Jobs at Work 'N Gear

Merchandising Buyer - Posted 04/25/2023

Location: Quincy, MA - Work From Office

The Buyer is responsible for the overall merchandising strategy and execution for the respective retail division. This is a unique opportunity for an individual who is strategic and effective with outstanding analytical and communication skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive financial results that maximize revenue, gross margin, and inventory turn goals through the development of planning and merchandising strategies for the division.
• Manage OTB to meet financial targets at the category and brand level for sales, inventory, and margin.
• Execute the buy process from concept to completion, including forecasting, financial planning of sales/inventory, allocation, replenishment and identifying and executing promotions/markdowns.
• Initiate and generate business analysis to track selling, identify key trends and maximize opportunities in the assortment to achieve the current sales plan and future growth and profitable opportunities.
• Manage inventory levels and assortments by store/region through analysis, testing new products, and managing a proper allocation and replenishment strategy to ensure that inventory turn goals are met and assortments by door are maximized.
• Continuously analyze and reforecast business and implement strategies to ensure plan is accurate and able to be achieved, including adjusting product flow, seasonal strategies, and inventory management.
• Manage SKU lifecycle from test, re-order to non-go-forward by reacting to in season sales and trends to determine go forward strategy.
• Influence divisional category assortments and pricing strategy by analyzing product performance, store manager feedback, consumer trend/data, competitive landscape, and local market knowledge.
• Partner and work cross functionally with Marketing/Ecom, Store Operations, Regional Managers, Distribution and Finance, to streamline and implement processes that optimize communication, product knowledge, etc.
• Determine qualitative feedback on product, customers, store environments and competition.
• Manage and cultivating healthy and collaborative partnerships with existing and new vendors.
• Building and managing divisional reports and articulating the analysis of wins/misses in sales, gross margin, inventory hindsights and trends to make immediate and/or future recommendations.
• Periodic traveling for market trade shows, vendor meetings, store visits or competitive shopping.

Required Skills and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Merchandising, Business, or related field or equivalent experience
• At least 3-5 years of retail Buying and/or Planning experience
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to present and recommend strategies and build a business cases
• Detail oriented, very organized and able to multi-task within an ever-changing, fast paced environment
• Highly skilled in Excel and proficient learner of merchandising and collaboration systems and platforms
• Team player with a focus on collaboration and their team's development
• Strong communication skills

To apply by email, send your resume and cover letter to resumes@workngear.com

Assistant Buyer - Posted 04/25/2023

Location: Quincy, MA - Work From Office

The Merchandise Assistant supports the merchandise team from strategy implementation to execution. Responsible for merchandising systems, streamlining processes, managing vendor relationships and cross functionally managing projects. This is a unique opportunity for an individual who is scrappy, excited to be part of a team and eager to have an immediate impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Assists Merchant team in the selection of merchandise using analytically based recommendations to forecast and plan for projected inventory needs based on historical data.
• Manage purchase orders from new SKU set-up to initial allocation through end-of-life cycle of merchandise, including merchandise consolidation or markdown of goods.
• Communication with warehouse with regards to any logistics issues or exceptions
• Manage weekly inventory exports to suggest re-orders, and weekly replenishment.
• Maintains accurate information in internal databases including the weekly updating of min/max records, maintaining markdown records, cleaning purchase order balances.
• Complete special assignments as assigned by Buyer or EVP
• Prepare weekly/monthly/quarterly reporting and assist Merchant team in analyzing performance; initiate and perform additional ad hoc analytical assignments as requested.
• Monitor and track purchase orders and inventory through receipt reconciliation process.
• Assist with special projects, design and produce documents, reports and presentations, collect and prepare information for internal and external meetings.
• Conduct industry research and identify opportunities to capitalize on unique competitive advantages.
• Serve as project manager on initiatives and projects as directed, and present compelling presentations on designated topics.

What You Have

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in Fashion Merchandising
• 2 years of retail merchandising experience
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook)
• Must have strong data entry skills, be computer literate & have the aptitude to learn our systems
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business reports.
• Excellent attention to detail, understands importance of accuracy and thorough completion of tasks
• Capability to work and thrive within a team environment. Communicate in a clear and friendly manne
• Strong problem-solving skills, partnered with motivation, enthusiasm and inquisitiveness.

What We Offer

• Growth - our goal is to give you the tools to grow beyond this position and into the next here at Work 'N Gear.
• Flexible Fridays - our work life balance approach allows us to start our weekend at 1pm on Fridays!
• Our Benefits Package starts on day 1, no waiting period for Health, Vision, or Dental.
• 30% off all products in our retail stores.

To apply by email, send your resume and cover letter to resumes@workngear.com

Marketing Coordinator - Posted 04/25/2023

Location: Quincy, MA - Work From Office

The Marketing Coordinator is detail oriented, organized, and creative. You're interested in all things marketing - from concept ideation to creation and analysis. You will partner closely with our marketing team to strategize campaigns, develop digital and print content with Adobe Photoshop, and analyze results and market competitors. You have a roll-up-your-sleeves attitude, clever problem-solving skills, can juggle multiple priorities and are excited to learn, test + have some fun.

Key Responsibilities

• Concept, design and produce creative and cohesive content across all channels, including email, website landing pages, social media, print, brand collateral, etc. with Adobe Photoshop.
• Work alongside the marketing team to project manage marketing campaigns. Omni-channel tactics include, retention and acquisition strategies, digital media planning, in-person events, affiliate programs, in-store shop-in-shop deploymen
• Monitor, measure, and report on campaign results to ensure optimization and successful outcomes.
• Liaise cross-functionally and with internal & external partners to ensure alignment of all projects including deliverables, budget, and deadlines.
• Perform research to identify and confirm target audiences for projects.
• Seek and analyze competitor marketing material and digital content.

Preferred Skills and Knowledge

• BA or BS Degree
• Knowledge in Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator
• 2 years of marketing and project management experience
• Experience in Microsoft Suite, GA, ESPs, social media platforms
• Ability to think strategically and creatively
• Confidence to present your ideas, projects, and results in front of management
• Ability to manage cross-departmental projects
• Taking creative and "fresh-look" approaches to planning and execution; not risk-adverse
• Detail oriented, very organized and able to multi-task within an ever-changing, fast paced environment
• Able to work with a sense of urgency and meet deadlines while remaining flexible
• Ability to work and thrive within a team environment.
• Communicate in a clear and friendly manner both internally and externally
• Strong problem-solving skills, partnered with motivation, enthusiasm and inquisitiveness

To apply by email, send your resume and cover letter to resumes@workngear.com