Urban Outfitters Digital Trading Assistant

URBN; London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in retail seeks an Administrative Support for its Digital Trading Team in London, responsible for a variety of reporting and management tasks. The role requires strong analytical and organizational skills and offers a vibrant workplace culture with numerous employee perks. Join a diverse team committed to creative expression and community engagement.

Benefits

Flexible start and finish times

Bring your dog to work

Employees Assistance program

Fully equipped free gym

Private Medical Insurance

Up to 40% off at all URBN Brands

One paid day to volunteer

Cycle to work scheme

Structured support for continued learning

Qualifications

• Ability to work well within a team environment.
• Strong prioritization skills.
• Proficiency in Excel.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to the Digital Trading Team.
• Assist with daily/weekly reporting and markdown support.
• Manage pre-orders and ensure efficient customer experience.

Skills

Sound statistical & analytical skills

Strong communication skills

Excellent organizational skills

Problem-solving skills

Strong Excel knowledge

Job description

About Us

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

The main objective of this role is to provide administrative support to the Digital Trading Team, providing essential support to the Assistant Online Merchandiser and Online Merchandiser.

What You'll Be Doing

• Supporting AM/Manager with adhoc analysis - running EDW reports, providing summaries and useful data to support decision making
• Reporting - daily/weekly reporting. Running daily stats/ Key drivers/ territory highlights/ Intake reports to send out to wider teams
• Markdown support - collating and running manifests for stock/option counts. Proving key call out SKUs for creative/marketing teams. Running post promotional analysis
• PPS management - checking attribution, % going through PPS, ensuring happy with current availability, managing any queries
• Pre-order management - owning pre-order doc, working with buying and production to ensure styles on pre-order are managed efficiently and customer experience is optimised
• Production support - Pulling SKUs for back through new in/ VM requests. Querying no sellers, suggesting action to improve. Supporting with inventory queries, following through to fix
• Owning delivery matrix, ensure always up to date with competitor propositions to ensure we remain competitive
• Liaising with buying/marketing/analytics and CRM on all trade related topics - being point of call for any admin related queries

What You'll Need

• Sound statistical & analytical skills
• Strong communication skills
• Excellent organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work well within a team environment and prioritise workload
• Strong Excel knowledge

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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.