• Working closely with the category buyer to develop and execute against the product assortment strategy

• Setting up, managing, and maintaining high volume sku count to ensure data integrity for order management and reporting

• Building strong relationships with product suppliers and effectively communicating with these partners on assortment plans, pricing and shipping

• Issuing purchase orders and negotiating/confirming order quantities and delivery dates with key suppliers

• Assisting the Supply Chain and Accounts Payable teams with inventory management and receipt reconciliation on purchase orders

• Contributing to driving and executing against product merchandising strategy with focus on optimizing consumer experience, driving sell page conversion and maximizing revenue (execute supplies and project kit merchandising, build collection feature galleries)

• Partnering with the Creative team (i.e. designers and photographers) to provide excellent product representation with elevated copy and product images

• Developing expertise around key product selling points and differentiators and effectively communicating such features to merchandising and marketing teams

• Learning and understanding product assortment and marketing strategy in order to plan and execute merchandising campaigns

• Showing enthusiasm for and the ability to recommend action on opportunities for marketing, category, and product page enhancements

• Investigating and responding to any product specific customer service inquiries

• Analyzing consumer insights, customer service issues, sales data and market trends to contribute to the development of a consumer-centric assortment plan

Here's what we're looking for in top candidates:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Buying, Merchandising, Business or a related field

• 2+ years experience in Buying, Planning or Merchandising

• Proven analytical skills and enthusiasm for data-driven decision making

• Proficiency managing large amounts of data in Microsoft Excel (e.g. vlookups, pivot tables, etc)

• A clear understanding of financial measurements (sales, gross margin, measures of inventory productivity) and how to impact them

• Clear and effective written and verbal communication, as well as ability to effectively communicate product attributes to a broad consumer base

• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects, timelines, and deliverables with strong organization skills and attention to detail

• Prefer a candidate whose resume indicates he/she has excelled amongst an elite peer group

• Prior eCommerce experience is highly desirable

• A proactive, resourceful approach to deliver results in a fast-paced business

• Ability to work with cross-functional teams

Here's what we need from you:

• Your resume! Share your top accomplishments and academic/professional experience

• Instead of submitting a traditional cover letter, we’d like you to respond to the following questions. We will not consider candidates who submit incomplete applications.

  • What eCommerce company do you admire for its ability to effectively merchandise and market products? Why?

  • What quality or trait of yours do you think would make you a valuable asset to Craftsy? Share an example of when you’ve demonstrated this in the past at work.