Anthropologie - Junior Buyer, Brands and Franchise

Founded in 1992, Pennsylvania, USA, by current URBN chairman and president Dick Hayne, Anthropologie was named after his college major (with a decidedly French twist). Anthropologie, which now operates over 200 stores worldwide, has evolved into a leading one-of-a-kind 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.

Role Summary

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 always ensuring the strongest possible product offering is available to our customer. This role will be working with our Brands and Franchise. We are looking for an ambitious, flexible, passionate, creative, and business-minded individual. The ideal candidate will thrive from working in a fast-paced environment and will have extensive knowledge of our customer and the market.

What You'll Be Doing

• Working across the Womenswear Apparel division focusing on Brands and Franchise.
• 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.
• Developing 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.