Free People Merchandise Planner

URBN Urban Outfitters, Inc.; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

PTO

Employee discounts

Retirement savings

Job summary

URBN Urban Outfitters, Inc. is seeking a Merchandise Planner for Free People in the United States to maximize sales and margins by building sound plans for multiple departments.

You will partner with merchants and planners to monitor weekly performance, manage receipts and inventory, and translate trend insights into profitable strategies that support company goals.

Strong analytical skills, advanced Excel, and a track record of turning data into action are essential in this role.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a Planning or Allocation Analysis role.
• Strong financial and analytical skills.
• Results oriented.
• Creative problem solver/ “outside the box” thinker.
• Strong communication skills.
• Works well in teams.
• Strong excel skills.

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 thru 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 thru constant communication and collaboration with merchant team.
• Taking trend and merchant direction and interpreting it into a profitable strategy.

Skills

Planning & Allocation

Financial analysis

Excel skills

Communication

Teamwork

Creative problem solving

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 thru 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 thru constant communication and collaboration with merchant team
• Taking trend and merchant direction and interpreting it into a profitable strategy

Role Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a Planning or Allocation Analysis role
• 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! 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.