Anthropologie Temporary Buying Operations Coordinator

Anthropologie•Philadelphia, PA

About The Position

The Buying Operations Coordinator supports the daily operational functions within a buying area by following up with vendors and cross-functional partners. The role supports merchandise flow across both selling channels and partners with buying, planning, allocation, ecommerce, merchandising, web production, distribution center, and vendor teams. It also maintains product and purchase-order information across multiple systems and assists with product activations and website monitoring.

Requirements

Excellent organizational, prioritizing, and time-management skills.
Ability to learn quickly and retain information.
Analytical ability and capacity to understand how multiple systems interact.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to develop creative solutions when troubleshooting.
Ability to work effectively in a team environment with strong interpersonal skills.
High sense of urgency and ability to manage multiple priorities.
Experience with Outlook, Word, and Excel; some math skills required.
High energy level and positive attitude.

Nice To Haves

Management experience.

Responsibilities

Enter and revise purchase orders for both selling channels, ensuring accurate data entry and steady merchandise flow.
Communicate and follow up with vendors, cross-functional partners, the distribution center, and the buying team to ensure timely merchandise delivery.
Act as a liaison between vendors and the buyer, including updating purchase-order discounts for late deliveries, closing orders, and processing returns to vendor for defective or poor-quality merchandise.
Set up new vendors, assist with compliance questions, respond to vendor requests, and maintain purchase orders.
Set up and maintain SKUs in IP, MTS, and Sterling via B2C, including pricing, costing, loads, descriptions, attributes, shipping restrictions, and upcharges.
Enter price changes and ticket requests as needed.
Manage backorders and customer service inquiries.
Work with Buying, Planning, Allocation, and Ecommerce teams toward shared merchandise-area goals.
Partner with Merchandising and Web Producers to ensure timely product activations and monitor or audit the website for changes based on inventory, sales, newness, and trends.
Perform other duties as assigned.