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About the Role
Rent the Runway's Fashion Team is seeking an entrepreneurial Product Development Assistant with great energy and sharp interpersonal skills to support the Co-Manufacturing Team in advancing the business while learning key processes and providing operational support. This role requires someone who can multitask and has a keen desire to learn, grow, and engage with a highly driven team.
Responsibilities
- Prepping for and participating in seasonal development, bringing insights based on customer needs, product performance, industry trends, and data analytics
- Ensure initial style is created within our Product Lifecycle Management system and is updated throughout the season, including tracking sustainability metrics
- Finalize order details with Manager
- Key all Purchase Orders, manage and track Purchase Orders throughout the season
- Cataloging of product attributes in a management database with emphasis on product lifetime maintenance
- Work regularly with external vendors/agents regarding the status of samples, delivery & initial costing
- Attend fittings with manufacturers and recommend fit corrections based on our wear rate & fit analytics
- Projecting on order accurately to ensure timely delivery of merchandise through communication with merchant teams, and external vendors
- Partnering with accounts payable to identify proper pricing and terms on invoices and inventory payments
- Timely execution of weekly standard reporting, analysis and recaps by category and vendor performance highlighting business opportunities and liabilities to the entire merchandising teams
- Partner with Merchandising and Operations Team to ensure new merchandise meets durability standards and assist with inventory maintenance issues as needed
Requirements
- Proactive with collaborative working style and can excel in a fast-paced, high growth environment
- Must have strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to lead by example with a high standard of professionalism, interest in and up to date on fashion, and excited about Rent the Runway
- Results and deadline-oriented with a strong sense of follow through
Skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel/Word/PowerPoint) and Google Suite
- Open to learning new systems
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
Location
- Office centric work
Work Type
- Remote on Fridays
Experience Level
- 1 year, related industry/internship experience is a plus
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree
Salary/Compensations
- $48,527 to $60,659
Benefits
- Paid Time Off including vacation, paid bereavement, and family sick leave
- Universal Paid Parental Leave for both parents + flexible return to work program
- Paid Sabbatical after 5 years of continuous service
- Exclusive employee subscription and rental discounts
- Comprehensive health, vision, dental, FSA and dependent care from day 1 of employment
- 401k match
- Company wide events and outings
About the Company
- Rent the Runway (RTR) is transforming the way we get dressed by pioneering the world’s first Closet in the Cloud.
- Founded in 2009, RTR has disrupted the $2.4 trillion fashion industry by inspiring women with a more joyful, sustainable and financially-savvy way to feel their best every day.
- As the ultimate destination for circular fashion, the brand now offers infinite points of access to its shared closet via a fully customizable subscription to fashion, one-time rental or ownership.
- RTR offers designer apparel and accessories from 700+ brand partners and has built in-house proprietary technology and a one-of-a-kind reverse logistics operation.
- RTR has been named to CNBC’s “Disruptor 50” five times in ten years, and has been placed on Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies list multiple times.
Equal Opportunity
- Rent the Runway is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with applicable law, we prohibit discrimination against any applicant or employee based on any legally-recognized basis, including, but not limited to: race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, childbirth or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age (40 and over), national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), veteran status, uniformed service member status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.