Anthropologie Merchandise Assistant - Soft Accessories

Urban Outfitters•Philadelphia, PA

About The Position

Anthropologie is looking for a Merchandise Assistant (MA) to support the daily operational functions within your designated buying area. This role will support the buying team in managing the overall merchandise flow and any other necessary administrative tasks. You will also learn to develop key cross-functional relationships with both the market and internal partners, including the distribution center, planning, buying operations, website merchandising, brand creative, and the photo studio team.

Requirements

Must exhibit strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Detail Oriented.
Ability to work in a fast-paced work environment.
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 needs.
Ability to prioritize projects and handle multiple tasks; exhibits a high sense of urgency.
Must demonstrate creative thinking; is proactive and can problem solve.

Responsibilities

Undertake necessary actions to ensure styles are live on the website in a timely fashion.
Open all sample purchase orders, review with buyer, take measurements and pass to appropriate team.
Work with vendors to request any missing samples or request samples from the distribution center as needed.
Provide brand creative/styling team with samples of relative styles at their request.
Update STEP with necessary product information for brand creative/web producer team.
Review styles that are Received Not Activated on a weekly basis.
Ensure copy and details of styles on site are correct and alert team if corrections are necessary.
Partner with buying operations to ensure timely delivery of merchandise through consistent communication.
Answer all emails promptly and in an organized fashion.
Act as liaison between the vendor and the buyer.
Answer various inquiries, especially related to shipping, logistics or payment while understanding trade terms and process.
Alert buyers to any costing or timing ramifications pertaining to orders.
Help to provide vendor reporting as requested.
Act as the point person for DC questions regarding orders (ex. overages/shortages, QC, priorities, etc.).
Share upcoming product with creative and merchandising team.
Assist with pulling reporting and preparing for meetings such as business review and hindsight.
Participate in seasonal trend round ups and share relevant adds for the assortment.
Assist with adding product information to TXT.
Assist and communicate with buying operations on issuing and revising purchase orders.
Reconcile attributes weekly and ensure everything is coded correctly.
Assist with updating care labels for OB product in Tradestone.
Pull picture packs for meetings and as requested.
Manage samples by receiving, reviewing and returning to the vendor.
Assist with own brand assortment by sending purchase order requests.