Opportunity
ShoppingScout is a fast-paced start-up developing a revolutionary shopping solution and household brand that will change the way people buy both on- and offline. Our solution is the first to offer true localized shopping for consumables (like groceries, drug and pet supplies), continuously matching a personalized shopping list with the most complete product & pricing database for a much healthier and affordable lifestyle.
Position Locations
San Francisco, CA
Description
ShoppingScout is urgently seeking a motivated and skilled category analyst to join our world-class software engineering team. If you are the kind of person that does 10 times the work that your peers do because you are bright and passionate about your work, loves to learn and interact with a diverse group of bright and successful engineers and business executives, and is looking to get in on the ground floor of a startup that will be a billion dollar company, then we have the perfect opportunity for you!!
Key Responsibilities
• Utilize internal user interfaces to manage products within assigned categories
• Conduct Quality Assurance of incoming data
• Provide input to support Shoppers Application
• Recommend improvements for our tools and processes
Required
• Familiarity with retail products and websites
• Computer with internet access and strong computer skills
• Microsoft Office, Google Docs and SQL familiarity.
• Ability to review data and provide suggestions on product improvement.
• Self-motivated, highly organized, efficient team player with an eye for details
Desired
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative/ownership of projects and see through to completion.
• Superior knowledge of retail sales, assortment and merchandising.
• 3+ years experience in retail/grocery category management..
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) and organizational skills.
Part-time, Equity-based Compensation
We are a startup, looking for visionary opportunity seekers who are willing to start part-time as contract workers with a commitment of at least 15 hours / week, with equity compensation.This continuously develops a stake in the company and what we’ve accomplished, down the road there will also be an option to come on board as a full-time employee.
$500 referral fee
We are looking for exceptional talent. The best candidates are rarely looking for jobs. We need help getting the right people to learn about a challenging opportunity with high growth potential. We will pay you $500 if we hire your referral. If you don’t know anyone, split the referral fee with a friend that does.
About Us
ShoppingScout™ is the new household brand for shoppers who are looking to save time, money and improve the quality of products they purchase. ShoppingScout develops mobile and web-applications that serve as the shoppers personal assistant. Artificial intelligence is used to understand each shopper’s personal product preferences and criteria, evaluate products and pricing and help them optimally plan their shopping trip. These applications leverage ShoppingScout’s $100B market-leading database that contains local pricing, promotions and product attributes for all products carried by name brand retailers.
ShoppingScout is led by a seasoned management team, including founders Ken and Tim Ouimet, who are credited with launching retail price optimization and helping retailers like Albertson’s, Lowe’s and 7-Eleven better align their pricing with local demand and competition. COO Bob Dunst joined the team early 2011 with the background of one of the world’s top 4 superstar CIOs, adding a unique range and depth of retail industry experience, having served as Albertson’s CIO & EVP of Supply Chain, and as VP of Advanced Technology, Applications Development and e-business at Safeway.
