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Project Manager Merchandising Systems
URBN
Philadelphia, PA, United States
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Urban Outfitters, Inc. (www.URBN.com) is an innovative specialty retailer which offers a variety of lifestyle merchandise to highly defined customer niches through brands including Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie, Free People, Terrain, and BHLDN. Urban Outfitters, Inc., is both a Fortune 1000 and S&P 500 ranked company with $3.1 Billion in revenues.
Project Manager - Merchandising Systems
Project manager position is the key liaison between the Information Technology Department and all Merchandising system activities for the Anthropologie, Urban Outfitters, Terrain and Free People brands.
This position will be responsible for delivering end to end business solutions using diverse accountabilities in a Wholesale specific environment. These accountabilities include system and data analysis, reporting and data mapping, creating context and process diagrams, documenting business requirements and functional specifications, business and system use cases, creating and executing comprehensive test plans, and working with business users to document user operating instructions.
• The PM must display a broad knowledge of Merchandising processes including current and future industry directions and solutions.
• This position needs to anticipate and identify issues that may prevent deliverables and develop and implement corrective actions.
• Responsible for all aspects of Wholesale system analysis, design, development, testing, implementation, training and post-implementation reviews.
• Communicates and coordinates project activities with business, technical and IT organizations
• Assesses projects and identifies essential tasks; reprioritizes tasks dynamically during the project; performs risk assessments; identifies and evaluates alternatives
• Ensures that design, development and implementation phases are consistent with approved standards and methodologies
• Manages direct or indirect project staff assigned to project as needed
• Negotiates and persuades other groups with diverse perspectives to gain cooperation and achieve customer objectives
Required Skills:
• 5+ years merchandising and/or retail systems
• - Merchandise planning, assortment planning, allocation systems experience
• - Excellent communication skills, critical this
• Successful track record of launching Merchandising applications, MID, TXT, Blue Cherry or similar
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills both oral and written
• Ability to work under pressure and deliver to deadlines
• Awareness of challenges/improvements in industry
• Strong attention to detail with emphasis on both quality and speed
• Ability to prioritize work effectively and handle multiple competing demands