Free People Associate Merchandise Planner

Free People; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

PTO

Generous employee discounts

Retirement savings

Job summary

Free People is seeking an Associate Merchandise Planner in Philadelphia to drive sales and profitability through effective merchandise planning. This role involves collaborating with senior planners and merchants to analyze sales, manage inventory, and maximize opportunities through strategic planning. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical, organizational, and Excel skills, with a focus on teamwork and communication. Free People offers comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, and generous employee discounts.

Responsibilities

• Ensure success of departments by meeting or exceeding sales and margin.
• Plan and own a product class.
• Monitor and evaluate sales weekly.
• Manage receipts and inventory with buyers.
• Maximize opportunities through key item programs.
• Run and distribute weekly and month-end reports.
• Ensure accuracy of all reporting.
• Apply retail math to identify business drivers.
• Assist in preparation for OTB and Buy meetings.
• Ad hoc reporting as needed.

Skills

Flexible and adaptable to changing priorities

Detail oriented and strong organizational skills

Analytical and problem solving skills

Strong communication skills

Works well in teams

Strong excel skills

Job description

Role Summary

Free People is looking for an Associate Merchandise Planner who will maximize sales and profit by working with the planning team to develop sound merchandise plans for one or more departments that supports the company’s goals for sales, turn, and margin.

Role Responsibilities

• Working with senior planner or planner to ensure the success of one or more departments by meeting or exceeding sales, gross margin, and inventory turn
• Planning and owning a product class
• Partnering with the merchants to monitor and evaluate sales on current styles on a weekly basis
• Partnering with the buyer and planning manager to effectively manage receipts and inventory
• Maximizing opportunities thru key item programs
• Independently running and distributing weekly and month end(attribute and store count) reports
• Ensuring the accuracy of all reporting
• Understanding financial measurements and applying retail math to identify business drivers
• Assisting planner in preparation for OTB and Buy meetings
• Ad hoc reporting

Role Qualifications

• Flexible and adaptable to changing priorities
• Detail oriented and strong organizational skills
• Analytical and problem solving skills
• Strong communication skills
• Works well in teams
• Strong excel skills

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.