Free People Merchandise Planner

Urban Outfitters, Inc.; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Merchandise Planner to drive sales and profit through strategic merchandise planning. This role involves collaborating with various teams to ensure departmental success and maximize inventory opportunities. You'll leverage your strong financial and analytical skills to interpret trends and develop profitable strategies while fostering communication and collaboration within the team. Join a company that values creativity and teamwork, and enjoy comprehensive benefits that support your well-being and professional growth.

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

Employee Discounts

Retirement Savings

Qualifications

• Strong financial and analytical skills are essential for this role.
• Creative problem solver with excellent communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Maximize sales and profit by developing effective merchandise plans.
• Collaborate with merchants to monitor and evaluate sales trends.

Skills

Financial Analysis

Creative Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Team Collaboration

Excel Skills

Job description

Role Summary

Free People is looking for a Merchandise Planner who will maximize sales and profit by developing sound merchandise plans for one or more departments that support the company’s goals for sales, turn, and margin.

Role Responsibilities

• Ensuring the success of one or more departments by meeting or exceeding sales, gross margin, and inventory turn.
• Partnering with the merchants to monitor and evaluate sales of current styles on a weekly basis.
• Collaborating with planning and merchant team to identify any business opportunities.
• Partnering with the buyer and planning manager to effectively manage receipts and inventory.
• Maximizing opportunities through key item programs.
• Clearly communicating and providing reporting and analysis to highlight important trends and/or support key initiatives.
• Utilizing the OTB to drive business.
• Partnering with allocation to understand store level strategies.
• Building strong partnerships through constant communication and collaboration with the merchant team.
• Taking trend and merchant direction and interpreting it into a profitable strategy.

Role Qualifications

• Strong financial and analytical skills.
• Results oriented.
• Creative problem solver/ “outside the box” thinker.
• 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!

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.