Free People Senior Merchandise Planner

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

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Merchandise Planner to enhance sales and profitability through strategic merchandise planning. This role involves collaborating with various teams to ensure inventory success and leverage business opportunities. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills and a creative approach to problem-solving. Join a dynamic team that values communication and teamwork, and contribute to an inclusive work environment that celebrates diversity. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a significant impact in a vibrant organization.

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Employee Discounts

Retirement Savings

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Merchandise Planning.
• Strong financial and analytical skills required.

Responsibilities

• Maximizing sales and profit through effective merchandise planning.
• Collaborating with teams to identify business opportunities.
• Communicating trends and providing analysis to support initiatives.

Skills

Merchandise Planning

Financial Analysis

Creative Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Excel Skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion

Bachelor’s Degree in Business

Job description

Role Summary

Free People is looking for a Senior 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 Merchandise Planning
• Strong financial and analytical skills
• Results oriented
• Creative problem solver/ “outside the box” thinker
• Strong communication skills
• Works well in teams
• Strong excel skills
• Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion, Business, or a related field

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.