Anthropologie Temporary Associate Buyer - Home

Location US-PA-Philadelphia
ID 2025-14518
Job Family
Buying
Employee Type
Temporary
Position Type
Full-Time
Remote
No

Role Summary

Anthropologie is looking for a Temporary Associate Buyer who is responsible for creating an exciting and timely product assortment for our omni-channel business that meets or exceeds the sales volume and profits for their respective departments. They are to execute the vision of the Sr. Buyer / Leadership and intuitively respond to customer feedback, market trends and sales performance.  The Associate Buyer is responsible for the success of their business unit and is expected to use their trend intuition to direct the assortment.

Role Responsibilities

·       Analyze weekly and monthly sales, stock and on-order with the goal of optimizing sales and minimizing markdowns.

·       Manage the OTB and partner with the Sr.Buyer / Planning Team to adjust where necessary to ensure that sales and margin are optimized by class.

·       Manage styles to the plan, ensuring that each item is a winner and that the assortment is properly balanced across looks, silhouettes, fabrics, patterns, color, price points, etc., taking the correct inventory position with key items and fringe and/or newness.

·       Work with Design, Product Development and Production to manage the timeline on all product development.

·       Ensure that vendor relations are optimal i.e., getting the best possible prices, quality and deliveries with an appropriate level of “partnership” from the Market.

·       Work with the Sr Buyer and team on a regular, formalized basis to ensure the unity and appropriateness of the assortments.

·       Partner with Digital Merchandising Team, Marketing and Visual Merchandising to ensure omni-channel synergy and Buy intent alignment.

 

 

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Role Qualifications

  • Minimum 4 years of buying experience with a retailer.
  • Experience managing a team.
  • Four-year degree in Fashion or Business preferred.
  • 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 exceed their expectations.

The Perks

URBN offers comprehensive Perks & Benefits to employees. Availability and eligibility to specific benefits may be subject to your location and employment status. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, PTO, generous employee discounts, retirement savings and much more! For additional information visit www.urbn.com/work-with-us/benefits

EEO Statement

URBN celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We are proud to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity or expression), religion, creed, age, physical or mental disability, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, citizenship, service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic as established by law. We believe strongly in fostering a safe, fair and respectful work environment. To ensure compliance with our non-discrimination and anti-harassment policies, we offer anti-harassment training to managers and employees.

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