FP Movement Buyer - Tops and Camis

Free People; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Employee discounts

401(k) retirement savings

Job summary

URBN's FP Movement division seeks a seasoned Buyer to create timely product assortments that drive sales and profits. You will own the assortment strategy, respond to market trends, and manage inventory and collaborations with designers.

The role demands a proactive leader able to mentor a buying team and influence merchandising across channels. The ideal candidate has 7+ years of buying experience, excels at negotiating margins, and thrives in a fast-paced fashion environment with a

Qualifications

• Creative problem solving.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with willingness to take calculated risks.
• Demonstrated ability to lead a business and mentor others.
• Ability to own, articulate, and execute a clear vision.
• 7+ years buying experience required.

Responsibilities

• Develop a compelling assortment to meet/exceed sales and profit goals across channels.
• Expand product line to appeal to target market and chase opportunities.
• Analyze velocity reports and respond to trends accordingly.
• Manage inventory levels and flow to optimize turns and margins.
• Collaborate with Merchandising to craft stories for web, emails, and store presentations.
• Negotiate pricing to achieve markup goals and maintain brand standards.
• Lead and develop the Buying team and influence cross-functional partners.

Skills

Creative problem solving

Entrepreneurial mindset

Leadership experience

Clear vision & execution

7+ years buying experience

Job description

Role Summary

The FP Movement Buyer is responsible for creating an exciting and timely product assortment that meets and exceeds the sales volume and profit for their departments. This candidate will need to deliver the sales and profit plan for assigned classes through the precise execution of a well-conceived merchandise strategy. They intuitively respond to customer feedback, market trends and develop action plans that drive category specific growth and increased profitability.

Role Responsibilities

Merchandising

• Develop a compelling assortment, based on store and direct strategies that meet/exceed sales volume and profits
• Expand product line to enhance appeal to target market.
• Analyze velocity reports and respond to current trends as appropriate
• Ensure key fashion trends are well represented in the assortment. Test emerging trends for selling viability
• Facilitate finalizations to plan and merchandise product assortments for all channels
• Shop domestic and international market to fill voids, check on current trends and identify “chase opportunities”
• Ability to distort classifications to ensure positioning within the market
• Responsible for managing inventory levels and flow
• Develop new resources
• Develop new design collaborations and manage artist relationships
• Negotiate price to insure mark-up goals are achieved
• Maintain clear vision of store and direct customer and her needs. Also develop the buying team in this area
• Work with Merchandising team to develop strong story lines for the web-sight, emails and store presentations

Organization & Analysis

• Weekly: Analyze velocity, attributes, and TY/LY. Manage OTB, markdowns, and inventory flow.
• Monthly: Analyze returns and markdowns for all channels and develop strategies to achieve profitability. Work closely with cross-functional teams to develop new and evolving strategies for go forward.
• Post Season: Conduct in-season and post-season analyses to better evaluate and control the business.
• Clearly communicate current trends, opportunities, successes, and failures at best/worst meetings.
• Maintain merchandising calendar relevant to Home
• Manage Buying team on daily sample management and collection of product information for style-outs, meetings, and photo shoots
• Train, manage, and delegate daily activities to Buying team

Product Information

• Oversee Product Information prior to Turnover and develop compelling story lines to increase productivity for all channels.
• Drive and understand the private label process for product development. Contribute to continuous improvement in efficiencies, execution, brand/product positioning, timing, and quality.

Creative Development

• Shop competition and inspirational stores
• Read all pertinent trade, trend, consumer publications. Stay connected to current industry trends, fashion shows, design fairs, art exhibitions, and other influential cultural events.
• Challenge the buying team to interpret seasonal trends for all channels.

Role Qualifications

• Creative problem solving.
• True entrepreneurial risk mentality.
• Demonstrated ability to lead a business.
• Lead by example. Be positive, support company initiatives, mentor others, and be a part of the solution.
• Be able to own, articulate, and execute a clear vision.
• 7+ years buying experience required.LocationPhiladelphia, PA

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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.