What are the responsibilities and job description for the FP Movement Sr. PD Coordinator position at Free People?
FP Movement is looking for a Sr. PD Coordinator to fully coordinate tasks with team members for a category or collection of products demonstrating strong project management skills by maintaining transparency & issue escalation to maintain organizational alignment. Utilizes understanding of apparel development, manufacturing processes & technical specs to deliver products that achieve cost & performance objectives. Develops an understanding of the brand vision, goals & strategies and URBN fundamentals.
Role Responsibilities
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.
Role Responsibilities
- Utilizes understanding of apparel development, manufacturing processes & technical specs to deliver products that achieve cost & performance objectives.
- Utilizes knowledge of material, physical fit / wear test & when to apply to ensure that the products they are responsible for satisfy the consumer.
- Responsible for product IMU and escalates challenges to their manager to collaborate on opportunities for improvement.
- Ability to engage in product reviews & cost analysis can make recommendations to balance cost, manufacturability and design.
- Maintains timelines and proactively identifies problems.
- As a catalyst for change, looks for ways to incorporate new methodologies into projects, using creative thinking, experimentation and innovation in problem solving.
- Proactively identifies and resolves technical issues related to product development and processes; evaluates protos & takes necessary actions to resolve problems.
- Actively participates in team meetings and offers candid opinions with tact & diplomacy. Uses ethical considerations to guide decision making.
- Effectively collaborates with cross functional team members and global partners.
- Proactive in communicating information about development issues; Actively elevates issues & addresses problems before they create risk or impact the project goals.
- Responsible for seeing that the project follows the guidelines & project requirements established by the team and ability to lead product development activities.
- Demonstrates leadership by taking initiative & delivering against commitments.
- Bachelor's Degree
- Minimum of 5-8 years’ experience in apparel development.
- Proficiency in Excel/Word/PPT/Slides/Sheets & PLM software
- Displays courteous & effective written & oral communication skills; communicates ideas clearly & concisely.
- Stays current on innovations in the field and shares information with team members.
- Some travel
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.