Manager, Inventory & E-commerce Strategy

Book of the Month LLC

$100K — $140K *
Retail & Consumer Goods
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in inventory management, product merchandising, or retail analytics, preferably in a subscription service.
  • Strong analytical skills to drive data-informed decisions.
  • Proven experience in creating reports or processes to enhance performance.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and iterative work environment.
  • Creative mindset with an interest in developing innovative ideas.
  • Strong organizational and problem-solving abilities with attention to detail.
  • Experience in managing and mentoring junior staff members.
  • A passion for reading, especially contemporary fiction, with previous membership at Book of the Month valued.

Responsibilities

  • Develop processes that integrate merchandising with inventory management for accurate demand forecasting.
  • Lead testing initiatives to enhance member experience through UI merchandising while collaborating with product and engineering teams.
  • Conceptualize and collaborate with engineering to innovate tools and reports for inventory forecasting.
  • Manage the project plan for inventory tasks involving cross-functional collaboration to refine order demand forecasts.
  • Adopt an analytical approach to create and disseminate reports that enhance inventory agility and decision-making.
  • Formulate inventory management strategies aligned with business goals.
  • Gather and analyze member feedback from multiple channels to drive actionable insights and next steps.
  • Coordinate with cross-functional teams including Product and Operations to share insights and implement innovations.

Benefits

  • Health insurance coverage including medical, dental, and vision plans.
  • Generous paid time off policy to promote work-life balance.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company matching to support financial wellness.
  • Employee discounts on books and merchandise.
  • Opportunities for career development and professional growth.
Full Job Description
Book of the Month is looking for an ambitious Manager of Inventory & E-commerce Strategy to own 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...
  • Build new processes that bring together merchandising and inventory management to accurately forecast demand created by our merchandising strategy.
  • Own 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 build new tools and reports that help accurately forecast inventory needs based on a variety of relevant factors.
  • Owns the cycle project plan for all inventory tasks that 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.
  • Define a strategy for how we manage our inventory that lines 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...
  • 5+ years of experience in inventory management, product merchandising, or retail analytics, ideally at a subscription service.
  • 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.
  • Experience managing and mentoring junior employees.
  • A love of reading and contemporary fiction. Current or past experience as a member of BOTM is a strong plus.


Salary range: $100,000 to $140,000

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