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Internship - Fashion/Operations

Rosie Pope · New York, NY, USA ·

Job type:
Full Time

Founded in 2008, the Rosie Pope line has grown from a collection of couture gowns to encompass all things maternity and baby! From a series of advice columns to a widely distributed line of maternity and baby clothes, the Rosie Pope brand is to motherhood what Martha Stewart is to entertaining. There are two locations in NYC, the Flagship on the Upper East Side and the Tribeca location which is known as The Lab – an eclectic mix of all things maternity. From curating next season’s color palettes to cultivating the ultimate shopping experience, this space in Tribeca houses seeded ideas from which great things bloom!

Job Description
There are two unpaid internship positions currently available at Rosie Pope. We are looking for detail-oriented applicants interested in learning more about the intricacies of the retail industry at a small and growing company. Our company is becoming more widespread by the day, with all operations occurring at our downtown Manhattan location including the distribution of e-commerce sales. The ability to keep up your pace is not only a must in the city but indispensable at our company.

Qualifications
It is not mandatory that applicants should be seeking college credit for their internship hours, however it is a plus! The program dates are flexible. We ask that the applicant is able to work at least 3 days per week for a minimum of 12 weeks. The earliest available start date is

November 6 .

A current college graduate or undergraduate student seeking retail experience

Proficient in Microsoft Office and Excel

Able to grasp and implement new concepts quickly

Able to analyze existing data and identify errors

Driven to take the initiative with new ideas

Able to identify where improvement is needed

Organized and timely

Though you will not be working directly with customers, enthusiasm is a must! At Rosie Pope Maternity, every day is a baby shower!

Additional Information
The internship mainly takes place in Tribeca with occasional trips to the UES store to assess product, rearrange the stockroom, etc. The main components of the internship are product management, internet operations, and order fulfillment.

Product Management Tasks

Assessing inventory levels

Identifying areas of shrink or growth

Stacking and moving inventory

Completing store transfers

Reporting on stock levels

Prepping the order of new merchandise to replenish all stores

Enacting strategies to move merchandise both in stores and online

Internet Operations Tasks

Distributing online purchases

Developing strategies to reduce online returns

Developing processes to maintain online stock

Maintaining product levels to prevent lost sales

Analyzing data to determine product interest amongst geographic region

Identifying ways to convert boutique shoppers to online sales

Tracking revenue increases based on marketing efforts

Order Fulfillment Tasks

Pulling and packing drop ship orders

Pulling and packing in house online orders

Identifying when stock is low

Removing product from third party retailers’ sites

Acknowledging when product is moving quickly

Enacting strategies to move less ideal product

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