Anthropologie Temporary Merchandise Assistant - Special Sizes

Anthropologie; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Employee discounts

Paid time off

Job summary

Anthropologie is seeking a Merchandise Assistant to support daily operational functions within the designated buying area in our Philadelphia location. You will assist the buying team in managing the merchandise flow and develop cross-functional relationships with distribution, design, and production partners.

The role partners with the Buyer or Associate Buyer on essential tasks to drive product execution.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with sense of urgency.
• Understanding of customer wants and needs with ability to identify trends.
• Ability to prioritize projects and handle multiple tasks.
• Creative thinking and basic retail math.
• 1–2 years retail experience or internship.

Responsibilities

• Open all packages and distribute to the appropriate Buyer for review.
• Organize all sample areas and manage sample setup for styleouts and meetings.
• Call in missing samples from vendors or production via sample log.
• Organize and file all vendor catalogs.
• Work with Buyer to request appropriate number of samples for web turnover and meetings.
• Check mailboxes and distribute mail twice daily; open mail for review.
• Drop inter office mail; answer emails promptly and in an organized fashion.
• Take digital photos of items and manage picture packs.
• Print department’s classes on the combined web velocity for the Buyer and Associate Buyer.
• Pass samples to Product Coordination with completed tags and Product Information sheets weekly.
• After opening unsolicited samples, contact vendors with feedback; answer inquiries.
• Set up new vendors as needed.
• Run reports Monday mornings for Buyer and Associate Buyer; ensure coding.
• Review Buyer’s calendar weekly and add meetings; book rooms when appropriate.

Skills

Communication skills

Detail oriented

Retail math

Prioritization

Job description

Role Summary

Anthropologie is looking fora Merchandise Assistant (MA), you will support the daily operational functions within your designated buying area; support the buying team in managing the overall merchandise flow. You will also learn to develop key cross functional relationships with both the market and internal partners: distribution center, design, and production. The MA is also responsible for partnering with the Buyer and/or Associate Buyer on all necessary tasks.

Role Responsibilities

Samples

• Open all packages and distribute to the appropriate Buyer for review
• Organize all sample areas (our area, desk, shelves, etc.)
• Manage and set up samples for all styleouts and other meetings
• Call in any missing samples from vendors or request from production via sample log
• Organize and file all vendor catalogs.
• Work with Buyer and/or Associate Buyer to request appropriate number of samples for web turnover, press previews, and other meetings

Mail / Email

• Check all mailboxes and distribute mail twice daily
• Open all mail and distribute to the appropriate Assistant Buyer for review
• Drop inter office mail off in mailroom
• Answer all emails promptly and in an organized fashion

Visual Merchandising

• Take digital photos of all items
• Manage and maintain picture packs
• Take pictures of styleouts

Web Velocity/Turnover

• Print department’s classes on the combined web velocity for the Buyer and Associate Buyer
• Pass all samples to the Product Coordination team with completed tags and Product Information sheets weekly

Vendor Communication

• After opening unsolicited samples, contact vendors with feedback
• Answer various inquiries, especially shipping related
• Set up new vendors as needed

Attribute Management

• Run reports every Monday morning for Buyer and Associate Buyer
• Make all necessary attribute changes and confirm everything is coded correctly

Calendar

• Review the Buyer’s calendar weekly and prepare for upcoming meetings
• Add meetings to the Buyer’s calendar and book rooms when appropriate

Role Qualifications

• Must exhibit strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Detail Oriented Ability to work in a fast-paced work environment with sense of urgency
• An understanding of the customer's wants and needs and the ability to identify the appropriate product/trend that will appeal to the customer and meet their expectations.
• Ability to prioritize projects and handle multiple tasks.
• Must demonstrate creative thinking.
• Rudimentary understanding of retail math
• 1-2 Years retail experience or internship.

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.