Sample/Product Coordinator

Your Role:

As a Product/Sample Coordinator you will have a critical role on the Merchandising team by maintaining samples, managing our product catalog, assisting with product shoots, and product marketing. We're a scrappy startup and you will wear multiple hats. You will manage all samples and collaborate with multiple busy, deadline-oriented teams. You will be a  liaison between the Merchandising team and other teams like Styling and Operations. This role requires a huge sense of urgency, excellent problem-solving skills, time management, and follow-up to make the most of opportunities in a rapidly growing ecommerce environment. There is ample room for advancement and we hope to help you rapidly advance within the Merchandising org.

Your Responsibilities:

• You will be the expert and key point of contact for all merchandise samples and be responsible for ordering, packing, organizing and distribution
• You will report to the Head of Merchandising while partnering with cross-functional teams to ensure all inbound and outbound samples are appropriately tracked, filed, and/or returned in a timely, organized manner
• Support  team deliverables with timely sample requests,receiving, tracking, preparing for both campaign shoots and product photography
• You will oversee regular correspondence to the Styling team to share accurate product information, including but not limited to, inseam, rise fabrication, color and print
• As a product expert, you will ensure all product information is accurately entered into our internal database in a timely manner
• You will act as a liaison between Operations and the Merchandise team to ensure Purchase Orders are received in a timely manner
• You will partner with the Operations team and our vendor partners to execute RTV’s, and oversee any quality control issues 
• Keep sample and product swatch library tidy and organized on a regular basis
• Act as a knowledge sharing hub for product information with cross-functional partners (Styling and Operations)

Who You Are:

• Ultra strong sense of urgency and time management skills
• Meticulous organizational skills with strong follow-through abilities
• Understands that different situations may call for different approaches, showing the ability to be flexible in changing situations
• Comfortable in a fast-paced environment. Manage ambiguity and work well independently self-starter
• Take initiative to start work quickly to meet deadlines with energy and a curious mindset.
• Strong understanding of cross-functional dependencies combined with the ability to influence others and build trusted relationships.
• Aptitude to learn technical applications and systems quickly
• Proficient in MS office/Google Suites applications
• Detail-oriented and superior organizational skills
• Strong communication and time management skills
• Flexible and adaptable to changing priorities
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience

Why You'll Love Working at Short Story:

• You'll get to work at an early stage start-up, to build the culture, and to have an outsized impact on our company and society
• You'll be a key part of the company with the ability to make high impact decisions
• You'll get the opportunity to try your hand at new things. We deeply believe in giving people opportunity to venture into new areas
• We are a successful, fast-growing startup solving problems that have not been solved before and reinventing fashion for an underserved segment
• We are a group of smart, passionate, hustlers with a wealth of diverse experiences
• We are motivated by unique challenges and opportunities
• We are our own customers; many of us on the team are petite women who love our products
• We are driven by the mission of helping petite women find their perfect fit so they can dress with total confidence

Benefits:

• Attractive early stage compensation
• Unlimited, self-regulated vacation
• Medical, vision, and dental benefits
• Office snacks and catered lunch on Fridays
• Professional development resources
• Opportunity to work with a dedicated and experienced founding team
• Opportunity to work at a fast-growing start up
• Opportunity to attend tradeshows and professional events for learning