Job Description

Free People is looking for a Wholesale Planner to support our growing Apparel business. This role will navigate a dynamic wholesale landscape, building thoughtful merchandise plans that drive sales, maintain healthy inventory, and support margin goals.

Role Responsibilities

• Ensure the success of the Apparel division by meeting or exceeding sales, IMU, and inventory expectations
• Clearly communicate and provide reporting and analysis weekly to highlight performance to budget, class plans, report on important trends or key initiatives
• Plan monthly buys in partnership with merchant, sales team, and buyers utilizing buyroll tool and considering booking history, current category/item sales, and on the floor sales
• Run and own the open to buy for Apparel; report on monthly to senior management
• Effectively manage replenishment business through ladder planning and analysis
• Operate independently, demonstrate sound decision-making, and assume ownership of deliverables and project results
• Build strong partnerships thru constant communication and collaboration with merchant and sales team
• Understand and quantify the financial impact of any significant new, growing, and declining categories
• Independently run and distribute weekly and month end reports for owned division and brand
• Systems expert and partnering with IT on troubleshooting
• Streamlining reporting

Role Qualifications

• Strong financial and analytical skills
• Results driven
• Creative problem solver/ “outside the box” thinker
• Strong communication skills
• Works well in teams
• Superior excel skills

The Perks

URBN offers comprehensive Perks & Benefits to employees. Availability and eligibility to specific benefits may be subject to your location and employment status. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, PTO, generous employee discounts, retirement savings and much more! For additional information visit www.urbn.com/work-with-us/benefits

EEO Statement

URBN celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We are proud to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity or expression), religion, creed, age, physical or mental disability, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, citizenship, service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic as established by law. We believe strongly in fostering a safe, fair and respectful work environment. To ensure compliance with our non-discrimination and anti-harassment policies, we offer anti-harassment training to managers and employees.