General Manager (GM) - Warehouse
Our Story:
Short Story is an award winning, technology-powered retailer dedicated to petite women 5'4" and under. Our mission is to create a seamless shopping experience for millions of petite women so they can dress with effortless confidence.
As a fast-growing startup, we're revolutionizing retail with a data-driven learning system that leverages customer feedback to create tailored products. We've been recognized by top publications like Forbes, Fortune and are backed by top investors who share our vision of building the world's next great consumer brand.
Our Values:
We're building a company with intention and purpose. Our culture thrives on data insights, exceptional commitment to fit, and the urgency to move quickly on what matters.
✨ Transform Lives. We're customer-first. Everything we create exists to give her confidence.
⚡️ Demand Excellence. We deliver only our best work, in Fit and Finish. We obsess about details others overlook.
💪 Embrace Challenges. We see obstacles as opportunities to invent better solutions.
💡 Think Differently. We get a thrill from finding better solutions others haven't seen.
Short Story is seeking a Warehouse General Manager (GM) to manage operations within our fulfillment center in South San Francisco. Your mission is to help us build a well-oiled machine, driven by a customer-centric mentality. You'll lead the charge on assembling a team of exceptionally talented, bright, and committed people. As Warehouse Manager, you will help us deliver our promise to our customers. You will oversee the receiving, handling, storing, picking, and packing activities within the warehouse, ensuring quality standards are met at every turn. You must be an exceptional people manager and operationally savvy. You will lead a team of 70+ associates and several functional Team Leads. You must have the ability and vision to help us scale rapidly. Our ideal candidate is exceptionally detail-oriented, and able to track multiple facets of the warehouse at any given time. In this role, you will own execution of our daily, weekly, and monthly operational goals.
Your primary responsibilities will be:
Ensure the warehouse operates at peak efficiency, with customer satisfaction being the primary goal, by supervising, organizing, directing, and training warehouse employees and establishing, monitoring, and managing operational goals
Develop warehouse operations systems by determining product handling and storage requirements, equipment utilization, inventory management, gate processes, and shipping
Review and prepare workflow, manning and space requirements, equipment layout, and action plans while ensuring productivity, quality and customer service standards are met
Inspire, develop, and support your direct reports and warehouse associates
Connect your team to our vision and bring focus & intention to delivering on our stated goals
Recruit, interview, and onboard new team members to build an exceptional team
Manage the labor planning needs for your team to meet weekly goals through accurate planning for current and future hiring needs
Continuously find ways to do things more effectively, ask client-centric questions, share their learnings with others, and work through challenges and obstacles
Review daily performance data and analyze for trends and opportunities. Make informed decisions and respond to changing operational needs effectively e.g. staffing and process changes.
You will oversee four functional areas:
Outbound: manage every aspect of the outbound shipping process, including picking, folding, and shipping orders. You will ensure that every detail is perfect in our Short Story curations. This team is also responsible for processing Client exchanges.
Returns: ensure that all returned items are of highest quality before being placed back into inventory to delight another Client.
New Merch: receivenew inventory from our vendor partners by tagging, categorizing, and binning 100% of our new inventory.
Support: enable a successful operation overall by solving fulfillment issues, repairing and restoring inventory, and keeping equipment running smoothly.
Minimum Qualifications:
You are proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) or G Suite (Google Sheets, Docs, Slide) and love learning new systems
You have a four-year degree or equivalent professional experience
You are an exceptional people manager with 8+ years leading other people managers of large teams (30-250)
This is an 100% in person role. You must be able to work in our South San Francisco warehouse.
Comfortable delivering frequent written and oral feedback
Eligible to work in the United States
Other Qualifications
You thrive in fast-moving environments where you will move quickly
You are energetic and ready to be on-the-go -- leading your team from the floor for 8 or more hours per day
Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to think analytically while working in a fast-paced startup environment
Expert in navigating, utilizing, and teaching various platforms including Front, Zendesk, Airtable, and Stripe
Entrepreneurial mindset: You must be comfortable and confident leading a small team where your ideas and efforts will have a direct impact on company processes
Expertise in verbal and written communication with internal and external stakeholders
Previous experience working in ecommerce or a tech startup is a plus
Must be able to wear many hats with a hands-on, ready-to-go attitude
Must be flexible and accept change readily with a driven and positive mindset
Eager to learn and excited to help build a company from the ground up
Able to translate client experience communications into recommendations and actionable items
Why You'll Love Working at Short Story:
You'll get to work at an early-stage start-up, to build the culture, and to have an outsized impact on our company and society
You'll be a key part of the company with the ability to make high-impact decisions
You'll get the opportunity to try your hand at new things. We deeply believe in giving people opportunity to venture into new areas
We are a successful, fast-growing startup solving problems that have not been solved before and reinventing fashion for an underserved segment
We are a group of smart, passionate, hustlers with a wealth of diverse experiences
We are motivated by unique challenges and opportunities
We are our own customers; many of us on the team are petite women who love our products
We are driven by the mission of helping petite women find their perfect fit so they can dress with total confidence
Compensation & Benefits
Attractive early stage compensation package including equity
Medical, dental, and vision benefits
401k with company match
Flexible PTO policy
Catered lunch on Fridays and company events
Employee discount on merchandise
Opportunity to work at a Y-Combinator-backed startup alongside a dedicated and experienced founding team
Short Story is committed to providing equal employment opportunity and a work environment free of discrimination and harassment for all employees and applicants. We work diligently to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.
Short Story is committed to providing equal employment opportunity and a work environment free of discrimination and harassment for all employees and applicants. We work diligently to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.