Free People Buying Assistant

Free People; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Free People is looking for a Buying Assistant to support the buyer in creating an exciting and timely product assortment for the retail, direct and wholesale businesses that meet or exceed the sales volume and profit for the department.

Key duties include managing purchase orders in all systems, ensuring accuracy, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive sales while organizing samples and assisting with catalog copy proofreading.

Qualifications

• Strong communication, time management, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to prioritize projects and multitask.
• Detail oriented and creative thinker.
• Retail or buying experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support daily operations within designated buying area and collaborate with the assistant or associate buyer on all tasks.
• Enter, update, manage, track and organize purchase orders in all systems to ensure timely delivery.
• Ensure accuracy in all systems and communicate late deliveries to the buying and sales team.
• Develop cross-functional relationships with market and internal partners.
• Assist the buying team to proof catalog copy and identify photos for re-shoots to drive sales.

Skills

Strong communication

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Detail oriented

Creative thinker

Tools

Microsoft Office

MTS

IP

Blue Cherry

Job description

Role Summary

Free People is looking for a Buying Assistant to assist the buyer to create an exciting and timely product assortment for the retail, direct and wholesale businesses that meet or exceed the sales volume and profit for the department.

Role Responsibilities

Role Responsibilities Supporting the daily operations within designated buying area anddeveloping partnerships with the assistant or associate buyer on allnecessary tasks Managing the flow of merchandise and updating merchant boards Rudimentary understanding of retail math Sharing and communicating thoughts/opinions to managers or businessgroups as a whole Entering, updating, managing, tracking, and organizing purchase orders inall systems (MTS, IP and Blue Cherry) to ensure timely delivery Ensuring accuracy in all systems Communicating late deliveries to the buying and sales team Setting up new vendors and send them routing guides and pre-ticketinginformation Developing cross functional relationships with market and internalpartners Prioritizing and reacting with a sense of urgency to the requests from boththe merchant and cross functional teams Assisting the buying team to proof catalog copy Identifying photos on the Free People website and wholesale website to bereshot to drive sales

Organizing and cataloguing samples

Role Qualifications

Role Qualifications Strong communication, time management, and interpersonal skills Ability to prioritize projects and multitask Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, and Powerpoint) Ability to grasp multiple systems quickly Detail oriented Creative thinker

Retail or previous buying experience preferred

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

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