3-5 years of experience in inventory, product merchandising, or retail analytics, preferably in publishing or a related field.
Strong analytical skills to interpret data and drive decisions.
Experience in building reports or processes that enhance performance.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, iterative environment.
Creative mindset with a passion for generating new ideas.
Strong organizational and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
A love for reading and contemporary fiction; prior experience as a BOTM member is a plus.
Responsibilities
Assist in developing processes that integrate merchandising and inventory management for accurate demand forecasting.
Project manage testing initiatives for merchandising strategies in the user interface, collaborating with Product and Engineering teams.
Conceptualize and collaborate with engineering to create tools and reports for forecasting inventory needs.
Coordinate project plans for inventory tasks, organizing cross-functional teams to develop order demand forecasts.
Utilize an analytical approach to create reports that enhance inventory tracking and facilitate quick decision-making.
Optimize inventory management to align with business objectives.
Gather and share member insights through various channels to inform actionable strategies.
Benefits
Opportunity to work in a creative and analytical role within the publishing industry.
Collaborative environment with cross-functional teams.
Hands-on experience in developing innovative merchandising strategies.
Chance to influence inventory management processes directly.
Engagement with a community of readers and book enthusiasts.
Full Job Description
Book of the Month is looking for an ambitious Book Inventory Analyst to assist with our inventory and merchandising strategy and execution. This is an opportunity to combine business creativity with sharp analytical skills to bring together how we merchandise and manage inventory for our books. A successful candidate will have the ability and desire to be hands-on with a deep level of analytical iteration, while also being able to think at a strategic level and execute operationally with a high degree of accuracy.
What you will do...
Assist in building new processes that bring together merchandising and inventory management to accurately forecast demand created by our merchandising strategy.
Project manage a roadmap of testing ideas for how to merchandise the member experience in the UI, and work closely with Product and Engineering to execute these ideas
Conceptualize and work with engineering to create new tools and reports that help accurately forecast inventory needs based on a variety of relevant factors.
Coordinate the cycle project plan for all inventory tasks to organize the cross-functional team members required to develop our order demand forecasts.
Embrace an analytical mindset to create and share reports that track inventory and allow us to become more nimble through quick decision-making.
Optimize how we manage our inventory to line up with clear business objectives.
Compile and share out member insights through surveys, social listening, customer service contacts, and other channels to create actionable learnings and next steps.
Communicate with cross-functional teams like Product and Operations to share helpful insights and implement new ideas.
About you...
3-5 years of experience in inventory, product merchandising, or retail analytics, ideally in publishing or a related field.
Strong analytical skills.
Experience building new reports or processes to improve performance.
Thrives working in a fast-paced, iterative environment, and ready to work hard.
Creative and interested in coming up with new ideas.
Strong organizational and problem solving skills with keen attention to detail.
A love of reading and contemporary fiction. Current or past experience as a member of BOTM is a strong plus.
