Anthropologie Assistant Buyer

2 weeks ago

Philadelphia, United States URBN Full time

**Title**

Assistant Buyer Tabletop

**Reports to**

Sr Buyer

**Overview**

The Assistant Buyer -Tabletop is 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.

**Responsibilities**

ASSORTMENT EXECUTION:

- The Assistant Buyer works with the Buyer to determine the overall mix of product for each buying area to ensure that the final mix is ultimately customer oriented and curated to achieve a set profit plan.
- Supporting the daily operations within designated buying area and developing partnerships with the buyer on all necessary tasks.
- Eagerness to contribute to product development heavy classes by collaborating with buyer and vendor partners
- Working with the buyer to learn to determine the overall mix of market and private label product for each buying area to ensure the final mix is ultimately customer oriented; Working with buyer to place buys with accuracy and in timely manner

ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT:

- Help to maintain accurate Buy Sheets by class/ month/ season. Ensuring all PO and style management systems + reporting are aligned and accurate.
- Entering, updating, managing, and organizing purchase order hand offs to ensure timely delivery and quality product.
- Managing the flow of merchandise weekly and monthly by managing PO delivery timelines, dates of inventory flow, and weekly tracking.
- Setting up new vendors, and then helping to onboard them by send them routing guides, pre-ticketing information, etc.
- Prioritizing and reacting with a sense of urgency to the requests from both the merchant and cross functional teams
- Fundamental understanding of retail math; speaking to weekly and monthly business notes and reactions; seasonal vendor sales analysis

COMMUNICATION/ CROSS FUNCTIONAL RELATIONS:

- Vocalizing opinions proactively in cross functional or larger merchant meetings
- Developing cross functional relationships with market and internal partners
- Working with merchandizing and styling teams to ensure we’re marking to big programs/ concepts, and the buy/ deliveries align with the merch cadence
- Assisting the buying team to proof digital, mailer and catalog copy.
- Ability to build and maintain productive partnerships and demonstrate strong listening, oral, and written communication skills

**Qualifications**
- 2-3 years experience in buying role from a larger scale brand or company
- Demonstrate an understanding of the ANTHROPOLOGIE target customer and the ability to select the appropriate product/trend that will appeal to the customer and meet their expectations.
- Fundamental understanding of the statistical components of the business (IMU%, MD%, GM%, selloff, WOS, etc.) and the OTB.
- Exhibit a professional communication style (both verbal and written) as shown through strong presentation skills, excellent organizational skills and a high sense of urgency.
- The ability to prioritize tasks in order to balance the immediate and long term needs of the business with a high sense of urgency.
- Experience with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook) and the ability to learn new computer systems quickly and retain the information.

**Job Skills**
- Strong organization and prioritizing skills
- Flexible and adaptable to changing priorities
- Detail oriented, accuracy focused
- Creative thinker and passion for customer/ product
- Team player with strong communication skills
- Technologically proficient
- quick to learn and utilize systems; Proficient in Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint

**Education**

Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion, Business, or a related field.

**Location**

Philadelphia, PA

**Travel**

Some travel required.

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