Terrain Temporary Merchandise Assistant

URBN Urban Outfitters, Inc.; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Paid time off

Employee discounts

Retirement savings

Job summary

URBN Urban Outfitters, Inc. is seeking a Green Goods Merchandise Assistant to support the Nursery Buying team and daily operations. You will help manage merchandise flow, vendor relations, and administrative tasks in a fast-paced retail environment.

The role emphasizes strong organization, communication, and problem-solving skills, with opportunities to collaborate across Distribution Center, Buying Operations, Store/Visual Leadership, and Ecommerce teams.

Qualifications

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
• 1-2 Years retail experience, internship, or experience working in an office.
• Foundational knowledge/demonstrated interest in outdoor plants/gardening.
• Excellent organizational, prioritization, and time management skills.
• Exhibits high sense of urgency and ability to manage multiple priorities at once.
• Strong communication, time management, and interpersonal skills.
• Must demonstrate creative thinking and solutions driven mindset.
• Ability to work well within a team environment.
• Ability to develop and maintain productive relationships.
• Ability to work independently with directions from supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Manage all purchase orders from creation to delivery.
• Own database entry and maintenance for IP, POTS, and MTS systems.
• Support the buying team with reporting and monitoring receipts.
• Maintain clear communications with all vendors to ensure on-time delivery, claims, invoicing, and assisting with system set-up and usage.
• Own product information collection and entry for ecommerce and retail channels.
• Maintain and communicate delivery schedules to store teams.
• Reconcile invoicing and coordinate with Accounts Payable teams to ensure timely payments.

Skills

Office Suite

Retail experience

Gardening interest

Organizational skills

Urgency & multi-priority

Communication skills

Creative thinking

Team player

Independent work

Job description

Role Summary

Terrain is looking for a Green Goods Merchandise Assistant (MA), to support the daily operational functions within the Nursery Buying team; support the buying team in managing the overall merchandise flow and any other necessary administrative tasks. MA’s will develop and manage key cross functional relations with both the external vendors and internal partners within our Distribution Center, Buying Operations, Store/Visual Leadership Teams, and Ecommerce Team.

Role Responsibilities

• Manage all purchase orders from creation to delivery.
• Own database entry and maintenance for IP, POTS, and MTS systems.
• Support the buying team with reporting and monitoring receipts.
• Maintain clear communications with all vendors to ensure on-time delivery, claims, invoicing, and assisting with system set-up and usage.
• Own product information collection and entry for ecommerce and retail channels.
• Maintain and communicate delivery schedules to store teams.
• Reconcile invoicing and coordinate with Accounts Payable teams to ensure timely payments.

Role Qualifications

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
• 1-2 Years retail experience, internship, or experience working in an office.
• Foundational knowledge/demonstrated interest in outdoor plants/gardening.
• Excellent organizational, prioritization, and time management skills.
• Exhibits high sense of urgency and ability to manage multiple priorities at once.
• Strong communication, time management, and interpersonal skills.
• Must demonstrate creative thinking and solutions driven mindset.
• Ability to work well within a team environment.
• Ability to develop and maintain productive relationships.
• Ability to work independently with directions from supervisor.

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.