Anthropologie Temporary Buying Operations Coordinator

Anthropologie; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

PTO

Employee discounts

Retirement savings

Job summary

Anthropologie is seeking a Buying Operations Coordinator to support daily operational functions in the buying area, including entering and revising purchase orders, ensuring timely delivery through vendor follow-up, and acting as a liaison between vendors and buyers.

You will maintain SKUs in systems, manage backorders and customer inquiries, and collaborate with Buying, Planning, Allocation and Ecommerce teams to activate products and respond to trends.

Qualifications

• Excellent organizational, prioritizing and time management skills.
• Analytical mindset with ability to interpret data and systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Ability to work well in a team and handle multiple priorities.
• Experience with vendor follow-up and PO maintenance is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Enter and revise purchase orders for selling channels.
• Ensure timely delivery of merchandise through vendor follow-up and cross-functional coordination.
• Act as liaison between the vendor and the buyer for discounts, late deliveries, and RTVs.
• Develop vendor communication skills and assist with onboarding and compliance questions.
• Maintain SKUs in IP, MTS, and Sterling including pricing, loads, and attributes.
• Enter price changes and handle ticket requests as needed.
• Manage backorders and customer service inquiries.
• Collaborate with Buying, Planning, Allocation and Ecommerce teams to achieve goals.
• Partner with Merchandising and Web Producers to ensure timely activations and monitor inventory and trends.

Skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Tools

Outlook

Word

Excel

Job description

Role Summary

Anthropologie is looking for a Buying Operations Coordinator to join their team! Daily responsibilities will be to support the daily operational functions within your buying area through follow-up with vendors and cross functional partners.

Role Responsibilities

Responsible for entering and revising purchase orders for both selling channels. Must be detail-oriented so that data is entered correctly and a steady flow of merchandise is maintained.

Ensure timely delivery of merchandise through consistent communication and follow-up with vendors, cross functional partners, distribution center and buying team.

Act as liaison between the vendor and the buyer; responsible for vendor follow-up such as updating discounts on POs for late deliveries, closing orders, processing RTVs for defective or poor quality merchandising”

Develop strong vendor communication skills; set up new vendors and assist them with compliance questions. Tend to vendor requests and PO maintenance.

Ensure proper set up and maintenance of SKUS in IP, MTS, and Sterling (via B2c) including pricing, costing, loads, descriptions, attributes, shipping restrictions and up charges.

Enter price changes and ticket requests when necessary

Manage backorders and any customer service inquiries

Work in synergy with Buying, Planning, Allocation and Ecommerce teams toward common goals for the merchandise area.

Partner with Merchandising and Web Producers to ensure timely activations of products. Monitor/Audit website for changes based on inventory, sales, newness and trends.

Other duties as assigned.

Role Qualifications

Excellent organizational, prioritizing and time management skills. Management experience is a plus.

Ability to learn quickly and to retain information. Must be analytical and be able to comprehend how multiple systems interact.

Strong communication and written skills.

Ability to develop creative solutions when troubleshooting.

Ability to work well within a team environment; demonstrating strong interpersonal skills.

High sense of urgency and ability to manage multiple priorities.

Experienced in Outlook, Word, Excel, and some math required.

Exhibits a high energy level as well as a positive attitude.

The Perks

URBN offers comprehensive Perks & Benefits to employees. Availability and eligibility to specific benefits may be subject to your location and employment status. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, PTO, generous employee discounts, retirement savings and much more! For additional information visit www.urbn.com/work-with-us/benefits

EEO Statement

URBN 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, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity or expression), religion, creed, age, physical or mental disability, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, citizenship, service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic as established by law. 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.