Remote Brand Partnerships Lead

Summary

Join the Minoan Brand Partnerships team as a Senior Associate or Manager and lead external relationships with major brands/retailers, driving initiatives across site/merchandising, promotions, supplier marketing, operations, and sales. As a critical role in curating and growing Minoan's brand partners, you will be expected to build and manage external partnerships, problem-solve, articulate and execute against tactical plans, and manage key business metrics.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited, four-year college or university
• 3+ years of experience within an e-commerce or corporate retail organization preferred
• You love to learn and are naturally curious. You’re a strong generalist, with an interest in building a career in buying, merchandising, or supplier relationship management
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Experience in cost negotiations, supplier and assortment setup, and partnership building
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks at once
• Analytical thinker who looks for (and finds) answers in the data
• An owner mentality - you enthusiastically take ownership from start to finish
• Passion for driving growth with an ability to think outside of existing limitations

Responsibilities

• Own brand partner relationships and strategy
• Cultivate, manage, and sustain ongoing relationships with brand partners to enable long-term collaboration
• Manage supplier onboarding and improve our current process to be more efficient and scalable
• Ensure product/supplier data within the Minoan platform is accurate and up-to-date
• Innovate new ways for us to leverage our supplier base and assortment to create better experiences for our users
• Develop and execute on a strategic assortment plan and outreach strategy
• Help lead technical integrations with brand partners (e.g. product data, inventory feeds, pricing, etc.)

Benefits

• Flexible PTO
• Health/vision/dental coverage
• 401(k)
• Paid parental leave
• Generous equity
• WFH office and equipment compensation up to $1,000
• Free Minoan membership (access to discounts on 150+ brands)