FP Movement Temporary Buying Assistant - Outerwear

Urban Outfitters•Philadelphia, PA

About The Position

Responsible for assisting the buyer to create an exciting and timely product assortment for the retail and direct businesses that meet or exceed the sales volume and profit for the department.

Requirements

Rudimentary understanding of retail math
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

Nice To Haves

Retail or previous buying experience preferred

Responsibilities

Supporting the daily operations within designated buying area and developing partnerships with the assistant or associate buyer on all necessary tasks
Managing the flow of merchandise and updating merchant boards
Entering, updating, managing, tracking, and organizing purchase orders in all systems (MTS, IP and Blue Cherry) to ensure timely delivery
Ensuring accuracy in all systems
Communicating late deliveries to the buying and sales team
Setting up new vendors and send them routing guides and pre-ticketing information
Developing cross functional relationships with market and internal partners
Prioritizing and reacting with a sense of urgency to the requests from both the merchant and cross functional teams
Assisting the buying team to proof catalog copy
Organizing and cataloguing samples