Merchandise Associate (International Only)

The role

The Merchandise Associate will own the end-to-end creation and maintenance of items and POs. This person will manage the operational source of truth to ensure the styling pipeline runs on precise backend information.

What you will do

• Update and maintain the product catalog including descriptions and images.
• Enter product information and pricing into the database system.
• Conduct regular quality checks on product data.
• Identify and address data discrepancies or issues.
• Maintain communication with the merchandise team in San Francisco.
• Provide support for special projects, research, and administrative tasks.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Clothing Technology, Apparel Engineering, or Fashion Merchandising.
• 2 to 6+ years of experience working inside a structured, apparel operation in buying, merchandise planning, or brand management roles.
• Fluent in English.
• 2+ years of experience with data entry in English.
• Exceptional writing skills.
• Extreme attention to detail.
• Strong with Data: comfort running calculations, analyzing data, and tracking numbers under tight deadlines.
• Proficiency with G Suite (Google Sheets, Docs, Slides).
• Flexible and able to wear many hats.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with Slack and Airtable
• Previous experience working in e-commerce tech startup
• You thrive in fast-moving environments where we move quickly
• You are energetic and ready to be on-the-go
• Eager to learn and excited to help build a company from the ground up

About the company

Short Story is a technology powered retailer dedicated to petite women 5'4" and under. It is a fast-growing startup using a data driven learning system to create tailored products.