Free People, Associate Buyer - Beach

About the Role

Free People is seeking an Associate Buyer to contribute to our growing FP Beach category. In this role, you will collaborate with the buyer to create an exciting and timely product assortment for both retail and direct channels, ensuring the department meets or exceeds sales volume and profit goals.

Responsibilities

• Support daily operations within the designated buying area and develop partnerships with the buyer on all necessary tasks.
• Take ownership of buying a product class within the buying area.
• Conceptually plan assortments that meet financial objectives.
• Delegate and direct the daily activities of assistants while providing guidance to the team.
• Prioritize tasks to balance immediate and long-term business needs.
• Research and execute product development in the marketplace.
• Work closely with planning to understand financial indicators and drive business decisions.
• Collaborate with the buyer to determine the mix of market and private-label products, ensuring a customer-oriented final assortment.
• Place buys with conviction and apply learnings from past buying mistakes to future decisions.
• Proactively vocalize opinions in cross-functional or larger merchant meetings.
• Manage the flow of merchandise, including entering, updating, and tracking purchase orders to ensure timely delivery.
• Communicate late deliveries to the buying team and address them with urgency.
• Set up new vendors, provide routing guides, and share pre-ticketing information.
• Prioritize and respond urgently to requests from both merchant and cross-functional teams.
• Assist the buying team in proofing catalog copy and identifying product photos for reshoots to drive sales.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years of experience in retail buying or a similar capacity.
• Ability to build and maintain productive partnerships with strong listening, oral, and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills with flexibility to adapt to changing priorities.
• Detail-oriented and creative thinker.
• Team player with proficiency in Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.

Benefits

URBN offers comprehensive perks and benefits to employees, including:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Paid time off (PTO).
• Generous employee discounts.
• Retirement savings plans.
• Additional benefits may vary by location and employment status.

For more details, visit www.urbn.com/work-with-us/benefits.