URBN (Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie Group, Free People & Nuuly)

Free People Production Manager - Footwear

URBN (Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie Group, Free People & Nuuly) • $80K — $95K *
Philadelphia, PA 19120In-Person
Retail & Consumer Goods
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of leadership experience in a similar role.
  • Proven track record in managing fast-paced production environments.
  • Demonstrated ability to evaluate international vendors for sustainable practices.
  • Strong problem-solving skills with a proactive approach.
  • Experience in developing and mentoring team members.
  • Expertise in operational efficiencies and adapting to changes quickly.

Responsibilities

  • Manage brand initiatives and operational calendars per deadlines.
  • Maintain relationships with vendors for successful partnerships.
  • Analyze industry trends to anticipate supply chain issues.
  • Collaborate across teams to align strategies with business goals.
  • Track and improve product adoption rates to meet line plans.
  • Calculate IMUs to inform cost-negotiation with vendors.
  • Guide team in developing aesthetically correct product samples.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Generous PTO policy to support work-life balance.
  • Employee discounts on products.
  • Retirement savings plans to aid financial security.
  • Additional perks based on location and employment status.
Full Job Description
Role Summary

Free People is looking for a footwear category leader that facilitates and executes our multi branded vision through the development and management of pre-production processes and production work flow. Expert troubleshooter with strong competencies in raw material, price/costing, and delivery issue resolution. Strong collaboration with partners in product development, design and merchandising. Required to provide training, development and support for team members and direct reports.

Role Responsibilities

SOURCING STRATEGY
  • Manage brand initiatives and goals.
  • Control operations calendar deadlines and monthly book to dates.
  • Control final allocations.
  • Develop and maintain relationships with vendors to ensure successful business partnerships
  • Analyze industry trends to proactively identify supply base issues to reduce cost, minimize risk, protect continuity of supply, and exploit emerging opportunities that benefit the brand.


PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT BLUEPRINT
  • Collaborate between stakeholders to create calendar and meet deadlines.
  • Outline and communicate brand and category strategy based on Trend meeting.
  • Improve adoption rates over specific time period and hit approved line plan style count measured by seasonal line plan actualization.
  • Manage commitments and order placements.

PRODUCTION WORK IN PROCESS
  • Calculate and manage rolling and final IMUs at order placement for variance IMU analysis.
  • Strategize brand business opportunities including freight modes for distribution center receipt, flow, and margin opportunity.
  • Manage product development and production process.
  • Provide IMU targets and guidance to team to negotiate final costing with vendors ensuring margins are met or exceeded.


TEAM DEVELOPMENT/MANAGEMENT
  • Assess and develop staff. Build the appropriate team to ensure effective day to day management of each business group and accurate and readily available records and reports.
  • Coach staff to generate creative solutions.
  • Ability to lead change, and coach team to respond to a rapidly changing business environment.
  • Coordinate and facilitate team to deliver aesthetically correct samples that meet brand's vision.
  • Facilitate team to maintain and manage the pre-production time and action and production work-in-process.


Role Qualifications

  • Significant leadership experience managing teams working in a fast paced environment.
  • Experience traveling overseas to evaluate vendors and to determine areas of improvement.
  • Supervise subordinates' responsibilities to ensure accomplishment of department goals and deadlines.
  • Promote the development of subordinates through supervision and training.
  • Pro-actively approach problem solving.
  • Implement operational efficiencies.
  • Adapt quickly to changes.
  • Driven by deadlines with a high sense of urgency.


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

About URBN (Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie Group, Free People & Nuuly)

URBN is a portfolio of global consumer brands comprised of Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie Group, Free People, BHLDN, Terrain, Nuuly and Menus & Venues. Urban Outfitters, Inc. is a lifestyle specialty retail company that operates under the Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie, Free People, BHLDN, Terrain, Nuuly and Menus & Venues brands. The company's Urban Outfitters brand offers women's and men's fashion apparel, footwear, beauty and accessories, activewear and gear, and housewares, as well as music, primarily vinyl records and cassettes. The Anthropologie Group brand sells women's apparel, accessories, intimates, home decor, and gifts. The Free People brand includes bohemian apparel, accessories, intimates, and swimwear. The BHLDN brand offers wedding collections. The Terrain brand sells home goods, gifts, and garden products. The Nuuly brand is a subscription-based rental service for women's apparel. The Menus & Venues brand is a hospitality group that operates restaurants and catering.
Learn more about URBN (Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie Group, Free People & Nuuly)
Size
25,000 employees
Industry
Retail & Consumer Goods
Net Income
$282 million
Founded
1970
5 Year Trend
+5%
Revenue
$4 billion
NASDAQ
URBN
* Ladders Estimates

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