Sales Associate

Established in 2005 in San Francisco, we are a men’s brand of high-end goods. We specialize in wallets and bags and have recently expanded into apparel. We consider ourselves a premier men’s brand and are looking for sales associates who are willing to help establish this new brand. We are looking for part-time and full-time sales associates.

Locations:

• Flagship Store, San Francisco
• Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto
• Santana Row, San Jose

Required:

• Prior experience in a retail role, preferably men's brands
• Ability and desire to sell in a retail environment
• Capacity to multi-task and willingness to take initiative
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• A creative outlook and potential to create merchandising projects
• Positive relationship with your management and fellow staff
• Availability on weekends and extended seasonal hours a must

 
Compensation: DOE, hourly
 
Please visit Hlaska.com for company information. Email resumes and a cover letter in MS Word, PDF or Text format to jobs@hlaska.com with the subject line “Sales Associate." Due to the high volume of responses we can only contact those selected for further consideration.

Production and Sourcing Manager

Job Responsibilities and Functions:

• Create sourcing deadlines and calendar based on final product landing date and incorporates design, sourcing, production and quality control lead-times.
• Manage and coordinate all phases of product development and production including agreed upon deadlines and calendar milestones, often times within tight/short lead-times.
• Establish and continue to build (source) a qualified network of manufacturing partners in the USA.
• Develop and execute testing parameters and manage quality control in pre and post production.
• Establish, monitor and maintain a method of evaluating the factories’ capabilities, capacity, management staff and manufacturing performance (e.g. inventory controls).
• Manage project pipeline, including prioritization and resource allocation for all product development & sourcing projects.
• Source and purchase raw materials and products, including custom designed hardware, fabric and final product.
• Identify issues that could potentially jeopardize final delivery dates and work with team on solutions and alternative options.

Responsible for:

• Successfully completing all product development & sourcing projects within management set deadline (including driving deadlines of all components necessary- design, pattern-making samples, etc.)
• Negotiating pricing with vendors for raw materials and labor costs to maintain or exceed target margins and budget.
• Managing product improvements and quality control based on customer and store feedback.
• Analyzing costs of goods and materials
• Creating and maintaining BOM’s (Bill of Materials)
• Maintaining and managing inventory levels of raw materials for final product buys.  This included external factories that hold raw materials.

Required:

• 5 to 7 years Apparel/Accessories sourcing experience- extensive production experience and strong knowledge and understanding of various manufacturing processes
• Experience with sourcing new vendors, working with cut and sew, patternmakers and design team
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Excellent project management skills; proven process design & implementation skills
• Results oriented; strong analytical & problem-solving skills
• Superior attention to detail, accuracy and follow through
• Self-motivated and able to effectively prioritize multiple projects and thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Strong verbal and written communication skills- able to communicate across different disciplines (can discuss design concepts with designers, as well as technical aspects with vendors)
• Thorough, consistent team player with a professional attitude
• Proficient computer skills to include Microsoft Office applications- specifically able to create and maintain spreadsheets
• Must be flexible and comfortable working in a start-up environment and able to create best practices and protocols

 
Compensation: DOE
Fulltime position, we offer medical benefits, store discounts paid time off

Please visit Hlaska.com for company information. Email resumes and a cover letter in MS Word, PDF or Text format jobs@hlaska.com  with the subject line “Production and Sourcing Manager." Due to the high volume of responses we can only contact those selected for further consideration.

Buyer

Do you thrive in a start-up environment? Are you looking for a career change that will challenge your previous buying experience?
Are you an innovative thinker who is passionate about luxury fashion?
If so you could be the right fit for our Buyer position

We are looking for a Buyer excited about a startup environment with fresh ideas to offer. We want someone that can take ideas handed to them and run with them, executing them with a can-do, enthusiastic attitude and come back with results. We offer a competitive salary, paid time off, health/dental/vision insurance and donut Fridays!

Responsibilities and Functions:

• Manage assortment planning process:
• Category/Department/Class mix
• SKU counts and SKU productivity
• Cost to assort for existing and new locations
• Create product/merchandising strategies to reach sales goals:
• Review for retail pricing structure to maintain competitive
• Maintain target product margins
• Identify new opportunities to capture sales
• Manage excel assortment grids with prices, margins, in-store drop dates
• Create SKUs and maintain SKU database in Quickbooks POS
• Forecast sales by location and determine seasonal buys and purchasing by SKU
• Manage company inventory/flow of goods:
• Identify low stock levels and place orders appropriately
• Enter and track PO's for finished goods
• Allocate inventory for distribution from warehouse to stores and web
• Rebalance stock between locations when necessary
• Identify potential inventory liabilities and take appropriate actions to correct inventory- includes creating exit strategies for seasonal merchandise and vendor returns/exchanges for third party products
• Create store minimum unit quantities and back stock requirements by location to assist with replenishment process
• Develop and provide appropriate business analysis for future purchases and assortment strategies (in the form of daily sales flash report, weekly and monthly reports on best sellers, sales and inventory)
• Meet with store staff to understand customer feedback on product quality and sales opportunities
• Work with Visual on plan-o-grams & merchandising guides for stores
• Collaborate with Marketing on events and promotions for stores
• Any other tasks as required by management

This position will require some travel to store locations to review business and product and a weekly or bi-weekly trip to the warehouse in South San Francisco to for replenishment distribution to stores.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 3 years retail experience
• Excellent analytical skills and problem solving
• Superior attention to detail, accuracy and follow through
• Self-motivated and able to effectively prioritize multiple projects and thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Thorough, consistent team player with a professional attitude
• Proficient computer skills to include Microsoft Office applications- specifically able to create and maintain spreadsheets

Please email your resume along with a cover letter and your salary requirements to info@hlaska.com and include "Buyer" in the subject line. Responses without cover letters, resumes and salary requirements will not be considered. Unfortunately we can only contact those who meet all of our requirements. Emails only, no faxes or calls please.

Web Marketing Coordinator

Do you thrive in a start-up environment?
Are you looking for a career change hat will challenge your previous marketing experience?
Are you an innovative thinker who is passionate about luxury fashion?
If so you could be the right fit for our Marketing Manager position!

We are looking for a Marketing Coordinator excited about a startup environment with fresh ideas to offer to work closely with our Marketing/Art Director on growing the audience for hlaska.com. We want someone that can take ideas handed to them and run with them, executing them with a can-do, enthusiastic attitude and come back with results. If you have to be told what to do each morning, please do not apply.

Requirements:

• Minimum 5 years experience consumer marketing with an emphasis on online marketing
• Experience and desire to oversee all aspects of social marketing including updates to Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, our corporate blog and more.
• Help manage flow of information out to grow awareness of brand and increase sales online and in store through key media, advertisement, guerilla marketing and other creative avenues
• Help manage and grow current email marketing list and track success of email marketing campaigns
• Experience with Google Ad-words including set up, implementation and analyzing click-thru, revenue, etc
• Help manage contact and build relationships with outside blog, print and media outlets
• Help plan and oversee key media events including in-store events, promotions alongside the Retail Marketing Manager.
• Plan, track and revise online and in-store promos to analyze best practices and maximize sales
• Analyze in-store and online sale trends to develop key strategies and promotions to grow brand awareness, increase online traffic and in-store foot traffic, and increase sales
• Analyze web traffic trends to improve web click through and sales
• Manage the marketing calendar from seasons and holiday driven promos to in store events, email campaigns
• Work well with a team including designers, visual merchandisers and store staff to execute all marketing ideas on time, efficiently, and within the brand's vision.

We offer a competitive salary, paid time off, health/dental/vision insurance and donut Fridays!

Please email your resume along with a cover letter and your salary requirements to info@hlaska.com and include "Marketing Manager" in the subject line. Responses without cover letters, resumes and salary requirements will not be considered. Unfortunately we can only contact those who meet all of our requirements. Emails only, no faxes or calls please.