Urban Outfitters Assistant Buyer - Beauty

Urban Outfitters is looking for an Assistant Buyer that is responsible for working with the Buyer to create an exciting and timely product assortment that meets or exceed the sales volume and profits for the Beauty department. 

• 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.
• Present new trends, brands, and growing attributes, in preparation for styleout meetings
• Assistant Buyers should give feedback regularly on the product in all styleout and product related meetings.
• Manage assortment planning documents with accurate product information and pricing
• Creates and maintains working line plans to review buys with buyer
• Present product development ideas in collaborating with buyer and vendor partners
• Manage the development process with vendor partners

• Provide ad hoc statistical reports to Buyers upon request.
• Help to maintain accurate Buy Sheets by class.
• Maintain some excel reports for buyers and planners as needed.
• Take photos of samples when needed and maintain photo logs or libraries of samples.

• Create new purchase orders and make revisions as needed
• Work in conjunction with Vendor Relations to onboard new vendors
• Maintenance class attributes, update as needed
• Work with planning and buyers to place replenishment orders on a monthly basis
• Ensure timely delivery of merchandise through tracking and monitoring of receipts
• Manage receipts alongside the OTB availability, ensuring class is not overbought and collaborating with cross-functional partners when shifting orders/receipts.
• Promptly respond and manage vendor questions in response to Purchase Orders and URBN Ticketing and labeling requirements to ensure routing guidelines are met
• Manage communication with Distribution Center on order and inventory management

• Manage the samples within the Department.
• Obtain samples from vendors for all product meetings and manage the safe return of all samples.
• Ensure that all “kept” samples are neatly organized by classification and by season.
• Regularly clear out old samples and maintain tidy sample area.
• Manage photo handover weekly where new product gets shot for the web and marketing
• Manage Branded asset gathering and routing cross functionally
• Manage assortment planning documents with relevant imagery and accurate product information

• Regularly communicate and build working relationships with market vendors to ensure assortments are relevant
• Speak clearly in all meetings and email correspondence
• Ensure all written documents (including email) are grammatically correct.
• Represent and confidently speak about the UO brand and customer to all outward facing market vendors
• Manage large magnitude of email streams across a diverse vendor database and in turn, be able to communicate and give updates to manager regarding vendor feedback
• Develop collaborative relationships with internal and external colleagues including: planning, creative, DC etc.
• Gain understanding of all roles and responsibilities within the organization and be flexible and cooperative in working with teams to achieve a common goal.

• Overarching Passion for Beauty and Beauty as it relates to the UO Customer. 
• 1  to 2 years in retail or direct buying office or as a member of a store management team is preferred. 
• Demonstrate an understanding of the UO 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 to balance the immediate and long-term needs of the business with a high sense of urgency. 
• Experience with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, Power Point) and the ability to learn new computer systems quickly and retain information. 
• Strong Operational Skills and Time Management Skills
• Bachelors Degree is preferred 
• Some local and NY travel may be required

An Assistant Buyer should expect to spend 1-2 years gaining experience and mastering the required skills prior to being considered for promotion to the Associate Buyer level.

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

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.