ABOUT AWE: 

Awe Inspired is a venture-backed spiritual wellness brand based in Los Angeles, CA. In 2018 when lifelong jeweler Jill Johnson beat cancer for the third time, she set out to design a necklace that was universally wearable, exceptionally made, and deeply empowering as a way to honor her fellow survivors. Thus the Goddess Necklace was born. Jill’s zillennial son Max made a digital Goddess Quiz that went viral, and together they founded Awe Inspired.

Since then, we’ve dedicated ourselves to helping others Live in Awe by designing wearable tokens of empowerment and using our platform to champion equality and social justice.  Our beloved Goddess Collection has been worn by some of the most inspiring women in the world (Madonna, Miley, Taylor, Demi, Tyra, SJP, Halsey, etc) and featured in Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, W, and InStyle. We sell Awe on our website aweinspired.com, at Nordstrom and Saks, and at our Melrose Ave Sanctuary. A portion of all proceeds benefit our incredible charity partners, and to date we’ve donated a million dollars to the causes we champion.

POSITION SUMMARY: 

We are looking for a remote, part-time Merchandising and Buying Manager (targeting 15-20 hours a week, with opportunity to scale with the business) to drive the evolution of Awe’s next collections of meaningful, demi-fine jewelry and other accessories, and inform our rapid and profitable growth by synthesizing trends and selling analysis. We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly collaborative team player who can assist in the development and implementation of new forecasting and buying models and processes with an eye toward efficiency, profitability, and improvement.

The ideal candidate has a deep understanding of accessories buying and planning, having overseen multiple seasons of assortment iteration for top jewelry, fashion and accessories brands (jewelry experience is a must). The ideal candidate has the unique ability to synthesize trends and how they intersect with our target customer and unique brand position to deliver the right product to the right channel at the right time and price.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Deliver omni channel product assortments that are commercially-viable and drive profitable growth;​
• Develop and manage seasonal line plans;
• Create inventory investment (style-color level buy) plans for both DTC and wholesale that support brand product strategies and hit financial plans inclusive of sales, margin, IMU%, and inventory targets;
• Establish and drive product life cycle and mark down cadence in alignment with wholesale;
• Assess business opportunities, identify whitespace, and monitor risks in season through analyzing and communicating sales performance, gathering marketplace information, formulating recommendations and take action;
• Recommend discounts, pricing, markdowns and promotional activity to margin and inventory velocity targets;
• Oversee organization of Retails, Style Numbers, Set Style Number, Delivery Drops, Product Photos;
• Analyze weekly, monthly, quarterly selling performance vs plan and propose real-time and forward action to maximize sales, profits and mitigate risks;​
• Partner with PD and Wholesale on style count + color extensions for optimal productivity.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

• 6+ years experience working in Merchandising, Planning, and Allocation for luxury brands in jewelry (must have jewelry merchandising experience), accessories, fashion, or home goods;
• Strong analytical skills: Proven ability to interpret data analytics and turn into actionable insights;
• Well-versed in planning and inventory management;
• Expert proficiency in Excel, with strong management experience of EDI systems (particularly Cin7);
• Experience managing inventory budgets and interfacing directly with Finance;
• Superior written and verbal communication skills;
• Excellent problem solving/decision making, self-directed, attention to detail, accurate, and organized;
• Work well under pressure, handle multiple and competing priorities, and adhere to deadlines;
• Excellent interpersonal skills – ability to partner and influence;

BENEFITS:

• Competitive hourly wage (targeting 15-20 hours per week);
• 50% off all Awe products;
• Opportunity to create products that bring meaning and strength to women and minorities and supports those in need through our charity give back program;
• Trajectory and history of success at a brand that is profitable and operates in a fast-growing, highly-attractive market segment;
• Collaboration opportunity with enthusiastic founder team;
• Caring environment that values the societal impacts of its operations as much as financial gain.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER: 

 

Awe is an equal opportunity employer; applicants are considered for all roles without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, marital, parental, veteran or military status, unfavorable military discharge, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local law.