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Urban Outfitters Europe is hiring a Buying Admin Assistant (BAA) to support the daily operations of its Menswear buying team in London, building cross-functional relationships with internal and external partners across the US and UK head offices.
Responsibilities: ownership of the department critical path; admin support to the buying team across all classes; purchase order placement for UK market product, plus PO tracking and management so orders arrive on time to support stock flow, keeping internal systems accurate; Monday Trade meeting preparation; sample management with the vendor base (tracking samples for seasonal press days, passing samples for web photography, general sample organisation, arranging meetings and sign-offs); liaising with the creative department to pull samples and suggest product for press; preparing presentations and picture packs for monthly assortment reviews, quarterly hindsight meetings, monthly store communication and concession assortment planning, and maintaining assortment sheets for the Assistant Buyer; keeping the pictorial system (MTS) up to date; typing and sending fit comments; sending courier packages; comparative shopping trips to keep up with the market; ad-hoc tasks.
Requirements: passion for the Urban Outfitters brand, a love of fashion and interest in the wider market, ability to multitask in a fast-paced buying office, flexibility, strong communication skills, a keen eye for detail and accuracy, fluent Microsoft Office (especially Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint), strong commercial awareness, and interest or previous experience in accessories.
Perks: flexible start and finish times, bring your dog to work, Employee Assistance Programme, free gym and on-site wellness room in Brick Lane plus 50% off external gym memberships, private medical insurance, up to 40% off all URBN brands, one paid day to volunteer or fundraise, cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan and structured development support.
Applications are handled off LinkedIn through the company's own site.
