8/13 at our Home Office in Philadelphia, PA.

Applications will close at 5:00 PM EST on October 30, 2026.

Role Responsibilities

• Understand supplier capabilities and advantages, as well as opportunities for improvement. Ensure action plans are created and implemented to further align and maximize opportunity between URBN and suppliers. Maintain positive, productive relationships with URBN suppliers.
• 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.
• Build key relationships between stakeholders to create an environment that drives speed to market initiatives, improves efficiency, and reduces weeks of supply. Proactively collaborate with internal partners to meet goals.
• 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

• Progressive sourcing experience within complex, fast paced apparel environment. Specialty retail and/or direct to consumer experience are 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 include proven examples of implementing operational efficiencies.
• Works with a high sense of integrity and urgency and are 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

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.