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This person will know the whereabouts of all samples using company programs and self-knowledge. They will coordinate the flow of samples from buying teams to the studio, style outs, and photoshoots. They will manage and organize by category, marketing needs, and trend capsules to support weekly business strategies. The coordinator will need to work closely with the other sample coordinators, copywriters, buyers, merchandisers, marketing and studio teams acting with a sense of urgency to maximize business.\nRole Responsibilities\nChecking in and logging samples using the company’s system product tracking system, STEP.\nPulling multiple weekly and monthly reports in support of merchandising team in sample management and tracking.\nMaintaining tracking system for sample whereabouts.\nResponsible for all sample orders including returning samples back to the DC and maintaining a monthly recap report.\nMaintaining and organizing samples in an orderly fashion to bring over to studio every week.\nPreparing and tagging all samples for web and catalog photo shoots including styling call outs and additional relevant information.\nOverseeing product for weekly turn meetings and working closely with studio sample coords on marketing projects.\nWorking closely with studio and buying to maintain sample organization and return completed samples back to buyers for archiving or vendor return.\nPreparing samples for weekly homepages/marketing & style outs.\nPreparing outdated samples for sample sale by packing boxes and labeling by class.\nBuilding strong relationships with buying and studio teams.\nSharing creative ideas through monthly inspiration meetings.\nRole Qualifications\nMust exhibit strong communication, time management skills and interpersonal skills\n\nAbility to prioritize projects and handle multiple tasks\n\nMust demonstrate creative thinking\n\nAbility to develop and maintain productive relationships and communicate effectively with internal partners\n\nProficient in Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook\n\nBachelors Degree in Fashion, Business or a related field required\n\nRetail experience preferred\n\nBachelor’s Degree in Fashion, Business, or a related field\n\nThe Perks\nURBN offers comprehensive Perks & Benefits to employees. 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