Anthropologie - Junior Buyer, Womenswear Apparel in London

Founded in 1992, Pennsylvania, USA, by current URBN chairman and president Dick Hayne, Anthropologie operates over 200 stores worldwide and has evolved into a leading destination for those seeking a curated mix of clothing, accessories, gifts and home décor to reflect their personal style. In 2009 the brand launched its first store in London and now has over 18 stores in the UK and Europe.

We are looking for an experienced Junior Buyer who has technical know-how and skill, as well as creative flair to join the Anthropologie Womenswear Apparel team. They will be responsible for ensuring the strongest possible product offering is available to our customer, focusing on T-shirts and Knitwear.

What You'll Be Doing

• Working across the Womenswear Apparel division focusing on T-shirts and Knitwear.
• Manage class assortment and OTB, range plan, IMU goals and balanced attributes.
• Trade and react areas at pace while maintaining a consistent product offer.
• Grow Direct business and identify potential in the retail market.
• Strategically think about the product offer and constantly trade and react to fill gaps and potentialise the online and retail business.
• Develop strong relationships with the US buying, design and production team.
• Range building from own brand product from the US while developing and sourcing the UK mix of product, working closely with vendors to create innovative product designs.
• Actively source a diverse and inclusive product range.
• Champion sustainability and work to drive growth in own classes alongside brand strategy.
• Manage team to ensure smooth running of critical path - including retail strategies and marketing support.
• Continued sales analysis and strategy implementation in partnership with planning to hit budget goals.
• Read, run and analyze all weekly reports including velocities, attribute reports and color selling.
• Awareness of trends, develop and source product and brands that are a great fit for Anthropologie.
• Ability to react to changing demands of the market place.
• Preparing and presenting weekly sales meetings and assortment reviews.
• Take on additional brand level tasks across the teams and functions to ensure the business objectives are followed from a product and delivery point of view.
• Travel to US based head office where required, along with EU travel.

What You'll Need

• Experience within Apparel buying, at Junior Buyer level.
• Experience working within Jersey and Knit categories is preferred.
• Experienced in working across multiple lead times at any one time.
• Accomplished at delivering on key business strategies.
• Experience working with a global buying team.
• Experienced at product development with vendors.
• Creative thinker with solid business acumen and understanding of Anthropologie and the UK/EU customer.
• Strong communicator and team leader.
• Organised and flexible.
• Enthusiastic about the brand and product.
• Professional and able to work under pressure.

The Perks

• Work-life balance: Flexible start and finish times.
• Bring your dog to work.
• Wellbeing: Employees Assistance program to support with mental, physical and financial health.
• Fully equipped free gym and on-site wellness room in Brick Lane and 50% discount of external gym memberships.
• Private Medical Insurance.
• Employee Discount: Up to 40% off at all URBN Brands.
• Community: One paid day to either volunteer or fundraise for a charity of your choice.
• Travel: Cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan.
• Continued Development: Structured support within the business alongside continued learning and development.

URBN is an Equal Opportunities Employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We provide equal employment opportunities regardless of age, sexual orientation, sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy, marital status, religion, race, or disability. We base all our employment decisions on merit, job requirements and business needs.