Temporary Merchandise Coordinator — Fast-Paced, Impactful

URBN Urban Outfitters, Inc.; Philadelphia, Northern (Philadelphia County, KY); Hybrid; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Employee discounts

Paid time off

Job summary

URBN Urban Outfitters, Inc. in Philadelphia seeks a Temporary Merchandise Assistant to support daily operations in the buying area and help manage merchandise flow.

You will learn cross-functional collaboration with distribution, planning, website merchandising, and the photo studio team. The role focuses on product maintenance, PO and sample coordination, vendor communication, and updating on-site copy and attributes.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Detail-oriented with precision in data and product details.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced work environment.
• Understanding of customer preferences and trends.
• Strong prioritization and multitasking abilities.
• Creative thinking and proactive problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Product Maintenance: 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 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 weekly; ensure site copy/details are correct.
• Partner with buying operations to ensure timely delivery of merchandise through communication.
• Communication: answer emails promptly and act as liaison between vendor and buyer.
• Answer inquiries related to shipping, logistics or payment; alert buyers to costs or timing ramifications.
• Help provide vendor reporting; serve as DC orders point of contact for questions.
• Share upcoming product with creative/merchandising teams; assist with meetings.
• Assist with pulling reporting for business reviews and seasonal trend rounds.

Skills

Communication skills

Detail oriented

Fast-paced environment

Customer/trend understanding

Prioritization

Creative thinking

Job description

URBN Urban Outfitters, Inc. in Philadelphia seeks a Temporary Merchandise Assistant to support daily operations in the buying area and help manage merchandise flow.

You will learn cross-functional collaboration with distribution, planning, website merchandising, and the photo studio team. The role focuses on product maintenance, PO and sample coordination, vendor communication, and updating on-site copy and attributes.