Anthropologie Senior Location Planner

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Job description

Role Summary:
Anthropologie is looking for an experienced and motivated Senior Location Planner who will optimize store sales and productivity through analysis and management of assortment, choice count, and density by store.

Role Responsibilities:
Store Productivity

Optimize $/Sqft by store by product category

Analyze style count productivity and provide recommendations to drive improvement

Work with Allocation on prioritizing actions based on Store opportunities to improve weeks of supply, markdown rates and 4-wall profitability

Visit stores, both in person and virtually, to understand location specific opportunities

Create shop plans by location and report on performance

Assortment Architecture

Manage shop choice counts and work closely with allocation and merchant teams on maintaining choice count goals

Partner with planning and allocation on proactively forecasting choice counts by store by category

Communicate changes to shop matrix by store to cross functional teams

Collaborate with Visual team, Store Operations, Buying, and Allocation on new shop footprint, timing, fixture delivery, store communication, choice counts, and signage.

Communicate with Regional Store Leaders on assortment opportunities by store

Provide support and attend product finalization meetings to ensure style count objectives by store group and cluster are achieved

Analysis

Create reporting to analyze and manage assortments across store groups and shops

Analyze store cluster performance, recommend changes to improve sales and productivity, and incorporate into future assortment plans

Review size selling performance by category and location to ensure proper sales to inventory relationships

Monitor pick, pack, ship and sending DTC returns back to our fulfillment centers by location

New Store Openings

Align with store and merchant teams on assortment architecture for all new store openings

Set up store plans and choice count roadmap for allocation team and monitor progress to ensure opening targets are achieved.

Track performance and recommend assortment changes after opening to drive sales and support store needs.

Role Qualifications:
Strong analytical skills with experience in allocation arena preferred

Excellent communication skills and have a strong vocal presence in meetings to share store insights and ideas to cross functional team

Organizational skills necessary to manage multiple tasks and projects.

Develop partnerships with leads in stores, supply chain, buying, planning, and visual.

Entrepreneurial spirited and ability to work independently

Excellent Excel skills required; Microstrategy experience a plus.

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

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.

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