Urban Outfitters Digital Trading Assistant

Urban Outfitters, Inc.; London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Urban Outfitters, Inc. is seeking an administrative support member for its Digital Trading Team in London. This role involves running reports, supporting trade analysis, and managing inventory, alongside fostering collaboration across departments. Candidates should possess strong analytical and organizational skills and a solid understanding of Excel. Join a vibrant community committed to creativity and unique style.

Benefits

Flexible start and finish times

Bring your dog to work

Employees Assistance program

Free gym and wellness room access

Private Medical Insurance

Employee discount up to 40% at URBN Brands

One paid volunteer day

Cycle to work scheme

Structured support and continued learning

Qualifications

• Strong statistical and analytical skills.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong Excel knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to the Digital Trading Team.
• Run daily and weekly reporting, communicate findings, and support decision-making.
• Manage pre-orders and production support.

Skills

Statistical skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Problem-solving skills

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, especiallyifyoushare our values:

Progressive — we move with the moodCreative — we champion limitless mindsInclusive — we open our platforms to all communitiesResponsible — we work to reduce our impact on the environmentCompassionate — 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 Planner and Digital Trading Manager.

What You'll Be Doing

• Reporting – running daily and weekly reporting. Communicating key findings from reports and sharing actionable insights with trading managers and wider teams.
• Supporting AM/Manager with trade analysis – running and creating additional reports, providing summaries and useful data to support decision making.
• Regularly tracking key products and key drivers within their category, sharing intake/restock dates and sharing with AM / Manager.
• Support AM/Manager in promotional activity, including line list management, key call outs, stock levels and sharing with production teams.
• 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 – sharing suggestions with production team to optimise products and categories across the site. Supporting with inventory queries, following through to fix.
• CRM support – sharing key callout suggestions with the CRM team to support trade.
• 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,physicaland 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.