FP Movement Senior Product Merchandiser

Free People; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

PTO

Employee discounts

Retirement plan

Job summary

Free People is seeking a Senior Product Merchandiser for FP Movement to grow the wholesale business. You will partner with omni buyers, sales, and planning to deliver an expanding assortment across accounts.

You will lead preseason line development, color strategies, and go-to-market plans while driving in-season adjustments to maximize profitability and meet IMU targets. Strong analytical skills and MS Office proficiency are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 5+ years in buying, sales, planning, or merchandising.
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail.
• Proficient in Microsoft tools; organized and self-motivated.
• Passion and eye for product.

Responsibilities

• Serve as liaison between omni buyers, sales, and planning to expand wholesale assortment.
• Develop preseason line plans with planning, buying and sales to support account needs.
• Collaborate with design and product development to meet lineplan targets.
• Lead go-to-market strategies and market preparation tasks.
• Review weekly sales and adjust buys to maximize profitability.
• Attend market appointments and manage calendar and selling tools.
• Oversee exclusives and collaborations with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Merchandising

Buying experience

Sales planning

Analytical skills

Organization

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

MS Office

Job description

Role Summary

FP Movement is looking for a Senior Product Merchandiser to drive the growth of thewholesale business.

Role Responsibilities

• Serve as the liaison between omni buyers, sales, and planning to ensure we deliveran assortment that continues to expand our customer reach within the wholesalechannel.
• Preseason Line Development: Partner with planning, buying and sales teams todevelop omni seasonal line plans that support account needs taking into accounthistory, trend, brand initiatives, white space growth and account needs.
• Work with buying, design and product development to build an assortment thatfulfills lineplan needs and hits sales and IMU targets.
• Ensure we offer a differentiated assortment with unique go to market productstrategies for our different account types.
• Work with buying and planning to determine account offering for styles within therange and assign unit ranking and intent to buy.
• Work with buying, color team, and wholesale visual team to pre-color the line intocompelling outfitting and trend stories.
• Manage the go to market strategy front to backo Go To Market Tool Maintenanceo Prepare Sales Team to Go To Market by Creating A Strong Preshow andEnsuring All Selling Tools are Updatedo Prepare and Attend Market Appointments
• Maximize Inventory Effectively Based on Market Appointmentso Review account feedback and projected buys to strategically adjust buys tomaximize profitabilityo Ensure all account exclusives and adjustments are actioned on working withbuying, planning and sourcing to adjust as needed.
• In Season: Ensure sales are maximized both in season and for future seasonso Review weekly sales recaps by channel, region, season, color, and category –incorporate key learnings into future product strategies and communicateOTS opportunitieso Act as reference point for sales offices regarding product details, calendar,and deliverieso Manage to the Monthly Sales Forecasts:Work with buying and sales to ensure all styles needed to hit sales foreach account are managedPartner with planning and sales to ensure forecast and inventory aremanaged in advance of OTB
• Manage Calendar, Process and Projects:o Ensure all calendar deliverables are happening on time and in a thorough andcomplete manner.o Manage off-calendar product requests, exclusives, and collaborationsworking to bring them to fruition.o Attend Monthly Style Review meetings, Buyroll meetings, OTB, Buy Reviews,Pre-show, and market appointments.

Role Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree
• 5+ years of experience in buying, sales, planning, or merchandising
• Proficient in Microsoft tools
• Strong analytical skills
• Organized, flexible, accountable and self-motivated
• Passion and eye for product

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 visitwww.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.