Merchandise Manager, New Partnerships
Schedule : Monday to Friday, 8 : 00am to 5 : 00pm
Location : 100% Remote in South Africa
Contract : Independent Contractor
What You'll Be Doing
The Merchandise Manager, New Partnerships will support a key strategic initiative to aggressively recruit new brands to the portfolio, reporting to the Director of Merchandising.
As Merchandise Manager on a Typical Day, You'll
- Support the Lightopia business by targeting a provided list of 90-100 Lighting vendors to secure partnerships.
- After firming up terms and conditions, quickly onboard vendors, setting them up in the system, obtaining the item setup form for processing.
- Coordinate the on-site launch, submitting creative briefs for the banner and ensuring a good site experience.
- Communicate new brand story and pass key marketing assets to the Merchandising and Marketing teams for launch campaign.
- Pass continued relationship management off to the Merchandising Team.
What You Bring to the Role
Sense of urgency.Ability to take ownership and drive results.Exceptional reliability and follow through.Being proactive with communication, as we work on remote teams.Extremely organized.Ability to think strategically and act tactically with excellent attention to detail.Tenacity and grit to work through big ideas and problem solve down to the minute details.Professionalism in written and verbal communication. Ability to communicate and present to all levels in the organization.High participation in work sessions via Zoom or MS Teams, as we work in a highly collaborative environment.