Objective

: Responsible for assisting the buyer to create an exciting and timely product assortment for the retail and direct businesses that meet or exceed the sales volume and profit for the department.

Responsibilities:

Supporting the daily operations within designated buying area and developing partnerships with the buyer on all necessary tasks
Working with the buyer to learn to determine the overall mix of market and private label product for each buying area to ensure the final mix is ultimately customer oriented
Working with buyer to place buys with conviction
Learning from buying mistakes and applying those learnings to future buys
Vocalizing opinions proactively in cross functional or larger merchant meetings
Providing adhoc reports to buyers upon request
Getting buyer’s approval for RTVs of defective or poor-quality merchandise
Managing the flow of merchandise
Entering, updating, managing, tracking, and organizing purchase orders to ensure timely delivery
Communicating late deliveries to the buying team
Setting up new vendors and send them routing guides and pre-ticketing information
Developing cross functional relationships with market and internal partners
Prioritizing and reacting with a sense of urgency to the requests from both the merchant and cross functional teams
Assisting the buying team to proof catalog copy
Identifying photos on the web to be reshot to drive sales
Fundamental understanding of retail math
Ability to build and maintain productive partnerships and demonstrate strong listening, oral, and written communication skills

Skills:

Strong organization and prioritizing skills
Flexible and adaptable to changing priorities
Detail oriented
Creative thinker
Team player
Proficient in Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint

Location:

Philadelphia, PA

The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Urban Outfitters, Inc. 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, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. 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.

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