Merchandising Assistant Mouth.com
- Date Posted November 02, 2020
- Location Brooklyn, NY
- Category Business
- Job type Full-Time
Mouth is an expert curator and online retailer of the best specialty foods from small-batch makers in the United States. Based in DUMBO, Brooklyn, we are both a discovery platform for foodies and a unique gifting service offering the next generation of curated gift boxes and monthly subscriptions.
Job descriptionJOB RESPONSIBILITIES
+ Help plan and maintain merchandising calendar, and coordinate deadlines across departments.
+ Research new products, vendors and project manage samples, team tastings and notes.
+ Work with the Purchasing team to communicate product requests, maker and product onboarding, product inventory, timing, expiration dates, and related issues.
+ Work cross functionally with marketing and creative teams to coordinate products and inventory for photo shoots, project manage monthly in-box collateral, review inventory needed for marketing emails, etc.
+ Assist with vendor onboarding, vendor requests and follow up with external partners for documentation needed
+ Assist with and coordinate product launches, including product page building, art and copy tracking and nutrition information and tagging.
+ Maintain a database of makers, sell sheets, contact information, product photography requests, and ingredients
+ Organize office product samples
+ Help monitor, analyze and report on sales trends
+ Work on seasonal projects and vertical expansion projects
REQUIREMENTS
+ You have experience in and great interest in food and CPGs
+ You are great at Project Management
+ You’re thorough and organized, with stellar attention to detail
+ You are a goal-driven, solution-oriented problem solver
+ You are a resourceful self-starter with a strong work ethic
+ You can handle multiple projects and competing priorities
+ You can work across multiple departments and with external partners
+ You are hyper communicative and aren't afraid to ask questions
+ Bonus points for prior experience in eCommerce and back-end platforms