Terrain Buying Intern

Terrain; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental & vision

Employee discounts

PTO

Job summary

Terrain is seeking a Buying Intern for the Summer to support daily operations in designated buying areas and to learn cross-functional relationships with market, distribution center, design, and production. The URBN internship runs at our Philadelphia home office, with hands-on experiences across brands and a path to full-time opportunities.

The program runs from 6/7 through 8/13 and is open to rising seniors; applications close 5:00 PM EST on Oct 30, 2026.

Qualifications

• Must have strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Detail oriented in a fast-paced environment with a sense of urgency.
• Understanding of customer wants and needs and trend identification.
• Ability to prioritize projects and handle multiple tasks.
• Creative thinking with basic retail math knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Open packages and distribute to the Buyer for review.
• Organize sample areas and manage samples for style-outs.
• Coordinate web turnover, press previews, and meetings with Buyers.
• Handle mail and emails; distribute to assistants.
• Take photos and manage picture packs for items.

Skills

Communication

Detail oriented

Retail math

Prioritization

Creative thinking

Job description

Role Summary

Terrain is looking for a Buying Intern to join us for the Summer. As a buying intern, you will support the daily operational functions within your designated buying areas; support the buying team in managing the overall merchandise flow. You will also learn to develop the key cross functional relationships with both the market and internal partners: distribution center, design, and production to develop a holistic understanding of the product lifecycle and buying function.

Please note: At this time, URBN’s Buying Internships are open to rising seniors (current undergraduate juniors) only. If you are currently a junior pursuing your undergraduate degree, we encourage you to apply!

About the Summer Internship Program:Each summer, URBN Inc. welcomes candidates from across the country to immerse themselves within various teams across our portfolio of brands and gain hands-on learning experience in the area of business they choose to pursue. Our paid internship program also offers a summer full of internfocused events, including exposure to senior leadership through small-group settings, insight into company initiatives, off-site field trips, and, for those who qualify, the opportunity to interview for a full-time position. See for yourself what our past and present interns are up to @urbncareers!The URBN 2027 Summer Internship Program will run from 6/7 through 8/13 at our Home Office in Philadelphia, PA. Applications will close at 5:00 PM EST on October 30, 2026.

Role Responsibilities

Samples

• Open packages and distribute to the appropriate Buyer for review
• Organize sample areas (our area, desk, shelves, etc.)
• Manage and set up samples for all style-outs and other meetings
• Call in missing samples for all style-outs and other meetings
• Work with Buyer and/or Associate Buyer to request appropriate number of samples for web turnover, press previews, and other meetings

Mail/Email

• Check Mail and deliver twice daily
• Open mail and distribute to the appropriate Assistant Buyer for review
• Drops inter office mail off in mailroom
• Answer emails promptly and in an orderly fashion

Visual Merchandising

• Take digital photos of all items
• Manage and maintain picture packs
• Take pictures of all style-outs
• Print department’s classes on the combined web velocity for the Buyer and Associate Buyer
• Pass all Samples to the Product Coordination team with completed tags and Product information sheets weekly

Vendor Communication

• After opening unsolicited samples, contact vendors with feedback
• Answer various inquiries, especially shipping related
• Set up new vendors as needed

Role Qualifications

• Must exhibit strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Detail Oriented Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a sense of urgency
• An understanding of the customer’s wants and needs and the ability to identify the appropriate trend/product that will appeal to the customer and meet their expectation
• Ability to prioritize projects and handle multiple tasks
• Must demonstrate creative thinking
• Rudimentary understanding of retail math

Project Requirement:

In addition to your application and resume, to be considered for this role please submit a Trend Concept Board (8.5 X 11 PDF format is preferred)·Once you complete your project, please upload it to the additional documents section in the application process.

Create a concept board with 3 – 5 outdoor, home, and decor trends you see emerging for the Terrain customer in Fall 2027.

• Pull imagery from blogs, Pinterest, Instagram, runway, etc. to show your point of view – merchandisers, make it into a story!
• We are looking for forward thinkers showing future inspirational trends that move beyond where we are currently or wherewe have been!

This is the creative part of the application- so have fun with it!

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.