URBN (Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie Group, Free People & Nuuly)

Free People Senior Buyer - Dresses

URBN (Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie Group, Free People & Nuuly) • $90K — $120K *
Philadelphia, PA 19120In-Person
Retail & Consumer Goods
8 - 10 years of experience
2 months ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of buying experience in retail or related field required.
  • Proven leadership abilities in driving sales and managing teams.
  • Strong creative problem-solving skills with an entrepreneurial mindset.
  • Ability to articulate and execute a clear merchandise vision.
  • Deep understanding of market trends and customer needs.
  • Experience in negotiating and managing vendor relationships.

Responsibilities

  • Develop a compelling and timely product assortment to meet sales and profit goals.
  • Analyze sales data and trends to guide merchandising strategies and inventory management.
  • Collaborate with design teams to create unique product offerings and storylines.
  • Manage relationships with artists and negotiate pricing for product lines.
  • Conduct in-season and post-season analyses for strategic improvements.
  • Oversee product information management and contribute to brand positioning strategies.
  • Challenge buying team to adapt to emerging trends and market demands.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Paid time off (PTO) for work-life balance.
  • Generous employee discounts on products.
  • Retirement savings options to prepare for the future.
Full Job Description
Role Summary

The Free People Senior Buyer is responsible for creating an exciting and timely product assortment that meets and exceeds the sales volume and profit for their departments. This candidate will need to deliver the sales and profit plan for assigned classes through the precise execution of a well-conceived merchandise strategy. They intuitively respond to customer feedback, market trends and develop action plans that drive category specific growth and increased profitability.

Role Responsibilities

Merchandising

  • Develop a compelling assortment, based on store and direct strategies that meet/exceed sales volume and profits
  • Expand product line to enhance appeal to target market.
  • Analyze velocity reports and respond to current trends as appropriate
  • Ensure key fashion trends are well represented in the assortment. Test emerging trends for selling viability
  • Facilitate finalizations to plan and merchandise product assortments for all channels
  • Shop domestic and international market to fill voids, check on current trends and identify "chase opportunities"
  • Ability to distort classifications to ensure positioning within the market
  • Responsible for managing inventory levels and flow

Develop new resources

  • Develop new design collaborations and manage artist relationships
  • Negotiate price to insure mark-up goals are achieved
  • Maintain clear vision of store and direct customer and her needs. Also develop the buying team in this area
  • Work with Merchandising team to develop strong story lines for the website, emails and store presentation


Organization & Analysis
  • Weekly: Analyze velocity, attributes, and TY/LY. Manage OTB, markdowns, and inventory flow.
  • Monthly: Analyze returns and markdowns for all channels and develop strategies to achieve profitability.
  • Work closely with cross-functional teams to develop new and evolving strategies for go forward.
  • Post Season: Conduct in-season and post-season analyses to better evaluate and control the business.
  • Clearly communicate current trends, opportunities, successes, and failures at best/worst meetings.
  • Maintain merchandising calendar relevant to Home
  • Manage Buying team on daily sample management and collection of product information for style-outs, meetings, and photo shoots
  • Train, manage, and delegate daily activities to Buying team


Product Information

  • Oversee Product Information prior to Turnover and develop compelling story lines to increase productivity for all channels.
  • Drive and understand the private label process for product development. Contribute to continuous improvement in efficiencies, execution, brand/product positioning, timing, and quality.


Creative Development

  • Shop competition and inspirational stores
  • Read all pertinent trade, trend, consumer publications.
  • Stay connected to current industry trends, fashion shows, design fairs, art exhibitions,
    and other influential cultural events.
  • Challenge the buying team to interpret seasonal trends for all channels.


Role Qualifications

  • Creative problem solving.
  • True entrepreneurial risk mentality.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead a business.
  • Lead by example. Be positive, support company initiatives, mentor others, and be a part of the solution.
  • Be able to own, articulate, and execute a clear vision.
  • 10+ years buying experience required.

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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

About URBN (Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie Group, Free People & Nuuly)

URBN is a portfolio of global consumer brands comprised of Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie Group, Free People, BHLDN, Terrain, Nuuly and Menus & Venues. Urban Outfitters, Inc. is a lifestyle specialty retail company that operates under the Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie, Free People, BHLDN, Terrain, Nuuly and Menus & Venues brands. The company's Urban Outfitters brand offers women's and men's fashion apparel, footwear, beauty and accessories, activewear and gear, and housewares, as well as music, primarily vinyl records and cassettes. The Anthropologie Group brand sells women's apparel, accessories, intimates, home decor, and gifts. The Free People brand includes bohemian apparel, accessories, intimates, and swimwear. The BHLDN brand offers wedding collections. The Terrain brand sells home goods, gifts, and garden products. The Nuuly brand is a subscription-based rental service for women's apparel. The Menus & Venues brand is a hospitality group that operates restaurants and catering.
Learn more about URBN (Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie Group, Free People & Nuuly)
Size
25,000 employees
Industry
Retail & Consumer Goods
Net Income
$282 million
Founded
1970
5 Year Trend
+5%
Revenue
$4 billion
NASDAQ
URBN
* Ladders Estimates

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