Anthropologie is looking for a PD and Production Coordinator to join our office in Turkey. In this role you will be responsible for facilitating and executing Design’s vision through sourcing brand appropriate fabric and trims, delivering 3D visualization for all styles, troubleshooting material, price, and delivery issues while supporting design’s needs and business requirements. Additionally, you will collaborate with Brand Directors (BD) on sourcing strategy, development blueprint, and category calendar.
Role Responsibilities Collaborate with Manager to create category calendar. Required to manage and meet calendar deadlines measured by seasonal calendar actualization.Attend Trend meeting to understand design intention and tone for the season. Collaborate with Manager on category strategy outline based on Trend meeting.Analyze and suggest necessary changes to merchant’s line plan and communicate expectations to the team. Responsible for improving adoption rates over specific time and hit approved line plan style count measured by seasonal line plan actualization.Create a strategy based on design’s vision, business needs and hindsight’s including outline of travel and other required resources and setting of blueprint for the Sample Room and Allocation Plan report.Develop and manage all pre-style development including pre-costing, fabrics, washes, mock-ups, drapes, tailoring bodies, trims and prints.Attend Sketch Review meeting and clarify important style aspects and strategize on how to deliver design vision at the required price point.Present to BD all pre-style and style development and to identify opportunities for corporate fabrics during Final Allocation review meeting.Coordinate and facilitate team to deliver aesthetically correct samples that meet design vision.Manage development T&A proto tracking, physical sample management, management of fabric information, e.g., minimums, lead-times.Attend Intent to Buy meeting to determine which styles will be bought. Responsible to communicate costing (including options) and minimums based on collaboration with PDTD.Responsible to calculate and manage style-out IMUs.Collaborate with team and BD as needed to provide final allocation to merchants once intent to buy has been communicated from merchants. Responsible to update any restyles/costing or delivery changes.Transition responsibility for in-work styles from the front-end to the back end during PD handover meeting. Including IMU roll, development, status, and production concerns. Role Qualifications Five (5) or more years of experience in an apparel product development role with strong knowledge of garment construction, global raw material procurement, and manufacturing.Strong knowledge base in raw materials and wash techniques. Extensive experience with TradeStone or other PLM systems, strong skills with Microsoft Excel a must.Must be deadline driven and have a pro-active and creative approach to problem solving.Must have strong communication, organization, and follow up skills.Bachelor's degree in textiles, fashion, business or related field preferred. The PerksURBN 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
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