Merchandising Intern

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What is Spreetail

Spreetail is an ecommerce company that currently operates VMInnovations, a multi-marketplace retailer that sells thousands of awesome products through major marketplaces like Amazon, eBay, and Walmart. Spreetail is currently in the middle of building something big, new, and exciting due to launch in 2019 with a simple mission: to make customers’ lives better through exceptionally fast service, great products, and community impact.

Originally from Lincoln, Nebraska, Spreetail has recently expanded into two new offices based in Omaha, NE and Austin, TX with rapidly growing teams. We currently have hundreds of employees across the company, and are searching for crazy smart, talented, visionary people.

Who is a Spreetailer

Spreetailers are collaborative go-getters who say bring it on when faced with a challenge. We build technology, run warehouses, market products, recruit top-notch talent, and create original community-focused programs that make a real-world impact. No day is the same and we thrive in a dynamic, innovative environment. We aren't part of your typical company and we're proud of that.

Our culture is based on opportunity, openness, relationship building, and hard work. We believe this is what makes everyone happy and fulfilled with their positions in the long run. 

These internships will run from mid-May to mid-August 2019, ending with our annual company trip. 

Spreetail's merchandising department is the connecting link from products to our customers. They work with suppliers to create a plan for purchasing products and while ensuring that all of our listings are active and optimized on all of our marketplaces. They're a vastly growing team, new products and brands are added every week to our product line.

As a merchandising intern, you are gritty. You enjoy seeing your work and seeing the different milestones that are achieved due to your day-to-day projects. You enjoy challenging yourself and others and possess the ability to be detail-oriented at an efficient pace. The analytical and communication skills you offer are hand-in-hand in noticing trends in data and correcting any issues you identify.

Merchandising interns help other account managers with vendor development in different stages of the process. Starting with the introductory stage, you will be investing time in mainly vendor and product research, meeting with new vendors, creating purchase orders, learning about competitive pricing, and finally launching products onto marketplaces. You will assist in implementing and improving the process of launching new items to site, listing optimization, leading the efforts of new program roll-outs across different marketplaces, such as Amazon, Walmart, and eBay. You will use data and other analytics in order to properly analyze current sales and how to increase margin and revenue in strategic ways.

You should have:

  • Proficiency in excel
  • Stamina and drive
  • Desire to learn and creative problem-solving 
  • Curiosity about e-commerce and the business as a whole
  • Spreetail isn’t just a job or career, it’s a lifestyle that isn’t for the faint of heart. Expect to put in the necessary hours each week to get the job done and break out of your comfort zone to tackle problems and pursue innovative solutions. If you’re looking for a challenge and a career you can grow with, Spreetail is the opportunity you’ve been waiting for.

We'll reward you with:

  • Competitive hourly pay and time and a half for anything over 40 hours 
  • Leadership training and development support 
  • Opportunity to own projects from start to finish - including a philanthropic community initiatives project 
  • Invitation to the annual company trip, with flight and hotel stay paid for by Spreetail

Equal Opportunity EmployerSpreetail is an equal opportunity employer that hires based on stellar qualifications, positive attitude, and exemplary work ethic rather than factors like age, gender, race, nationality, religion, or sexuality.

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Spreetail's office is located at 4th and Congress, right in the heart of downtown Austin.

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