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Associate Buyer
URBN (Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie Group, Free People & Nuuly)Associate Buyer at Anthropologie partnering with buyer to create product assortments and optimize sales. Analyzing market trends, managing vendor relationships, and ensuring product quality across collections.
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Analyze weekly sales, stock and on order with the goal of optimizing sales and minimizing markdowns
- Consistently run attribute reports and know current sales, on-hand and on-order for critical attributes
- Work with buyer to manage the financial elements of the business – OTB, IMU, MDs for assigned classes
- Know product for assigned division – understand best and worst sellers and what sets them apart
- Contact vendors about reorders and place reorders by the end of each week
- Manage styles to the plan, ensuring that the assortment is properly balanced by looks, silhouettes, fabrics, patterns, color, price points, etc. and that we are taking the correct inventory position with key items and taking fashion risks
- Identify the appropriate products and trends that will appeal to the customer and exceed their expectations
- Work with Own Brand design and production teams to manage the timeline on all product development.
- Develop Only at Anthro product with market partners to fill business needs not covered by Own Brand
- Participate in product review sessions including fit sessions, technical sessions and design sessions
- Attend all fittings to ensure that sizing and fit is standardized throughout the assortment and to make changes based on current swings in the business
- Periodically attend local markets and shows with Buyer
- Shop our stores, competition and inspirational to understand the customer’s wants and needs
- Stay current all current trend publications including social media for emerging trends
- Understand the competition, target customer and brand-specific fashion trends
- Participate in ranking, writing and negotiating all orders
- Initiate PO requests in a timely manner to maintain TNA
- Communicate changes, concerns, orders and reorders with vendors
- Coordinate with Buyer on extensions – initiate appropriate penalties
- Negotiate RTVs and manage fit and quality issues
- Drive process of pulling samples from stores in regards to QC issues
- Communicate in a professional, succinct and positive manner
- Work with Merchandising team to communicate concept and trend information to stores – new set ups, vendors, looks, items
- Maintain a level of confidence when communicating with coworkers at all levels; must have the ability to manage up and down
- Partner and build relationships with design and production teams
Requirements
What you’ll need- Minimum of 5 years within a buying role in a retail environment.
- Ability to multi-task, prioritize and manage time
- Strong communication skills
- Strong understanding of fashion trends and the Anthropologie customer
Benefits
Comp & perks- medical
- dental
- vision
- PTO (Paid Time Off)
- generous employee discounts
- retirement savings
ATS Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
Sales OptimizationFinancial ManagementProduct DevelopmentOrder ManagementTrend Analysis
Soft Skills
Strong Communication SkillsTime ManagementMulti-taskingRelationship Building