Senior Branch Merchandising Admin Assistant

Urban Outfitters; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A fashionable retail brand in Greater London is seeking a Branch MAA to enhance store performance through effective allocation management and analysis. The role involves working closely with store teams, managing reports, and building relationships to maximize sales opportunities. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical and numerical skills, alongside advanced Excel proficiency. This is a great opportunity to kickstart a rewarding career in Branch Merchandising, offering various perks including flexible hours, a wellness program, and generous employee discounts.

Benefits

Flexible start and finish times

Bring your dog to work

Employee Assistance program

Fully equipped free gym

Private Medical Insurance

Up to 40% off at all URBN Brands

One paid day for charity volunteering

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Ability to handle multiple tasks and prioritize workload effectively.
• Experience with reporting tools and data analysis.
• Proficient in Excel including advanced functions for data manipulation.

Responsibilities

• Manage allocations and analyze store performance for effective decision making.
• Build relationships with store managers to enhance sales opportunities.
• Attend store visits to provide performance analysis and recommendations.

Skills

Strong analytical and numerical skills

Advanced Excel skills

Good IT skills

Understanding time management

Job description

Urban Outfitters started out as a single boutique in 1970s Philadelphia with creativity and uniqueness at its core. 50 years on, and over 60 stores across Europe later, we’ve become a destination for emerging design, unexpected styling, One-Of-A-Kind vintage and homeware that makes you want to hit the share button.

We speak to a social community of over 10 million forward-thinking individuals, bringing together a nostalgia for the past with an enthusiasm to shape the future. The UO community are culturally aware, they shape the music scene, they live a digitally native life and they wear style trends before anyone else. At our core, we empower our customers and staff to express themselves, unapologetically, living life in a way that's truly authentic to them.

We are always excited to bring new talent into the room, especially if you share our values:

• Progressive — we move with the mood
• Creative — we champion limitless minds
• Inclusive — we open our platforms to all communities
• Responsible — we work to reduce our impact on the environment
• Compassionate — we care for each other beyond the 9 to 5

Sound like you, why not join us?

Role Summary

We are looking for a Branch MAA to join our team here at Urban Outfitters. You will be responsible for managing allocations, reviewing store performance and building relationships for our growing business.

This is the perfect opportunity to kickstart your career in Branch Merchandising!

What You'll Be Doing

Reporting:

• Run and manage key reporting for Branch Merch across all territories to support the Core divisions, including weekly & daily reports on sales, inventory, dispatch, intake, options etc.
• Run key Monthly/Seasonal reporting to class level providing summaries for core teams across all stores and territories.
• Support Assistant Branch Planner with ad hoc analysis to support planning and trading decision making.

Analysis/ Allocations:

• Manage allocations for our top 15 stores and high density stores ensuring key items are potentialized building expert knowledge on each market.
• Build relationships with these store Managers to input on appropriate trade actions to limit markdown and potentialize sales opportunities.
• Help to build & manage store stock packages issuing guidance to teams on weekly replenishment, store transfers, etc
• Gain a sound level knowledge of stores and variances between territory performance (store size and turnover, customer profile etc)
• Review & action weekly stock requests for stores.
• With guidance, action tier and allocation quantity changes and manage ‘stops’ on stores.
• Attend store visits - provide relevant analysis, feedback, and actions to improve performance of stores.
• Support with new store openings, MOD programmes and closures.

Teamwork

• Attend MAA planning meetings, advise and support core teams with store sales and inventory data
• Create and maintain a strong relationship with store teams & Core MAA’s, becoming a point of contact & support
• Work closely with line manager and stores to gain feedback on any stock issues
• Act as a contact for the Planning and Allocation team regarding all stock issues and specific inventory requirements of individual stores

What You'll Need

• Strong analytical and numerical skills
• Advanced excel skills- knowledge of SUM Ifs, VLOOKUP’s, Pivot Tables preferred
• Good IT skills- confident learning new systems – specifically our allocation tool in order to become a super user to be able to support peers.
• Understanding time management and prioritising workload under the instruction of the line manager

The Perks

Work-life balance:

• Flexible start and finish times
• Bring your dog to work

Wellbeing:

• Employees Assistance program to support with mental, physical and financial health
• Fully equipped free gym and on-site wellness room in Brick Lane and 50% discount of external gym memberships
• Private Medical Insurance

Employee Discount:

• Up to 40% off at all URBN Brands!

Community:

• One paid day to either volunteer or fundraise for a charity of your choice

Travel:

• Cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan

Continued Development:

• We offer structured support within the business alongside continued learning and development

Equal Opportunity Statement

URBN is an Equal Opportunities Employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We provide equal employment opportunities regardless of age, sexual orientation, sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy, marital status, religion, race, or disability. We base all our employment decisions on merit, job requirements and business needs.