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

Urban Outfitters Divisional Merchandise Manager - Women's Apparel

URBN (Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie Group, Free People & Nuuly) • $90K — $130K *
Philadelphia, PA 19120In-Person
Retail & Consumer Goods
Less than 5 years of experience
1 week ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Strong leadership and team management skills
  • Excellent analytical and decision-making abilities
  • Proficiency in inventory management and sales analysis tools
  • Strong negotiation and vendor management skills
  • Deep understanding of fashion trends and consumer behavior
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Commitment to fostering diversity and inclusion within the workplace
  • Experience managing private label or owned brand businesses preferred

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement merchandising strategies aligned with company goals
  • Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performance team
  • Oversee product assortment ensuring alignment with fashion trends and brand vision
  • Collaborate cross-functionally throughout the product lifecycle
  • Monitor sales performance to identify growth opportunities
  • Ensure optimal inventory levels to minimize excess stock
  • Stay updated on industry trends and consumer behavior to inform decisions
  • Manage the division's budget and present insights to senior leadership

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision coverage
  • Paid time off (PTO)
  • Generous employee discounts
  • Retirement savings options
  • Comprehensive perks and benefits based on location and employment status
Full Job Description
Role Summary

The Urban Outfitters DMM is responsible for developing and overseeing the execution of the divisional merchandising strategy, ensuring the delivery of a customer-centric Women's Apparel assortment that is compelling, profitable, and aligned with brand values. This role identifies and drives year-over-year growth opportunities through new product concepts, category expansion, and trend-right assortment strategies while managing and evolving the core owned brand business.

Role Responsibilities

Responsibilities:

  • Strategic Planning Develop and implement merchandising strategies that align with the company's goals and objectives. Partner with the GMM on ownership of the Women's Apparel business. Drive category growth through innovation, trend analysis, and white space opportunities within owned brands.
  • Team Leadership Lead, mentor, and develop a team that consistently meets or exceeds business targets and cultivates individuals who are ready to move into positions of greater responsibility. Foster a collaborative, accountable, and high-performance culture focused on creativity, agility, and execution.
  • Product Assortment Oversee the development, assortment, and cohesion of product ensuring they meet customer needs, reflect current fashion trends, and support the overall brand vision. Partner closely with design, sourcing, production, and planning teams to build commercially viable assortments with strong fashion relevance and margin performance.
  • Cross-Functional Partnership Collaborate with Design, Technical Design, Production, Sourcing, and Planning teams throughout the product lifecycle to ensure alignment on product strategy, timelines, costing, and delivery. Ensure consistency across assortments while identifying opportunities for innovation and differentiation.
  • Sales Analysis & Growth Monitor sales performance and analyze data to identify opportunities for growth and improvement. Adjust strategies based on market trends, customer insights, and business performance. Lead online expansion and testing opportunities by identifying category extensions, exclusives, and new product opportunities to drive growth.
  • Inventory Management Ensure optimal inventory levels to meet customer demand while minimizing excess stock. Partner with the planning team to manage the Open to Buy (OTB) plan and drive healthy inventory productivity across all categories.
  • Collaboration Work closely with cross-functional teams, including marketing, creative merchandising, visual, ecommerce, and finance, to ensure cohesive execution of merchandising strategies and seasonal initiatives.
  • Research & Trend Analysis Stay updated on industry trends, competitor activities, and consumer behavior to inform merchandising decisions. Maintain a strong awareness of fashion trends, cultural shifts, and emerging market opportunities that influence product development and customer preferences. Monitor fashion shows, social media, retail landscape shifts, and industry publications to identify new opportunities for the private label business.
  • Performance Ownership Develop and manage the division's budget, ensuring financial targets are met across sales, margin, and inventory turn. Generate regular reports on sales performance, inventory levels, and market trends, and effectively present key business insights and strategies to senior leadership.


Role Qualifications

  • Strong leadership and team management skills
  • Excellent analytical and decision-making abilities
  • Proficiency in inventory management and sales analysis tools
  • Strong negotiation and vendor management skills
  • Deep understanding of fashion trends and consumer behavior
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Clearly and confidently express ideas, needs, and boundaries in a respectful manner.
  • Persuade and motivate others to support ideas, initiatives, or changes.
  • Commitment to fostering diversity and inclusion within the workplace.
  • Strong experience managing private label or owned brand businesses preferred.
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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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