We are looking for a smart, driven, & detail-oriented Assistant Buyer / Assistant Category Manager who wants to join our team in New York. This person will be responsible for the assortment strategy for several categories of business including Home & Travel, as well as supporting their manager with the Tabletop category. They will be implementing & executing product set up information for Zola vendors, including SKU set-up, purchase orders, images, & pricing in a timely & accurate fashion to maximize sales & help achieve financial objectives. The ideal candidate will have at least 2+ years of experience in e-commerce, retail or merchandising as well as a strong desire to gain the technical & practical knowledge required to develop a career in buying. This person will work closely with all members of the Merchandising Team, & have exposure to all facets of the company including cross-functional partners in Planning, Operations, Marketing, & more.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Ownership of a small yet important carve out of the business to curate assortment & site merchandising strategy with online product content, including product descriptions, copy, & pricing. 
• Support a larger category of business with key tasks & projects as needed.
• Actively communicate with vendors, including full ownership as the main contact for their select vendors. Negotiate initial pricing, quantities, & terms as needed.
• Regularly conduct competitive analysis & report findings & opportunities for total business. Create & present sales recaps & analysis for events, key brands, internal & external meetings.
• Manage Excel assortment plan & pull together all product set up information.
• Manage the product upload process for new vendors & for re-assortments, making sure product set up information as well as images are available in a timely manner so that products are ready to go live in a timely manner.
• Respond, research inquiries/issues from external customers relating to customer service questions.
• Pull reporting for sales, order tracking & other analyses.
• Support the merchandising team, performing administrative tasks as necessary.
• Support the department's visual merchandising on the site.

QUALIFICATIONS

• • Bachelors degree in Economics, Business, Merchandising or quantitative/analytical major
  • 2+ years of relevant experience preferred
  • Proven analytical & project management skills
  • Ability to adjust priorities & manage time wisely in a fast-paced environment
  • Results-oriented, with a strong sense of follow through
  • Ability to handle multiple demands while maintaining a high level of organization & attention to detail
  • Ability to be proactive in nature; resolves or appropriately escalates issues
  • Ability to develop & maintain collaborative working relationships
  • Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally & in writing
  • MUST be systems-oriented & proficient in Microsoft Office
  • Excel proficiency; advanced pivot table & vlookup experience a plus
  • Team player with a positive attitude
  • Interest in startups & new businesses (experience in an early stage company a plus)

The salary for this position is $50,000-$55,000

REQUIREMENT: Please address your cover letter to Connie Cyran. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

ABOUT ZOLA

We're Zola, the wedding company that will do anything for love. We're reinventing the wedding planning & registry experience to make the happiest moment in our couples lives even happier. From engagement to wedding & decorating your first home, Zola is there, combining compassionate customer service with modern tools & technology all in the service of love.

We built our entire platform from the ground-up in 2013, & quickly became the fastest-growing wedding company in the country. Our team has deep experience creating award-winning online & mobile products that are helpful, intuitive, & simply magical. Were proud to have investor partners including Female Founders Fund, Comcast Ventures, Goldman Sachs, Canvas Ventures, Thrive Capital & Lightspeed Venture Partners, among others.

We are passionate about supporting all forms of love, & were proud of our thriving community of over 1 million couples. We strive to hire a team that is as beautifully diverse as the couples getting married today, & we encourage individuals from every race, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, ethnicity, marital status, religion & perspective to apply. Zola will always be a place where every employee, couple, wedding guest, wedding vendor, & partner will be respected & accepted & valued.

Our headquarters are in NYC, & we have an office in Montreal. Come work with us!