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    "description": "<h2>Role Summary</h2>\n<p>Anthropologie is looking for a Buyer of special projects. The Buyer of special projects will have a range of responsibilities supporting specialized store groups within the Anthropologie fleet. They will be responsible for curating store assortments for new store openings, warm weather locations, small square footage stores and other identified store groups that may be needed.  They will work with category buyers to influence and select compelling product assortments that meets the needs of each store location, while meeting or exceeding sales volume and profit goals. They are to execute the vision of the MM / Leadership and intuitively respond to field leadership feedback, customer feedback, market trends and sales performance.  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