About Fisker Inc.
California-based Fisker Inc. is revolutionizing the automotive industry by developing the most emotionally desirable and eco-friendly electric vehicles on Earth. Passionately driven by a vision of a clean future for all, the company is on a mission to become the No. 1 e-mobility service provider with the world’s most sustainable vehicles. To learn more, visit www.FiskerInc.com – and enjoy exclusive content across Fisker’s social media channels: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn. Download the revolutionary new Fisker mobile app from the App Store or Google Play store.
Role Overview
We’re looking for a Merchandise Specialist to join our growing team of creative visionaries. The Merchandise Specialist will help in sourcing and curating our company's products and promotional material. This includes developing robust internal processes that integrate with our 3PL provider, forecasting inventory demands and trends, and ensuring products are delivered on time and efficiently to the 3PL. You’ll have the task of keeping track of Fisker merchandise inventory, online sales, and work closely with our third-party logistics, shipping, handling and warehousing company. Our ideal candidate is inspired by our brand pillars: sustainability, design, and technology. This candidate is organized, data driven, and will be able to keep track of inventory, work closely with our 3PL in making sure daily shipments are going out, everything merchandise related is in check and that there is a process set in place to track all things merchandise – sales, inventory, 3PL, shipments, etc.
You’ll collaborate effectively with multiple internal teams including design departments, marketing, merchandise buyer, creative team, finance/accounting team as well as external suppliers/vendors. You’re able to put a process in place and track merchandise coming in and out of the company.
The role is based in Manhattan Beach, CA.
What you will do:
- Develop and oversee merchandise workflow processes with the 3PL provider, forecast inventory demands and trends, track sales & inventory, ensure.
- Help curate our company's products and promotional material
- Responsible for inventory tracking (inventory purchased and sold by Fisker)
- Working on Shopify account – tracking sales, inputting inventory, creating UPC codes, returns, refunds
- Tracking inventory movement and systematically introducing promotions, sales, price changes, etc.
- Work with our Third-Party Logistics(3PL) company daily
- Track and oversee the shipments that come in from our vendors arriving at our 3PL
- Ensuring all vendors abide by our rules and agreed contracts
- Ensuring our 3PL abide by our rules and agreed contract
- Establish processes to track incoming and outgoing inventory
- Work closely with suppliers and manage the inventory of items purchased from start to finish
- Work closely with 3PL and oversee shipments are going out within the time frame agreed on part of contract, purchases being made from customers transaction is smooth (returns, refunds)
- Organize professional weekly and daily meetings/touch bases with internal team, 3PL, & vendors
Basic Qualifications / Knowledge / Experience
- Minimum 3 years in Merchandise industry
- BS, BFA, MS or MFA in merchandise, product
- Passion for developing and adhering to merchandise workflows
- Knowledge of process implementation, inventory structure and tracking, current fashion, product design trends and technology, exposure to merchandise inventory tracking
- Forward, innovative thinking, organized
- Understanding of working with a 3PL
- Knows how to use Shopify and has used Shopify
- Excellent understanding of tracking inventory, setting up processes, excel spreadsheets, general development processes, timing and product cycles
- Experience working in cross-departmental teams and wearing several hats in the work environment
- Strong organizational, interpersonal, project management and presentational skills
- Professional, motivated and proactive working attitude
- Must be creative and detail-orientated
- You communicate fluently in English
- You have a strong sense of ownership
- Ability to travel, show passion and dedication to learn and integrate into a modern flexible work schedule.
- Proficient PC or Mac skills - current Office 365: Word, PPT, Excel and MS Project software knowledge
Preferred Skills / Experience / Competences
- Drive for Results: Drive for high performance, takes responsibility and works towards planning targets, overcoming obstacles, setbacks, and uncertainty.
- Business Acumen: Contribute to the company strategy and align the strategic priorities of own area with the direction and strategic priorities of the broader organization.
- Customer Centricity: Anticipates evolving customer needs and how to address them, doing the right thing in the right way.
- Decision Making: Makes timely, informed decisions that consider the facts, goals, constraints, and risks.
- Analytical Thinking: Gather relevant information, identify key issues, compare data from different sources; draw appropriate conclusions to arrive at appropriate solutions.
- Teamwork & Collaboration: Facilitates Collaboration, actively engaging and to make joint decision and share best practices.
- Displays Global Perspective: Conveys an understanding of the organization's global market position, opportunities, capabilities, and competitive threats and takes cultural issues and geographic differences into account when making plans and decisions.
You want to be part of a fast growing, fun, entrepreneurial, international team and want to change the future of the automotive industry then apply now.
Additional Requirements
Fisker Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment at Fisker Inc. is governed based on merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
Applicants wishing to view a copy of Fisker Inc.’s Affirmative Action Plan for veterans and individuals with disabilities, or applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should notify the Human Resources Department at hr@fiskerinc.com