Editorial Merchandising Associate

Book of the Month

$80K — $120K *
Retail & Consumer Goods
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3-5 years of experience in inventory, product merchandising, or retail analytics, preferably in publishing or a related field.
  • Strong analytical skills for data-driven decision making.
  • Experience in creating reports and processes to enhance performance.
  • Ability to thrive in fast-paced, iterative work environments.
  • Creative mindset with an interest in generating new ideas.
  • Strong organizational skills with attention to detail.
  • Passion for reading, especially contemporary fiction; prior BOTM membership is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Assist in developing processes that integrate merchandising and inventory management for demand forecasting.
  • Project manage testing initiatives for merchandising the member UI experience, collaborating with Product and Engineering.
  • Conceptualize and collaborate with engineering to create tools that accurately forecast inventory needs.
  • Coordinate inventory task plans among cross-functional teams to support order demand forecasts.
  • Utilize an analytical approach to create reports that enhance quick decision-making relating to inventory.
  • Optimize inventory management strategies to align with defined business goals.
  • Gather and share member insights through various channels to inform actionable strategies.

Benefits

  • Creative work environment combining business strategy and analytics.
  • Opportunity to influence inventory and merchandising strategies directly.
  • Collaboration with cross-functional teams including Product and Engineering.
  • Focus on continuous improvement through testing and innovation.
Full Job Description
Book of the Month is looking for an ambitious Editorial Merchandising Associate 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.


Salary range: $80,000 - 120,000

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