Temporary Merchandise Assistant: Learn, Organize & Support

Anthropologie; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Employee discounts

Paid time off

Job summary

Anthropologie is seeking a Merchandise Assistant to support daily operational functions within the designated buying area in our Philadelphia location. You will assist the buying team in managing the merchandise flow and develop cross-functional relationships with distribution, design, and production partners.

The role partners with the Buyer or Associate Buyer on essential tasks to drive product execution.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with sense of urgency.
• Understanding of customer wants and needs with ability to identify trends.
• Ability to prioritize projects and handle multiple tasks.
• Creative thinking and basic retail math.
• 1–2 years retail experience or internship.

Responsibilities

• Open all packages and distribute to the appropriate Buyer for review.
• Organize all sample areas and manage sample setup for styleouts and meetings.
• Call in missing samples from vendors or production via sample log.
• Organize and file all vendor catalogs.
• Work with Buyer to request appropriate number of samples for web turnover and meetings.
• Check mailboxes and distribute mail twice daily; open mail for review.
• Drop inter office mail; answer emails promptly and in an organized fashion.
• Take digital photos of items and manage picture packs.
• Print department’s classes on the combined web velocity for the Buyer and Associate Buyer.
• Pass samples to Product Coordination with completed tags and Product Information sheets weekly.
• After opening unsolicited samples, contact vendors with feedback; answer inquiries.
• Set up new vendors as needed.
• Run reports Monday mornings for Buyer and Associate Buyer; ensure coding.
• Review Buyer’s calendar weekly and add meetings; book rooms when appropriate.

Skills

Communication skills

Detail oriented

Retail math

Prioritization

Job description

Anthropologie is seeking a Merchandise Assistant to support daily operational functions within the designated buying area in our Philadelphia location. You will assist the buying team in managing the merchandise flow and develop cross-functional relationships with distribution, design, and production partners.

The role partners with the Buyer or Associate Buyer on essential tasks to drive product execution.