Mona Rastegar
About Mona Rastegar
Mona Rastegar serves as a Production Assistant for Free People Sweaters at URBN, where she manages production order updates and collaborates with various teams to ensure efficient production processes. She holds a degree in Fashion Merchandising from LIM College and has previous experience in marketing, merchandising, and sales roles within the fashion industry.
Work at URBN
Currently, Mona Rastegar serves as a Production Assistant for Free People Sweaters at URBN, which encompasses brands like Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie Group, and Nuuly. In this role, she analyzes production order updates through weekly reports and collaborates closely with design, product development, and buying teams. Her responsibilities include overseeing the approval status of production samples, managing time and action plans with the Production Manager, and ensuring timely communication with vendors regarding production timelines and shipment tracking.
Education and Expertise
Mona Rastegar studied at the London College of Fashion, part of the University of the Arts London, where she completed the Fashion Management Program. Additionally, she attended LIM College from 2016 to 2020, achieving a degree in Fashion Merchandising. Her academic background equips her with a solid foundation in fashion industry practices, production processes, and merchandising strategies.
Background
Mona Rastegar has accumulated diverse experience in the fashion industry. Before her current role at URBN, she worked as a Marketing and Merchandising Intern at Trim Knowtions for two months in 2017 and as a Sales Associate/Shoe Merchandiser at TOPSHOP TOPMAN for four months in 2018. She also gained experience as a Product Development/Showroom Intern at Apparel Partnership Group LLC from 2019 to 2020, where she further developed her skills in product development and merchandising.
Professional Responsibilities
In her position at URBN, Mona Rastegar is responsible for pulling weekly reports from the brand's web-based systems to review production timelines with vendors. She communicates with vendors, transportation teams, and distribution centers to track shipment arrivals and delays. Her role is crucial in ensuring that production processes run smoothly and that products are delivered on time.