Glitstreet.com - Manager/VP/Core Team Member - Merchandising & Sourcing - Fashion eCommerce Startup

Glitstreet (www.glitstreet.com) is building an Occasion fashion marketplace where high ticket transactions between local/regional Indian brands and customers can happen with trust and ease.

We address the problems that customers face today while buying high ticket occasion wear ( party, festive, weddings)- no go-to known brand, difficult & time consuming to find the right product, pricing arbitrage, limited choice at local stores, delayed delivery, non-existent post sales customer support.

We make purchase easy & hassle free by controlling the whole transaction experience through our web & mobile platform. We have started with the NRI market and subsequently will push in the Indian market once we crack the supplier side.

Still nascent, we already have 180+ clothing designer brands & boutiques on board and have served customers in 20+ countries globally. We have just raised seed funding from seasoned investors.

Who we are:

We are a small team (less than 10 full-time employees) comprising of founding members from IIT, NIFT, BITS having previously worked with Bain & Co, EY Consulting, etc. Being a small and young team, we have a great work environment with lots of fun & learning. We are being advised by Industry veterans in Fashion & Online Retail.

Job Responsibilities

1. Lead the team in creating a short & long term unified Fashion Sourcing & Merchandising plan.

2. Lead the team in identifying categories / sub categories that we should expand to.

3. Setup internal process to leverage customer data and feedback as the foundation for all sourcing decisions to plug gaps in merchandise range that is selling on our platform.

4. Identify occasion wear brands, designers and boutiques to partner with and lead their onboarding.

5. Create processes and guide the junior merchandising team on the identification of the right merchandise that our partner brands should list which is more likely to be sold through the platform.

5. Implement best practices for Visual / Website merchandising so that customers find what they are looking for easily in the least amount of time.

6. Be a core team member who is involved in the working of all functions but leads one- Sourcing & Merchandising.

Who Should Apply:

1. Candidate with Digital Marketing Background

2. Prior Work ex with eCommerce or Fashion or a startup would be preferred.

3. Is looking for a challenging role with lots of learning and high paced growth

4. Has knowledge of acquiring Customers from multiple channels -Google, Social Media (Facebook/Instagram/Affiliate etc), Email & SMS Marketing.

Compensation:

We are still in early stages. There will be basic (just enough to take care of usual monthly expenses) entry level compensation for the first 6-9 months at the least till the time.The pay cut you take will be compensated in terms of ESOPs / equity in the company and an opportunity to learn and have an accelerated growth with us.

PS : To avoid unnecessary efforts, please only apply if you fit the profile, resonate with the idea and are willing to take an informed risk .