FP Movement Merchandiser - Stores & Wholesale

Urban Outfitters, Inc.; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the activewear sector is seeking a Merchandiser who will support the merchandising team in positioning key products and trends across both stores and wholesale projects. The role includes collaboration with cross-functional teams and requires a strong understanding of customer needs and market trends.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision

PTO

Generous employee discounts

Retirement savings

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5+ years of merchandising experience.
• Strong understanding of the FP Movement customer.
• Ability to work independently with high sense of urgency.

Responsibilities

• Attend business meetings and react to merchandising strategy.
• Identify, assort, and package key product distortions.
• Maintain and manage direction for in-store physical brand elements.

Skills

Retail Strategy

Visual Merchandising

Communication

Collaboration

Problem Solving

Job description

Role Summary

As a Merchandiser (Stores/Wholesale) you will work to support the merchandising team to identify and position key distortions, trend concepts and a strong color point of view- focusing on direction for our physical spaces in both our stores and wholesale projects. You will champion these spaces through dynamic merchandising direction, aligning key buys and product conversations while protecting total brand identity and FP Movement’s unique handwriting in the activewear space.

You will collaborate cross functionally with the home office Merchant teams as well as our Visual/Creative teams; all with the common goals of supporting business development and brand integrity.

Role Responsibilities

• Attend business meetings and react to merchandising strategy accordingly.
• Communicate key messaging/product information to teams.
• Identify, assort, and package key product distortions; work with buying and planning teams to prioritize key seasonal, monthly and regional strategies – interpreting on order and key buys into big ideas and executable retail concepts- rolling out compelling direction for both our smallest spaces and largest flagship location(s)
• Maintain and manage direction for all in-store physical brand elements (from imagery to store signage) through seasonal refreshes, collaborating closely with the creative and copywriting teams

Role Qualifications

• Minimum of 5+ years of merchandising experience
• Strong understanding of the FP Movement customer and the ability to translate marketplace and trend trajectories
• Enthusiastic about product and the activewear space
• Excellent verbal and written communication and motivating in presentation and communication style.
• Ability to work independently with high sense of urgency while supporting company goals and objectives and balancing multiple tasks.
• Ability to understand and interpret sales and translate to relevant merchandising and aesthetic cues.
• Ability to collaborate with cross functional teams on a high level, understanding objectives of all teams, problem solving to reach creative, innovative solutions.
• Styling, visual merchandising, or buying experience preferred.

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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.