Temp Merchandise Assistant — Fast-Paced Fashion Ops

URBN Urban Outfitters, Inc.; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 23,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous employee discounts

Retirement savings

Job summary

URBN Urban Outfitters, Inc.'s Anthropologie division in Philadelphia is seeking a Temporary Merchandise Assistant to support daily operational tasks in the buying area and assist with merchandise flow and admin duties.

You will learn to build cross-functional relationships with market and internal partners including distribution center, planning, buying operations, website merchandising, brand creative and photo studio teams.

Qualifications

• Must exhibit strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Detail Oriented.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced work environment.
• Understanding of customer wants/needs and ability to identify appropriate product/trends.
• Ability to prioritize projects and handle multiple tasks; exhibits a high sense of initiative.
• Must demonstrate creative thinking; be proactive and able to problem solve.

Responsibilities

• Undertake actions to ensure styles are live on the website in a timely fashion.
• Open all sample purchase orders, review with buyer, take measurements and pass to appropriate team.
• Work with vendors to request missing samples or samples from the distribution center as needed.
• Provide brand creative/styling team with samples of relative styles on request.
• Update STEP with necessary product information for brand creative/web producer team.
• Review styles that are Received Not Activated on a weekly basis.
• Ensure copy and details of styles on site are correct and alert team if corrections are necessary.
• Partner with buying operations to ensure timely delivery of merchandise through consistent communication.
• Answer emails promptly and in an organized fashion; act as liaison between vendor and buyer.
• Answer inquiries related to shipping, logistics or payment while understanding trade terms and process.
• Alert buyers to costing or timing implications pertaining to orders.
• Assist with pulling reporting and preparing for meetings such as business reviews and hindsight.
• Participate in seasonal trend round ups and share relevant adds for the assortment.

Skills

Strong communication

Interpersonal skills

Detail oriented

Fast-paced environment

Customer-focused mindset

Prioritization

Creative thinking

Problem solving

Job description

URBN Urban Outfitters, Inc.'s Anthropologie division in Philadelphia is seeking a Temporary Merchandise Assistant to support daily operational tasks in the buying area and assist with merchandise flow and admin duties.

You will learn to build cross-functional relationships with market and internal partners including distribution center, planning, buying operations, website merchandising, brand creative and photo studio teams.