Operational Material Strategist
6 дн. назад
Китай
Drive operational material strategy leveraging manufacturing partnerships, analytics, and proprietary technology to scale high-quality essentials.
О компании
- is a destination for builders, creators, innovators, and operators who want to come together and challenge the status quo. Our mission is simple: make really high quality essentials for really low prices, fairly and sustainably. We deliver on that mission through a unique manufacturer-to-consumer (M2C) model eliminating the layers of traditional retail that add cost and result in consumers paying more than they need to. We find, build relationships with, and work directly with the manufacturing partners behind some of the world’s finest products. From there, our teams design smart, efficient operational processes and build and deploy proprietary technology, AI, and analytics to help us scale fast.
- What began with a small assortment of elevated basics has quickly grown into a cross-category brand spanning apparel, accessories, home goods, and more. Today, tens of millions of people across a growing number of countries come – and return – to because they trust us to deliver.
- is a culture built for builders by builders. Our way of working starts with a blank sheet of paper. We question conventional thinking, use technology and data to uncover new opportunities, and move quickly to turn ideas into reality. We aren’t interested in replicating how others do retail. We’re building a better way – at a speed and scale unlike anything that’s been done before.
- We dream big and chase the hard problems others shy away from. Rejecting long-held assumptions is part of our company's DNA. Where conventional wisdom says you have to choose – soft or durable, speed or rigor, quality or price – we ask why that trade-off has to exist in the first place.
- Our pace is fast and the bar is high because our customers expect a lot from us and we refuse to let them down. We believe the best results come from challenging ourselves, learning from one another, and building on each other's strengths.
- Here, responsibility is not determined by role, tenure, or seniority. Every team member - no matter their level - has the opportunity to drive our business and shape our trajectory.
- If you’re someone who likes to imagine new possibilities and build better systems rather than plug-in to outdated ones, is the place for you.
- Joining means being part of a mission-driven team reshaping retail. You will work alongside talented colleagues, tackle meaningful challenges, and contribute to building a more sustainable, accessible future for customers and partners alike.
Обязанности
- This role reports directly to the VP, acting as the VP’s central coordinator to consolidate information, track cross-team deliverables, monitor project milestones, oversee team KPIs, and compile all related updates into structured summaries. This hire will be the single source of truth to keep all material-related work on track. Key Responsibilities
Требования
- Graduate from top-tier universities; overseas graduates are highly preferred. Straight-A academic track record.
- Exceptional business English (written & verbal), able to independently draft professional emails, meeting recaps and presentation materials.
- Fresh graduates are welcome. Consulting internship experience of up to 1 year is a strong plus.
- Strong organisational skills, meticulous, systematic, good at sorting large volumes of scattered information.
- Proactive, great at follow-up, comfortable with multi-tasking, can quickly identify risks and escalate issues.
- Good Excel / spreadsheet skills for tracking logs and KPI tables.
Другое
- Follow end-to-end project progress for raw material / yarn / cashmere initiatives, log action items, flag delays, risks and bottlenecks, and circulate regular status updates.
- Track tasks assigned to the material team, follow up on pending deliverables, align stakeholders, and escalate roadblocks to the VP in a timely manner.
- Own KPI tracking: compile data, build dashboards / tracking sheets, measure performance metrics (approval lead time, first-pass rate, cost saving, inventory, on-time delivery etc.), and prepare periodic performance summaries for the VP.
- Aggregate scattered inputs from vendors, mills, internal teams; organize meeting notes, action logs, cost data, vendor correspondence, and compile structured briefings, decks and one-pagers for the VP’s review.
- Draft and proofread English business communications, coordinate follow-ups with internal & external parties, and support ad-hoc analysis as required by the VP