Divisional Merchandise Manager – FP Movement Accessories

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

. Grow sales volume and profit for managed merchandise categories .

Posted 10/27/2026full-timePhiladelphia • Pennsylvania • United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong financial acumen and the ability to translate market insights into profitable product assortments. Capable of leading and mentoring teams while collaborating across functions to drive sales growth and optimize inventory management.

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Sales Growth StrategyFinancial AcumenMarket Trend AnalysisTeam LeadershipProduct Development

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Hard Skills

Sales Volume ManagementProfit OptimizationProduct Assortment PlanningProduction PlanningVendor Management

Soft Skills

Creative ThinkingCoaching and MentoringCollaborationCommunicationEntrepreneurial Spirit

Industry Keywords

Fashion InformationCustomer ExperienceMarketing StrategiesPrivate-Label ProductsSeasonal Fashion Positioning

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Grow sales volume and profit for managed merchandise categories
Influence buyers in translating customer, competitive, and fashion information into category growth and increased profitability
Ensure the quality of work generated by the team
Coordinate internal talent and external partnerships to develop unique products
Strategize annual sales and profit growth for managed categories
Relay category sales potential to the President and Planning Director
Drive bottoms-up planning by prioritizing and allocating budgets across product categories
Provide category direction to buyers and review detailed assortment plans
Ensure correct driver distortions for seasonal fashion positioning
Bring customer and market perspective to product design and ensure commercially viable line recommendations
Collaborate with design, production, and buying leadership on trends and business information
Coordinate production planning information and develop and monitor sourcing and production strategies
Identify marketing and promotional opportunities and contribute to marketing, packaging, and promotional plans
Collaborate with marketing to create product narratives that drive in-store and online traffic
Determine the mix of market and private-label products for each buying area
Determine in-store product placement and priority positioning
Align with creative and control field communication through seasonal overviews, store visits, and weekly operations meetings
Analyze in-season business performance and recommend actions to increase sales, improve margins, optimize inventory, and decrease markdowns
Coach and mentor buyers on market resources, margins, product timeliness, vendors, and assortment changes
Develop new market vendors and manage vendor lifecycle decisions
Provide regular performance feedback and annual evaluations to buyers

Requirements

What you’ll need

Entrepreneurial in spirit: thinks and acts like an owner
Ability to recognize a new trend, item, look, and product early in its lifecycle
Ability to understand the magnitude of an opportunity and translate that insight into an assortment and buy
Creative thinking in recognizing and managing changing paradigms
Understanding of the Anthropologie customer and shopping experience
Ability to identify, gather, and assimilate customer-specific information
Ability to transition from strategic conceptual planning to execution
Financial acumen and ability to manipulate numbers
Ability to develop and communicate a business vision that translates into bottom-line performance
Ability to delegate and direct buyers' daily activities
Personnel skills to lead, develop, and coach people
Ability to develop partnerships with other functional heads
Ability to collect, assimilate, analyze, package, and present information to the President
Regular employee status and full-time position

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Paid time off (PTO)
Generous employee discounts
Retirement savings
Anti-harassment training for managers and employees