Job Description
Job DescriptionSalary: $40,000 - $50,000
Lucky Goat Coffee is a specialty coffee production roaster based in Tallahassee, Florida. Since 2010, we have focused on expanding our brand through a growing caf portfolio, an expanding wholesale business and a booming e-commerce platform with nationwide reach. We are a team passionate about coffee and focused on making every experience with our brand one to remember.
The Branding Associate supports the growth and evolution of the Lucky Goat Coffee brand across Tallahassee and our expanding franchise markets. This role plays a key part in brand development through the creation of retail merchandise capsules, the development of caf merchandise guidelines, and oversight of retail planning and buying. This is a unique opportunity to help shape a growing brand while gaining hands-on experience in retail strategy and brand execution.
This is a full-time onsite position within Tallahassee, FL reporting to the Marketing Manager and working on the Branding team in a collaborative, passionate environment.
Requirements
- Working towards a BA/BS in marketing, merchandising or equivalent working experience.
- Proven management and organizational skills - with thoroughness and attention to detail.
- Strong eye for color, layouts, graphics, and visual design.
- Skilled in creating, editing, and promoting written and visual content.
- Superior communication skills and ability to thrive in a collaborative, rapidly changing work environment.
- A dedicated and supportive team player, flexible, accommodating, doing what it takes to help others succeed.
- Energy and persistence to see tasks through successful completion.
- Strong interpersonal skills - able to develop good work relationships, enjoy meeting and working with people at all levels and from diverse walks of life.
Job Description
- Partner with the Art Department to curate retail merchandise capsules aligned with the Lucky Goat brand and seasonal initiatives.
- Analyze market trends, customer preferences, and historical sales data to determine
an optimal product mix.
- Maintain strong relationships with retail vendors to secure favorable terms and ensure a consistent supply of inventory.
- Manage quarterly buying budgets, ensuring gross profit margins
are met through strategic purchasing and pricing.
- Issue and track purchase orders, leveraging sales data and market trends to forecast inventory needs.
- Create merchandising guidelines for each capsule that bring products to life across corporate and franchise cafs and the e-commerce platform.
- Oversee the launch of retail capsules on the e-commerce platform, ensuring photography, descriptions, and pricing are accurately assigned.
- Monitor retail inventory levels to identify slow-moving or obsolete stock and execute appropriate sell-through or depletion strategies.
- Lead monthly stock counts to identify and resolve discrepancies between physical and system inventory.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Paid Time Off and company holidays
- Health Benefits package
- Employee Discount of 25% off
- 401K along with company match
- All the great coffee you can drink!
All benefits subject to change based on applicable laws and/or the Companys lawful discretion. Benefits plan terms and applicable law control with respect to insurance terms.