Buying Assistant

URBN (Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie Group, Free People & Nuuly)

Free People Buying Assistant supporting merchandise assortment, vendor setup, and purchase orders. Contributing to URBN’s retail, direct, and wholesale fashion businesses.

Posted 8/21/2026full-timePhiladelphia • Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong communication and time management skills while effectively managing merchandise flow and purchase orders across multiple systems. Capable of developing cross-functional relationships and prioritizing urgent requests in a fast-paced retail environment.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Strong Communication SkillsTime ManagementProficient in Microsoft OfficeDetail OrientedAbility to Multitask

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Hard Skills

Retail MathPurchase Order ManagementMerchandise Flow ManagementCatalog ProofreadingSample Organization

Soft Skills

Interpersonal SkillsCreative Thinking

Tools & Technologies

MTSIPBlue Cherry

Industry Keywords

Cross-Functional RelationshipsVendor SetupRouting GuidesPre-Ticketing Information

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support daily operations within the designated buying area
Develop partnerships with the assistant or associate buyer on necessary tasks
Manage merchandise flow and update merchant boards
Apply a rudimentary understanding of retail math
Share and communicate thoughts and opinions to managers and business groups
Enter, update, manage, track, and organize purchase orders in MTS, IP, and Blue Cherry systems
Ensure accuracy in all systems
Communicate late deliveries to the buying and sales teams
Set up new vendors and send routing guides and pre-ticketing information
Develop cross-functional relationships with market and internal partners
Prioritize and respond urgently to merchant and cross-functional team requests
Assist the buying team with proofreading catalog copy
Identify photos on the Free People and wholesale websites that should be reshot to drive sales
Organize and catalogue samples

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong communication, time management, and interpersonal skills
Ability to prioritize projects and multitask
Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint)
Ability to grasp multiple systems quickly
Detail oriented
Creative thinker

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Paid time off (PTO)
Generous employee discounts
Retirement savings
Anti-harassment training for managers and employees