UncommonGoods is a team-oriented and fast-paced catalog/internet retailer selling gifts, home accents and personal accessories. We are looking for an intelligent, creative, enthusiastic and self-motivated individual with excellent analytic and organizational skills, a passion and skill for finding creatively designed, strong-selling products, who can work independently in a demanding environment. This position is located at the company's headquarters in Brooklyn.

This position requires: a college degree, excellent communication and relationship management skills, experience with multiple PC applications including strong Excel skills, and the ability multi task and work independently. A minimum of 2 years work experience required, retail buying experience preferred.

Specific responsibilities include:
• Effective purchase order and vendor relationship management including: purchase order tracking, purchase order placements, vendor confirmations and late order follow-ups.
• Maintaining accurate correspondence and records of vendor communications, including current vendor information regarding cost, availability, reorders, and general product information.
• Maintaining regular communications with the Customer Service Department regarding customer feedback on merchandise.
• Gather information on new product for sample meetings and ensure that complete, accurate and current product information on website is communicated and maintained.
• Shopping the market: attending trade shows, reviewing vendor submissions and staying current on trends, competition and prices.
• General administrative duties and support, including special projects on an "as need" basis to support the merchandising group.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits. We will only consider applicants that include a cover letter in the body of the email describing why you are interested in this position. Please email your cover letter, resume and most recent wage/salary information to resume@uncommongoods.com

UncommonGoods is a team-oriented, fast-paced internet and catalog retailer selling gifts, home accents and personal accessories. We are looking for an intelligent, enthusiastic, organized and self-motivated individual to manage our shipping operation. The ideal candidate will understand warehouse best practices, have excellent communication, organization, time-management, people and analytic skills, seek challenges and solve problems quickly in our hands-on environment.

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, the Warehouse Manager will be responsible for improving quality and operational efficiencies year-round, while simultaneously preparing the team for our busy holiday season. Therefore, a very strong ability to visualize, plan and manage enormous scale changes in our business from off-peak to peak seasons is absolutely necessary. The Warehouse Manager will have a strategic role -- meeting frequently with other senior managers on planning and business goals -- as well as a tactical role -- including the day-to-day supervision of staff, and overseeing work organized by team leaders.

• ensuring customer satisfaction (quality and timely delivery) and budget objectives are met;
• motivating, organizing and encouraging teamwork within both our full-time and seasonal teams to ensure set productivity targets are met;
• training staff and monitoring their performance and progress;
• supervising others by assigning/directing work; conducting employee evaluations, staff training and development, taking appropriate disciplinary/corrective actions, making hiring/termination decisions, etc.
• communicating with other departments, staff groups and managers;
• overseeing order processing;
• maintaining inventory of materials and supplies; tracking receipt, sending and delivery of materials; ensuring that there is an adequate supply of materials available -- ordering, receiving, inspecting, and storing equipment, merchandise, materials, and supplies;
• producing regular reports and statistics on a daily, weekly and monthly basis;
• briefing team leaders daily;
• ensuring the safety, cleanliness and security of the work environment;
• developing and/or implement new policies, procedures, standards, rules and regulations;

We offer a competitive salary and benefits. The company's office/warehouse is located in the Brooklyn Army Terminal in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.

Please follow the directions below to be considered for this position:

To apply:Within the body of the email, please include