Anthropologie Temporary Merchandise Assistant - Dresses

Urban Outfitters•Philadelphia, PA

About The Position

Anthropologie is looking for a Temporary Merchandise Assistant (MA), who will support the daily operational functions within your designated buying area; support the buying team in managing the overall merchandise flow and own the sample management for your team throughout the entire product life cycle. You will also learn to develop key cross functional relationships with both the market and internal partners: distribution center, design, and production.

Requirements

Must exhibit strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Detail Oriented.
Ability to work in a fast-paced work environment with sense of urgency.
An understanding of the customer's wants and needs and the ability to identify the appropriate product/trend that will appeal to the customer and meet their expectations.
Ability to prioritize projects and handle multiple tasks.
Must demonstrate creative thinking.
Rudimentary understanding of retail math.
1-2 Years retail experience or internship.
Proficient in Excel, Power Point, and digital fluency to lean new programs.
Prioritize workload, ability to multi-task, organize and problem-solve.
Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion, Business, or a related field.

Responsibilities

Partnering with the Buyer and/or Associate Buyer on all necessary tasks.
Own web turnover and entering all product information.
Manage all sample requests and sku tracking: web photo samples, creative, visual & marketing requests.
Maintain digital photographs of items on order and in development for all systems needs.
Support product development process through sample management.
Responsible for all tracking, shipping and receiving including returning samples to vendors in a timely manner.
Accurately and efficiently communicate changes/ updates to cross functional teams and critical partners.
Ability to balance/understand priorities for sample needs.
Conduct weekly web audit to ensure all styles and colors are activated, look for issues/ errors, read customer reviews and report back to team in internal Monday morning meeting.
Build positive relationships with current vendor base.
Participate in business analysis on a weekly basis by preparing samples, picture pack, reports and other documentation using OTB, velocity, and attribute report and color projections for all business needs and contributing/participating to the pre-Monday meeting.
Consistently provides all relevant and requested information in a timely manner, keeps partners informed and anticipates needs/ questions.