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Buyer / Merchandise Manager at Retail Startup

Buyer / Merchandise Manager at Retail Startup

offe marketLos Angeles, CA, United States
2 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

About us :

  • Fast growing retail start-up based in LA, hiring our first Buyer / Merchandise Manager, exciting opportunity to pioneer a new shopping platform. Perfect for go-getter candidates with an entrepreneurial spirit.
  • offe market is a new off-price retail marketplace where we sell excess and overstock inventory and pass the savings onto our customers (up to 80% off brands like Ganni, Baggu and Lisa Says Gah)! We're known as "Gen-Z's TJ Maxx".
  • This is an exciting opportunity to get in on the ground floor at a fast-growing retail startup. The ideal candidate has an entrepreneurial mindset, is energized by the opportunity to shape the future of retail, and is a builder ready to go above and beyond.

Location : Los Angeles / Hybrid / or New York preferred

Responsibilities :

Merchandising Strategy

  • Brand and Product Selection : Stay at the forefront of brands and trends by optimizing our brand matrix and product assortments.
  • Cross-Channe l : Develop strategies to drive both in-store and online sales channels, including visual merchandising, curating assortments, new product launches and marketing initiatives.
  • Organization and operations : Maintain up-to-date merchandise launch calendar, inventory levels and on-order documents.
  • Drive growth : Through product assortments, new sales tactics, inventory levels and gross margin management.
  • Reporting and analysis : Identify trends, assess performance, and make data-driven recommendations to drive sales.

    • Brand Management

  • Discovery : identify high-quality, cult-favorite brands aligned with our values and brand identity
  • Outreach : Engaging written outreach to new brands, attending tradeshows and other networking events to cultivate relationships
  • Onboarding : Onboard new brands onto the offe market platform, including negotiating margins and fulfillment methods, preparing contracts and agreements, finalizing and uploading the merchandise product assortment
  • Management : Regular communication with brands to drive close relationships and new sales tactics and marketing initiatives to optimize sell-through of product assortment.

    • Qualifications

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong Microsoft Excel skills
  • 3+ years in buying, merchandising, sales, and / or partnerships
  • Existing relevant brand relationships a plus!
  • Creative and strategic thinker, ready to test and innovate
  • Proactive, organized, data-driven, and results-oriented
  • Passionate and knowledgeable about the retail industry
  • Bachelor's degree in relevant field

    • Benefits

  • Health and wellness benefits
  • Paid vacation time
  • Generous merchandise discounts
  • Exciting growth opportunities!

    • If this sounds like a good fit for you, please email [email protected] with the subject line Buyer / Brand Manager with Resume and / or Cover Letter.