Woot® : One Day, One Deal™

Buyer: Sports/Fitness/Outdoor (Woot Services LLC, Dallas, Texas)

You know when to huddle up and when to make the big solo play. You're aggressive, talented, experienced, and yet you've got a smile that sells cereal boxes. You're not some prima donna, you're not even a pre-Cyndi Lauper. You know helping the team is better than grandstanding, but you're not scared to showboat every once in a while, you know, for the fans. Most of all, you've got a sense of humor, and you want to work with the team that invented the "one deal each day" Internet business model. Hey, that's us! Go, Woot, go!

In this job, you’ll learn: our secret internal play codes. For example, "Blue Sixty-Five" means there's breakfast tacos in the break room.

Intangible benefits: if you talk fast enough, you can write off a four-day camping trip as "high-end product testing" or something.

Potential hazards: only if you text locker room photos to a reporter by mistake.

If Woot were a superhero team, you’d be: the tough best friend of the hero who never seems to have a costume. But you'll be a hero on the inside, where it counts most. And by "most" we mean "not at all when compared to a guy who can fly." Sorry!

Degrees of separation from CEO: if you can break through the defensive line, zero! Just try not to hit him too hard.

Worst part of the job: when some kid tries to trade you a thirty cent cup of soda for the shirt off your back. Just because it's in a classic commercial doesn't mean it always works.

It’ll go better if: you don't start the interview by asking if you can prove your worth by arm-wrasslin' the other applicants.

Make sure you bring: a mix cd featuring We Are The Champions, Cotton Eyed Joe and that Zombie Nation song. Oh oh oh OH! Oh oh oh OH OH OH OH oh! Oh OH oh! Yeah, you know it. Always gets everybody pumped up.

Responsibilities include:

• Maximize relationships with existing vendors, while cultivating new opportunities.
• Maintain effective communication channels internally and externally.
• Source and purchase consumer products from vendors, for various Woot sites.
• Negotiate with existing and potential vendors for best combination of pricing, product, delivery, service and terms.
• Handle a high volume of inbound communication from existing and potential vendors.
• Monitor competitor/industry developments.

Minimum Qualifications/Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree (or a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience) plus:
• Experience with multi-channel online retailer/distributor/manufacturer, with a background in Sales or Buying roles.
• Experience purchasing or selling products in one or more of the following areas: Camping & Outdoors, Fitness Equipment, Golf, Cycling or other Sporting Goods categories.
• Proven track record as a deal closer.
• 3+ years direct manufacturer negotiation experience, with high level contacts/relationships.
• Ability to analyze large data sets to make strategic decisions.
• Proficient in MS Office – Excel, Word & Outlook.
• Salesforce experience.
• Strong project management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to think strategically and tactically, and outside of the “norm,” in a fast-paced, ever-changing, very demanding environment.
• Proactive attitude with the ability to react to unforeseen situations.
• Team player.

Salary: Based on experience

Woot Services LLC is an equal opportunity employer.

Buyer: Kids/Baby Toys (Woot Services LLC, Dallas, Texas)

If the potatoes touch the carrots, you send the entire meal back. When there's a new Disney movie, you buy tickets a month in advance. You're that kid who never grew up, and you can tell at a glance what's going to be cool and what will just be forgotten. It's your calling, to be a buyer for an Internet retail site. So why not hang out with us? You can share across multiple teams, work quietly without being asked, politely assist your fellow co-workers and never talk in the lunch line. You learned those childhood lessons well, now put them to good use!

In this job, you’ll learn: that you can make a pretty good living by not putting away childish things.

Intangible benefits: if you want to goof off, just watch some cartoons! "Haven't you ever heard of market research, boss?"

Potential hazards: if you hum "It's A Small World" every day your desk-neighbors are probably going to strangle you.

If Woot were a superhero team, you’d be: the new hero who got hired to be the babysitter and then turns out to be like a Class Omega mutant who's stronger than everybody combined.

Degrees of separation from CEO: Something like three, but you can always go to him if Mommy says no. Then maybe try holding your breath until you turn blue, that's a good trick.

Worst part of the job: due to growing responsibilities, recess has been suspended for the foreseeable future.

It’ll go better if: you have the blind trust of a innocent child and the negotiation skills of a mob boss. So, be like a two year old, basically.

Make sure you bring: a roll-up mat and money for milk. Juice boxes are for closers.

Responsibilities include:

• Maximize relationships with existing vendors, while cultivating new opportunities.
• Maintain effective communication channels internally and externally.
• Source and purchase consumer products from vendors, for various Woot sites.
• Negotiate with existing and potential vendors for best combination of pricing, product, delivery, service and terms.
• Handle a high volume of inbound communication from existing and potential vendors.
• Monitor competitor/industry developments.

Minimum Qualifications/Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree (or a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience) plus:
• Experience with multi-channel online retailer/distributor/manufacturer, with a background in Sales or Buying roles.
• Experience purchasing or selling products in one or more of the following areas: Toys, Games, Kids & Baby Clothing, and Baby Products.
• Proven track record as a deal closer.
• 3+ years direct manufacturer negotiation experience, with high level contacts/relationships.
• Ability to analyze large data sets to make strategic decisions.
• Proficient in MS Office – Excel, Word & Outlook.
• Salesforce experience.
• Strong project management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to think strategically and tactically, and outside of the “norm,” in a fast-paced, ever-changing, very demanding environment.
• Proactive attitude with the ability to react to unforeseen situations.
• Team player.

Salary: Based on experience

Woot Services LLC is an equal opportunity employer.

Buyer: Home, Lawn & Kitchen (Woot Services LLC, Dallas, Texas)

What's better than the hearth and surrounding lands? Ancient Romans knew the home was the most important place, and so do you. Even the cheapest dirt floor hovel can be a cozy bungalow with a few well placed throw rugs and some nice lawn care products. You're all about finding inexpensive ways to improve your surroundings and pushing them on others to boot. You enjoy doing it for free, so why not get paid for it? Why not find and buy those products for us? Aggressive as a garden mosquito, experienced as an aged wooden bench, skilled as a… well, skillet, we suppose. Whatever, you know your way around all aspects of a home, and you know what people like you are gonna want. You don't have to be a self-starter because you never ever stop. You might not care to change anyone's world, but you know how to give total strangers the power to do it themselves… at a low low cost!

In this job, you’ll learn: that the only thing more fun than controlling your own environment is controlling someone else's. Think of yourself as Martha Stewart for the deal-minded.

Intangible benefits: you'll always know the feng shui dragon is smiling upon your life path.

Potential hazards: every time someone tries to dry their hands on the guest towels, it'll cut you like a knife.

If Woot were a superhero team, you’d be: choosing to stay behind and maybe do a little tiling in the monitor satellite's bathroom. What if an alien emperor shows up and sees it looking like a pigsty? That'd be a REAL crisis.

Degrees of separation from CEO: It doesn't really matter, you're just gonna bust in there and tsktsk until he cleans up his office.

Worst part of the job: the CEO's office. Matt, we got you those shelves for a reason, buddy.

It’ll go better if: you've got little animal friends like bluejays and squirrels who will do your job for you as you sing about what a beautiful day it is. Because sometimes we get tour groups and THAT'S the kind of thing tour groups love to see.

Make sure you bring: a strong need to improve other people's personal spaces.

Responsibilities include:

• Maximize relationships with existing vendors, while cultivating new opportunities.
• Maintain effective communication channels internally and externally.
• Source and purchase consumer products from vendors, for various Woot sites.
• Negotiate with existing and potential vendors for best combination of pricing, product, delivery, service and terms.
• Handle a high volume of inbound communication from existing and potential vendors.
• Monitor competitor/industry developments.

Minimum Qualifications/Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree (or a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience) plus:
• Experience with multi-channel online retailer/distributor/manufacturer, with a background in Sales or Buying roles.
• Experience purchasing or selling products in one or more of the following areas: Home Goods, Cutlery, Personal Care, Small Household Appliances, Kitchen, Home Environment, Tools, Lawn/Garden, Kitchen Electronics, and Tabletop.
• Proven track record as a deal closer.
• 3+ years direct manufacturer negotiation experience, with high level contacts/relationships.
• Ability to analyze large data sets to make strategic decisions.
• Proficient in MS Office – Excel, Word & Outlook.
• Salesforce experience.
• Strong project management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to think strategically and tactically, and outside of the “norm,” in a fast-paced, ever-changing, very demanding environment.
• Proactive attitude with the ability to react to unforeseen situations.
• Team player.

Salary: Based on experience

Woot Services LLC is an equal opportunity employer.

Buyer: Electronics (Woot Services LLC, Dallas, Texas)

You started out an acoustic buyer. When you made the change, everyone gasped. One called you Judas, another tried to cut the cable with an axe. But you held on, and now you're a trend-setter, an industry leader, and sometimes called a visionary in your field. You've mastered getting deals on all things electric and you're reading to push the envelope again. Hey, guess what? Us too! Why don't we go on the road together, man? And by the road we mean you can buy electronics for our website. See, it's slang.

In this job, you’ll learn: how to push the definition of the word "electronics" to the very limit. By which we mean you're covered if someone catches you doing the Electric Slide in the hallways.

Intangible benefits: For you, being grounded is a positive thing!

Potential hazards: well-meaning co-workers could start calling the path to your desk Electric Avenue and you'll never get the song out of your head.

If Woot were a superhero team, you’d be: choosing an affordable yet wonderful stereo for the monitor room. And boy, is that new Chromeo album gonna sound GREAT when you crank it up!

Degrees of separation from CEO:About six, until he needs a new television. Then suddenly he'll be your best pal.

Worst part of the job: trying to figure out potential hypotheticals over lunch. Like, a coffee machine that Twitters when it's ready, would that be you or the housewares buyer? Not so easy, right?

It’ll go better if: you used to sell speakers from a white van. Talk about experience with our business model!

Make sure you bring: batteries or an extension cord. It's a good suggestion for life in general, too.

Responsibilities include:

• Maximize relationships with existing vendors, while cultivating new opportunities.
• Maintain effective communication channels internally and externally.
• Source and purchase consumer products from vendors, for various Woot sites.
• Negotiate with existing and potential vendors for best combination of pricing, product, delivery, service and terms.
• Handle a high volume of inbound communication from existing and potential vendors.
• Monitor competitor/industry developments.

Minimum Qualifications/Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree (or a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience) plus:
• Experience with multi-channel online retailer/distributor/manufacturer, with a background in Sales or Buying roles.
• Experience purchasing or selling products in consumer electronics.
• 3+ years direct manufacturer negotiation experience, with high level contacts/relationships.
• Ability to analyze large data sets to make strategic decisions.
• Proficient in MS Office – Excel, Word & Outlook.
• Salesforce experience.
• Strong project management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to think strategically and tactically, and outside of the “norm,” in a fast-paced, ever-changing, very demanding environment.
• Proactive attitude with the ability to react to unforeseen situations.
• Team player.

Salary: Based on experience

Woot Services LLC is an equal opportunity employer.

Nav Developer (Woot Services LLC, Dallas, Texas)

YOU. An experienced Navision implementation expert. YOU. Able and willing to mentor less experienced Nav developers. YOU. Strong in C/SIDE and SQL with a background rich in financial experience. YOU. YOU. YOU.

Woot wants YOU to fill the gap in your lives! Like perfume across a disco you'll enter our life with your strong communication skills. You'll turn business needs into Nav functionality the way you turned our legs into jelly, and you'll take off your white jacket, throw it into the crowd, and handle a fast moving environment with the ability to work on multiple projects at the same time. Your name is the word on the street, and street is talking about the ideas and solutions you bring to the table. You're s-s-s-s-s-self startin' like a super-tuned Dodge Charger, and you know it! Strut down to your cubicle like you got the fever! Uh! Uh! Work that groovy code like it was a Saturday night!

In this job, you’ll learn: some really good chili recipes.

Intangible benefits: the neat chain-link fencing on the walls offer an edgy cyberpunk-like work environment. Perfect for 21st Century programming!

Potential hazards: if you try to climb that fence, you might rip your pants, and then you'd be sad, because those were the pair of pants you loved most of all the pants you own.

If Woot were a superhero team, you’d be: the mysterious wizard who speaks in strange languages and has vast powers! Also, your solo book would get cancelled a lot but you'd always be really popular when you were on a team.

Degrees of separation from CEO: once a month he'll peek his head in and say "How's it's going, crocodile?" Apparently that used to be a thing when he was younger. It's best if you just politely nod and go about your business.

Worst part of the job: the way you'll be watched Truman Show style by a distant audience of which… oh, no one told you they exist? Ha ha! And why should they? We're just making a joke! Ha ha ha ha! Ooo, boy, did we just make a huge mistake.

It’ll go better if: you have a robot sidekick. But then again, that's true for most things in life.

Make sure you bring: an extra robot sidekick for everyone else. After all, who doesn't want their own robot sidekick?

Qualifications:

• Computer Science degree or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years experience with MS SQL Server.
• 5+ years experience with Microsoft Dynamics Nav.
• Strong SQL Skills.
• Strong C/Side language skills
• Experience in Nav modules IE GL, Sales, Relationship Management, bins, web services, fixed assets, purchasing, edi
• Experience with Microsoft .Net languages
• Participation in full development life cycle of product/application development.

Requirements:

• Ability to work on multiple concurrent projects.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Must be a team player with good people skills.
• Ability to interface with all levels within the organization.
• Proficient with MS Office products.

Salary: Based on experience

Woot Services LLC is an equal opportunity employer.

Receiving Lead (Woot Services LLC, Dallas, Texas)

You were the kid who had the tidiest room. When something showed up, you found a place for it. And now your only goal is to supervise the day-to-day activities of an organization’s distribution center in a rapidly growing company, more specifically the inbound and put away activities. That's right, this time it won't be story books and a stuffed panda. It'll be real, honest-to-Goodness inventory. If you're a strong leader and outstanding team builder with 3+ years of experience supervising an inbound workforce, high energy, solution focused, and demonstrate a ‘can do’ attitude, we're all over you like gravy on a biscuit. Be self-motivated and have excellent communication skills plus a desire to help build stronger, more competitive, values driven team and suddenly there's sausage, fresh from the grill. And if you're prepared to manage and lead aspects of the receiving area in a manner that results in accuracy, timeliness and profitability without compromising company standards for quality while understanding organizational leadership principles and being representative of those principles? Well, that's the iced tea that makes this job into a meal! Also be aware the successful candidate will have opportunities that may lead to other functional areas within DC operations that aren't related to breakfast.

In this job, you’ll learn: that playing Tetris is actually much harder when the lines don't disappear until a truck arrives.

Intangible benefits: when the parking lot floods you can stand on the loading dock and pretend to be a harbormaster of olde.

Potential hazards: sometimes your co-workers will dress up in a kraken costume and charge at you so you'll need to be ready for that.

If Woot were a superhero team, you’d be: that one anti-hero who gets things done. Maybe your methods aren't always pretty. But you get results. Serious results.

Degrees of separation from CEO: six hundred and nineteen. He's very shy.

Worst part of the job: it's a really lousy kraken costume. Like, it has five and a half tentacles. Getting charged at by that is just insulting.

It’ll go better if: you make little igloos out of the shipping boxes and just live inside those. Think of the money you'll save on rent!

Make sure you bring: mirrored sunglasses. They'll give you an air of authority.

Education & Experience Requirements:

• Coordinate and lead inbound activities that include but not limited to; inbound receiving/put away, traffic, inventory control, and cross dock opportunities to feed order fulfillment activities and other business process as required.
• Coordinate daily work schedules of personnel in order to meet inbound requirements.
• Supervise and train operational personnel to meet daily organizational requirements and assure proper staffing and optimal utilization of staff and resources.
• Recommend changes when necessary and assists in implementation of approved new processes.
• Enforce and create policies and procedures. Communicate job expectations to all employees; plan, monitor, appraise, and review performance. Train new and current operational staff on daily procedures.
• Work with Procurement team to streamline communication and procedures to assure highest customer service and efficiency.
• Work with DC Operations Manager to identify and monitor key metrics.
• Work directly with Inventory Control, Procurement, and Accounting to insure the material handling protocols and inventory transactions are properly executed.
• Generates reports on productivity, provides inbound status and labor hours for weekly and monthly reports as required. Must support activity base costing (ABC) initiatives.
• Responsible for both preventative and maintenance programs for all equipment, as well as, the coordination of all necessary repairs. Maintain cleanliness of facilities that is above industry standards.  Keep individual workspace neat, clean and organized.
• Responsible for execution of safety programs/initiatives in order to provide a safe and clean workplace for employees within the regulations of all OSHA, local, state and company regulations and policies.
• Perform other assignments as needed as directed by management.
• Must be able to work various shifts, weekends, seasonal peak times, and operational spikes as required ─ this is not a 40 hour a week position nor is it an 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. opportunity.
• Leads by example and must continuously be engaged with all operation activities ─ this is not a desk position. As a representative of the operations leadership chain, candidate must have an excellent attendance record, demonstrate a positive attitude, treat all employees with respect, communicate in a professional and honest manner and be a productive leader.
• Workflow management and delegation.
• Ability to build and maintain a positive employee relations environment.
• Train new employees; including seasonal and contract employees, and cross train existing operational personnel.
• Troubleshoot basic receiving issues and communicate issues to the appropriate department/personnel.

Reports to:

• DC Operations Manager

Reports to:

• Inventory Control Department & Traffic
• Accounting & Finance Department
• Procurement Department
• Human Resources Department
• Facilities Department
• RMA Department

Qualifications:

• 3+ yrs exp. in a DC Leadership position.
• Experience managing DC supervisors, leads, and staff, preferably multi shift
• Process improvement and workflow analysis workflow required
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel and Word
• Demonstrated Change Management experience; open to new methods and processes that build process efficiencies. “This is the way we have always done this” perspective is not what we are looking for.
• Proven track record in team building.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills
• Good organizational skills
• Familiarity with Warehouse Management procedures and Warehouse Management Systems
• Ability to lift 50 lbs repeatedly
• Ability to work with people in fast paced environment

Salary: Based on experience

Woot Services LLC is an equal opportunity employer.

SQL DBA Developer (Woot Services LLC, Dallas, TX)

When you check into a hotel, you mentally group everything at the desk into easy-to-remember groups. When you watch television, you're constantly sorting what you see into cross-referenced sub-genres for later conversation. You're a lean, mean, data tuning machine, and you can fit any two datums together, any time you want. THIS. IS. YOUR. DAY. The person filling this position will have substantial DBA duties, including maintaining and tuning production databases.  They will also be responsible for working on a variety of business support and reporting applications using Microsoft development tools. You gotta be a team player able to work directly with end-users and your departmental posse to design, develop and support applications. Expect a fast-moving environment that will require the ability to work on multiple projects at the same time, as well as disapproving looks when you say "posse" at the staff meeting. Learn from our mistake, people. Instead, consider adding value to the team by bringing ideas and solutions, and for Heaven's sake be a self-starter. Like all good information, we'll expect you to be useful alone AND in value pairs, so you better be good by yourself and in a team.

In this job, you’ll learn: to fear the words "Hey, guys, Bag of Crap's up next, okay?"

Intangible benefits: Your office is pretty close to where they set the pizzas on Free Pizza Day, so if you're quick...

Potential hazards: The more pizza you eat, the less quick you'll be.

If Woot were a superhero team, you’d be: a former hero whose comic wasn't selling, leading to a near-death experience and recreation as a computer-themed hero who suddenly becomes critically acclaimed. Not that we're pointing fingers or anything.

Degrees of separation from CEO: Whoa, whoa, whoa, you want US to compile this data for YOU? Not a good image you're projecting there, pal.

Worst part of the job: when someone casually asks "Hey, what's the right way to pronounce 'SQL' anyway?" Kettle, meet worms.

It’ll go better if: you don't refer to your co-workers in other departments as "insignificant whitespace."

Make sure you bring: a clipboard. It'll make you look busy.

Qualifications:

• Computer Science degree or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years experience with MS SQL Server (2000, 2005, 2008) databases in a DBA role.
• 2+ years experience with Oracle (11g) databases in a DBA role.
• Strong DBA SQL Skills.
• 3+ years developing Data-Driven Web Applications in the .NET environment using ASP.NET, C#, VB.NET, and WCF.
• SSRS
• SSIS/Legacy DTS
• Participation in full development life cycle of product/application development.

Requirements:

• Ability to work on multiple concurrent projects.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Must be a team player with good people skills.
• Ability to interface with all levels within the organization.
• Proficient with MS Office products.

Salary: Based on experience

Woot Services LLC is an equal opportunity employer.

Senior Vendor Manager (Woot Services LLC, Seattle, Washington)

Are you the sort of person who goes to the ball park with a pen and paper? Do you buy comic books only because you want to complete your database on Number Of Punches Thrown Per Issue? Are you interested in working in an innovative, high-impact business role with the opportunity to flex both your analytical and negotiation muscles? If you're used to vendor management, enjoy applying a healthy balance of qualitative and quantitative analysis to analyze historical data and industry trends, and can't get enough of collecting first-hand industry insights from existing Woot and Amazon buyers who are experts in their field, today's the luckiest day of your life!

Be aware: this role will be inherently cross functional, requiring individuals who are interested in leading collaboration and negotiation across the organization, in both the physical and virtual workspace. You'll have frequent, executive-level vendor contact and the final candidate will need strong presentation and strategic negotiating skills. Significant experience analyzing data, identifying trends, extracting conclusions, presenting recommendations in a simple and clear manner, love of problem solving, proficiency using Excel and other tools to analyze large data sets, a good cherry pie recipe, and a healthy obsession with the rapidly evolving daily deal and flash sale space. Oh, did you find the joke? Then you just might be the detail-oriented candidate we're looking for!

In this job, you’ll learn: how to stare down an angry lion. You probably won't ever use that skill, because lions don't often work in this side of the industry. But if it ever comes up, you'll be ready.

Intangible benefits: if you say you're stepping out to meet a lion, you've got an iron-clad alibi. Who's gonna question that?

Potential hazards: it's in Seattle, so be aware you'll have drink six cups of coffee minimum per day. That's just state law, we're told.

If Woot were a superhero team, you’d be: the jolly aunt or uncle who seems to stumble in at just the right moment to save the hero from certain doom… "by accident." Yeah, you know more than you're lettin' on, jolly aunt or uncle.

Degrees of separation from CEO: Degrees ain't nothin' but a number, baby. It's who you are inside that matters.

Worst part of the job: the constant, relentless sunshine and 90 degree weather.

It’ll go better if: you don't actually believe what we wrote for the "Worst part of the job:" entry up there. A good Senior Vendor Manager knows to research suspicious claims!

Make sure you bring: donuts for your co-workers. Especially the guy who writes the job descriptions. He prefers maple, FYI.

Responsibilities:

• Building executive-level vendor partnerships with holdout vendors.
• Engaging with vendors to pitch the Woot value proposition and gather insight and feedback into how Woot can be their overstock solution.
• Analyzing large amounts of deal performance data to identify the attributes that determine a good deal.
• Learning the “art of the deal”, the contextual elements that in the market segment, that impact whether or not a deal will perform.
• Negotiating best-in-class vendor terms, costs, and inventory arrangements.
• Planning and executing a robust pipeline of optimal deals across a variety of categories and subcategories.
• Diving deep into post-humus deal performance to determine drivers and refine existing and/or future deal plans.
• Solving deal customer experience issues that affect downstream customers and Woot customers.
• Documenting standard processes for identifying and crystallizing optimal deal structures.

Basic Qualifications:

• 5+ years in product, project, business, and/or vendor management is required
• Bachelor’s degree in business, operations, supply-chain or a related discipline
• Ability to work independently and focus on strong business analysis and research in a recent job function
• Thorough knowledge of and experience using Excel and/or Access databases
• Outstanding organizational skills and strong written/verbal communication skills
• Unwavering attention to detail and an acute awareness that everything counts
• Ability to juggle multiple priorities and make things happen in a fast-paced, dynamic environment; strong bias for action.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 7+ years in product, project or process management.
• Proven track record in vendor negotiation and relationship management.
• Experience owning and managing the entire supply base for a given category or product segment, ideally with consumer products.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills; ability to prepare data and metrics to back up assumptions and evaluate outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to present strategic concepts, evaluate tradeoffs and socialize opportunistic new ideas with business partners.
• MBA or supply chain related masters preferred
• Working knowledge of SQL and Data Warehouse

Salary: Based on experience

Woot Services LLC is an equal opportunity employer.

Project Manager (Woot Services, LLC, Seattle, Washington)

They call you Cephalopoda because you reach out in every direction. You've got one hand in the server room, the other in the staff meeting, and the third making coffee with the fourth. You're the kind of person who wants to manage multiple projects such as new site launches and expansions, in a fast-paced environment that suits your ability in planning and design. Also you're comfortable in both fresh and salt water, we can't stress that enough.

In this job, you’ll learn: if you're the sort of octopus that has venom. Not all do, you know.

Intangible benefits: You might get the desk floating just above the coral bed. It's pretty and the clownfish always play good music.

Potential hazards: you'll be an alpha predator in this environment, but never drop your guard, because there's always a bigger fish. Always.

If Woot were a superhero team, you’d be: the one who has to do all the heavy lifting at the command of the king of Atlantis. But your one-shot will end up a cult classic to comic bloggers, if that helps ease the blow.

Degrees of separation from CEO:Three or so, but with your spongy body, you'll be able to squeeze into the crack in his wall any time you want. Perfect for getting out of deadline meetings!

Worst part of the job: those stupid tourists and their snorkels. Don't they know you're trying to meet a deadline?

It’ll go better if: you can control your ink and only use it when appropriate.

Make sure you bring: enough krill for everyone.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Five + years in large-scale operations project management.
• Ability to communicate, both verbal and written, with a wide variety of audiences both internal and external to the company.
• MS Office skills including Microsoft Project.
• Must possess a sense of urgency & an appreciation for working in a fast-paced, deadline oriented environment.

Job Responsibilities:

• Responsible for project management and support on new customer service site launches and site expansions.
• Coach and guide all supporting teams throughout the project lifecycle.
• Schedule periodic planning, progress, and close out meetings with project team & consultants/contractors.
• Ensure that contracted resources deliver work to meet duration and quality targets, addressing and ensuring the correction of under-performance issues.
• Manage blocking issues, provide escalation management, anticipate and make tradeoffs, and meet committed delivery timelines.
• Document and present strategies and periodic updates to internal and external audiences.
• Ensure that final contract plans, specifications and other project documents are coordinated, are constructible and complete.

Salary: Based on experience

Woot Services LLC is an equal opportunity employer.

Forum Moderator (Woot Workshop, Seattle, Washington)

We like to think of our forums as a Free-Speech Zone. And freedom works best at the point of a bayonet – or a “Delete Post” button. As Forum Moderator, it'll be your job to keep the forums safe and sanitary, while highlighting the posts that actually have something valuable to say. You'll slap the bad guys' hands and the good guys' backs. You'll have to shrug off insults and keep a level head no matter how badly the jerks act.

In this job, you’ll learn: that this most excellent Manos: the Hands of Fate (1966) ain't no Cabbage Patch Elvis, you spacebaby chocolate dipped banana.

Intangible benefits: being able to understand the sentence above.

Potential hazards: the slow decay of your ability to be understood by the normals.

If Woot were a superhero team, you’d be: their lovable spinster aunt.

Degrees of separation from CEO: Fewer than there should be. This is one CEO who loves to get out there and mix it up without a bodyguard.

Worst part of the job: All the stuff that gets removed so decent people don't have to see it? You're going to have to see it. So, yeah.

It’ll go better if: you keep telling yourself that nothing those nasty Internet people say can really hurt you.

Make sure you bring: seven pounds of Vermont cheddar.

In straightforward terms, the moderator position is a frontline role in representing the company to the customers, potential and veteran alike, requiring the ability to work independently and make immediate decisions that impact the entire community. As a result, they are often the target of much ire and should maintain a thick skin and calm detachment from the community. A neutral stance is an absolute must and self-moderation skills are extremely important. Individuals considering the position should be aware that they will be exposed to anything ranging from verbal assaults to mature and grotesque imagery on a daily basis. They will also be expected to maintain longer hours as necessary, such as during Woot-offs or during technical difficulties, as well as file daily reports.

Job Responsibilities:

• Maintaining and developing community standards
• Contributing to, and testing, on-going community development
• Recognizing, and addressing, threats to the well-being of the community (e.g. shilling, referral linking programs)
• Recognizing and reporting product safety issues
• Interdepartmental communication of issues, problems
• Moderating and monitoring forums
• Composing daily reports
• Recognizing and highlighting quality contributions to the community
• Working alongside volunteers
• Maintaining consistent SEO tagging

Prerequisites:

• Good judgment and common sense
• Able to remain calm in the face of personal attacks, general dislike
• Adaptability to changing requirements and duties
• Tolerance to offensive, pornographic, violent, or mature images and subject matter
• Experience with online communities
• Deep familiarity with internet culture
• Able to learn and apply new technical skills on short notice
• Proficient in basic computer skills (e.g. internet navigation)
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communications skills
• Comfortable with duties that may include creative writing (sample may be required)
• Capable multitasking
• Speed reading and comprehension skills preferred
• Flexible hours, including occasional long shifts
• Familiarity with SEO concepts and tagging

Woot Workshop is an equal opportunity employer.

Woot.com Merchandising Assistant (Woot Services LLC)

What's the best job in the company? That's Lead Cheesecake Eater. Man, that guy has it made. But close behind is the person who creates the list of product features. They take builds from start to finish, and are dead center in between all the departments, taking crap from Purchasing, Product Management, Operations and those jokers in Creative who do the writeups. For a job like this, where you're gonna be taking responsibility for writing and editing product features and technical specifications for Woot, as well as adhering to format, content and style guidelines, giving consideration to usability and ensuring accuracy, consistency and quality, you gotta be comfortable with all sorts of worsd. See? If you were here now, we wouldn't have made that mistake. Because a successful candidate like you will have great attention to detail and a strong work ethic.

In this job, you’ll learn: that Woot.com is just a front for a government project that turned five teens into magical super heroes dedicated to protecting the planet from the evil Emperor OMTACTOR and his LEGION OF PAIN.

Intangible benefits: Round the clock protection from the LEGION OF PAIN.

Potential hazards: Sometimes the Lead Cheesecake Eater gets an upset stomach and he needs to sit down and talk about when he was thin and played baseball and the only open chair will be right next to your desk. That's gonna be kind of boring. We're warning you in advance.

If Woot were a superhero team, you’d be: in the satellite, co-ordinating the database that everybody uses to keep track of which villain is immune to getting hit with a monkey and where the LEGION OF PAIN just finished attacking. Don't knock it, the satellite is a pretty safe place to be. And it's air conditioned.

Degrees of separation from CEO: Six. Guess that movie was right on the money, huh?

Worst part of the job: Every now and then the cows next door get scared and you have to go sing to them. They only like Frank Zappa solos so you really need to be practicing constantly when you're not at work.

It’ll go better if: you're able to do five things at once even when someone is asking when you'll be free to sing to the cows.

Make sure you bring: a little drawing of a stick figure saying "Yay, Darold!" If it's good enough, maybe he'll even put it on his office door!

Job duties include but are not limited to:

• Work closely with product management and purchasing to become familiar with features of products and help develop appropriate marketing message for each sale.
• Work with product management, purchasing and creative teams to ensure that all product information is entirely accurate and posted in a timely manner.
• Coordinate with creative group to line up products for proper images and layouts.
• Work with Channel Manager and purchasing to identify key product selling features, pros and cons.
• Work with Channel Manager to ensure that product scheduling are prepared and locked in 7 days in advance.
• Manage multiple simultaneous product builds from start to finish (including woot, kids, sellout, wine and shirt).
• Work with Channel Manager and creative team to ensure that write-ups meet marketing objectives.
• Build product sales in Woot admin for Woot, sellout, kids, wine and shirt sites (including woot-offs).
• Track and report on-time completion of product builds.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management, including market research, cross-training with other team members and other duties to be determined.
• Maintain accurate data for use in future purchasing decisions.

The candidate must:

• Be able to read and understand technical specifications for computers, consumer electronics and home appliances.
• Be able to research products in order to derive specifications, features and other product information from vendors, purchasers, online resources, product catalogs and data sheets.
• Be able to multi-task, manage multiple requests from vendors and sales teams and work within tight deadlines.
• Possess strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Work well with other people.
• Be detail oriented, organized and very accurate in the performance of tasks.
• Be able to work early and/or late hours to meet deadlines including on-call time for sale launches at 12am<./li>
• College degree required.
• Have experience with Microsoft Office including Outlook, Excel, and Word, typing 35-40 wpm. HTML experience is a plus.

Salary: Based on experience

Woot Services LLC is an equal opportunity employer.

Site Merchandiser (Woot Workshop, Seattle, Washington)

Single Internet Deal-A-Day Site seeks experienced, sharp, analytical and enthusiastic site merchandiser for fun, long term commitment. Must do well with Internet relationships, including planning and scheduling email and site content, plus have a love of analyzing metrics and walks along the beach in the rain. Must be detail-oriented and organized, able to deal with ambiguity and rapidly-changing priorities yet still able to meet solid deadlines with cross-site sales and events. Superior verbal, written communication skills, an ability to lead promotions, sponsorships and online advertising, and an appreciation for our secret hopes and dreams. If life's a carnival, you're the ferris wheel! Help us escape this lonely life so we can start anew… together.

In this job, you’ll learn: that it's possible to love again.

Intangible benefits: the warm feeling that comes from handling multiple projects at once.

Potential hazards: over near your desk the rug is kinda bunched up, and if you're not paying attention, you might stumble and feel kinda dumb and wonder if anyone was looking at you.

If Woot were a superhero team, you’d be: able to shrink to microscopic size, while still delivering a massive punch. Sort of like a targeted email. That's a hint.

Degrees of separation from CEO: about four or five, unless you trip on the carpet. That's the day he'll just happen to be right there to see it. Just play it off and keep on walkin'.

Worst part of the job: see above.

It’ll go better if: you're comfortable working with teams, vendors, and management. And if you remember to bring change for the vending machines.

Make sure you bring: a few books. You'll never have time to read any of them but it'll make you look super smart if you have a bookshelf at your desk.

Key Responsibilities:

• Proven analytical and quantitative skills (includes the ability to effectively use tools such as Excel and Access) and an ability to use hard data and metrics to back up assumptions and develop project business cases.
• High attention to detail including precise and effective customer communications and proven ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously.
• An ability to think strategically and execute methodically.
• Superior verbal and written communications skills.
• Plan, develop, and execute compelling e-mails and merchandising campaigns
• Create on-brand, best-in-class, smartly-written content
• Write strong copy, including irresistible calls-to-action for targeted audiences
• Analyze results of merchandising and traffic efforts
• Plan, develop, and coordinate cross-site sales and events with Amazon.com counterparts.
• Analyze performance of content and email, always seeking ways to improve
• Drive site and tool improvements to completion by coordinating with project managers, web developers, engineers, designers, and other merchandisers

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop the email strategy and clearly articulate to senior management to get buy-in.
• Help define and influence the long-term marketing roadmap.
• Independently plan and execute email campaigns and oversee their full cycle: creative development, segmentation and data processing, pre-deployment testing and QC, and back-end analysis.
• Management and administration of Amazon and Woot email platforms.
• Drive all email and communication templates through internal email platform.
• Provide analyses of email campaigns and recommendations for enhancing their effectiveness.
• Write business requirement and functional specification documents based on intimate knowledge of the product, the market, and internal dependencies within the company.

Job duties include but are not limited to:

• Bachelors Degree
• 3+ years of experience designing and executing highly visible online customer experiences
• Proficiency with Excel, HTML, XML
• 4+ years direct email marketing experience
• 5+ years experience in marketing and program analysis

Preferred Qualifications:

• Online retail, marketing or digital media experience
• A passion for online retail, digital media and/or video
• A talent for navigating a complex and fast-paced cross-functional environment, while still creating great content
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills paired with the ability to use hard data and metrics to back up assumptions, recommendations, and drive actions
• First class written and verbal communication skills

Salary: Based on experience

Woot Services LLC is an equal opportunity employer.

Press Assistant (Woot Services LLC, Dallas, Texas)

You played your heart out, but the major leagues... well, you gave it your best shot. And maybe some other people had the contacts, but nobody will ever catch things better than you. If only you had a job, some sort of job that let you show off your catching talents. It wouldn't even matter if that same job also required you to pull, and squeegee, and maybe provide quality control on the side. As long as you could catch things, the way you've always wanted to do, ever since you were a child. A job like that, you'd be happy in it forever, wouldn't you? Well, friend... it could just be your lucky day.

In this job, you’ll learn: a bunch of movements that might play well on the dance floor. Catch, pull, set, turn, catch, pull, set, turn, you do that a little slower and you've basically mastered "The Robot"!

Intangible benefits: you're the only Woot employee with the words "blow out gun" in your job description. Cherish that.

Potential hazards: only in a blackout.

If Woot were a superhero team, you’d be: the one with the blow out gun. A.K.A. CAPTAIN MOST AWESOME

Degrees of separation from CEO: Just think of it as "plausible deniability" if you like. There are some jobs that can't be traced back to the top. If caught, you'll have to claim you were acting alone.

Worst part of the job: quality control. The first time you have to look in the eyes of an eager young misprint and say it's not working out... well, it'll break your heart, no matter how strong you think you are.

It’ll go better if: you don't lord the blow out gun thing over everyone's head. Be humble about it.

Make sure you bring: your lunch. It'll save money, and it'll be healthier in the long run. Here's a tip: instead of potato chips, try crunchy celery!

Key Responsibility Areas:

• Catching shirts off the end of dryer
• Pulling printed Shirts off of pallets
• Providing quality control and feedback for the press operator
• Blowing out shirts with blow out gun
• Squeegee/screen washing and preparation
• General cleanup in production area
• Assist with stocking of blank shirt inventory
• Consult with Press Operator, Production Lead and Production Manager

Job duties include but are not limited to:

• Assisting in screen reclaim and prep area
• Assisting with other tasks as needed

Qualifications:

• Ability to follow specific guidelines and processes
• Ability to do repetitive tasks
• Ability to lift 50 lbs

Salary: Based on experience

Woot Services LLC is an equal opportunity employer.

Fulfillment Assistant (Woot Services LLC, Dallas, Texas)

Some jobs seem pretty boring. Fruit picker. Stock clerk. Guy who buys the chalk for an elementary school. But if you look beyond the tedium you'll discover what the job really is: the glue that holds society together. Because without that picker, how would the fruit make it to the World Bank Fruit Eating Contest And without that chalk, how would tomorrow's Nobel laureates write dirty words on the sidewalk while the teacher isn't looking? And without that stock clerk, how would we even have an economy? The role of "fulfillment assistant" isn't just about folding shirts and putting them in packages. It's the lynchpin that holds capitalism together. And unless you want Joe Stalin to come smashing up Disneyland, it's your duty to apply.

In this job, you’ll learn: about that still, quiet place previously only available to Buddhist kung-fu monks. They do the same task over and over again, for free, until they are enlightened. You'll do the same, but we'll pay you. So in a way, you win!

Intangible benefits: if you achieve cosmic awareness while on the job, you might be allowed to leave early. It'll be up to your supervisor, though.

Potential hazards: about every thirteen months some dude with a freaky hat shows up to try and kill your master but you can't fight him without burning your sick leave. Sort of "Catch 22" situation. But, you know, it breaks up the day.

If Woot were a superhero team, you’d be: the special guest star who is actually a fan favorite, but for some reason can't ever support his own book. But the toy always sells out!

Degrees of separation from CEO: The inner mind concerns itself not with such matters. For all we not all spokes in the same wheel? Just his spoke drives a Porsche, is all.

Worst part of the job: snatching the pebble from Security's hand every time they want you to prove you really do work in the building. Can't we just go back to wearing badges?

It’ll go better if: you actually studied at a Shaolin temple. Maybe just tell people that you did, so word gets around. It'll really make you look cool.

Make sure you bring: an inner strength, one that cannot be shaken.

Key Responsibility Areas:

• Folding shirts on folding machine
• Packaging Shirts
• Labeling Packages
• Putting away shirts in pick and storage areas

Other Duties Could Include:

• Performing cleanup and maintenance of packaging
• Assisting with other tasks as needed

Consults With:

• Packaging Lead
• Production Manager

Other Skills and Attributes:

• Ability to follow specific guidelines and processes
• Ability to do repetitive tasks
• Ability to lift 30 lbs

Salary: Based on experience

Woot Services LLC is an equal opportunity employer.

Press Operator (Woot Services LLC, Dallas, Texas)

Some people call the Press the Fourth Estate! Of course, those people don't have to know our press is for making shirts. If you want to go to the bars and show off your business card and tell people you handle all our press, hey, what business is that of ours? We're a team, right? Just think of us as your big corporate wingman. And hey, buds help each other out, right? Because we've got all these shirt designs that need printing, and you kinda owe us one now, you know, for that whole wingman thing...

In this job, you’ll learn: that all those evenings mastering your E-Z-Bake Oven will finally pay off.

Intangible benefits: You'll probably develop an encyclopedia knowledge of every shirt we've ever printed. It might not seem important, but thirty years ago, neither was the guy who knew everything about Superman. And now, he's writing movies! And least we heard he was writing movies. We don't really fact check our job descriptions.

Potential hazards: if the t-shirt press comes to life like in a Stephen King story, we're going to just write you off and bar the door. Nothing personal. We've just got to think about the bigger picture in a situation like that.

If Woot were a superhero team, you’d be: the one with a new costume each month, as designed by readers. And maybe you'd get a solo story every couple of years.

Degrees of separation from CEO: maybe four or five, unless the t-shirt press comes to life and eats you. Then he'll say you were best friends and that you were a saint.

Worst part of the job: the evil clown out back. He just keeps staring at where your office is going to be. You think he knows something?

It’ll go better if: you can afford to hand out hundred dollar bills to every staff member on your first day. But really, that's true for any job, isn't it?

Make sure you bring: a charm that protects you from a living t-shirt press. Probably you won't ever need it... but why take chances?

Key Responsibility Areas:

• Loading and running an Automatic T-Shirt Press
• Leading the other two members of the print team
• Monitoring print counts to maintain compliance with number of shirts on work order.
• Maintain quality control looking at shirts as they come off the press
• Setting up the press for print runs
• Consults with Production Lead and Production Manager

Other Duties Could Include:

• Performing cleanup and maintenance on press and other equipment
• Occasionally pulling shirts from stock for printing
• Assisting with any other part of the shirt production process

Qualifications:

• Able to load and operate an M&R automatic screen press
• Knowledge of the screen printing process
• Good communication and leadership skills
• Good organizational skills
• Ability to lift 50 lbs repeatedly

Salary: Based on experience

Woot Services LLC is an equal opportunity employer.

Deal Hunter (Woot Services LLC, Dallas, Texas)

Studies show that there are approximately 1.7 billion deals posted to the Internet every day (give or take 1.699 billion). Deals.Woot is seeking full-time deal Sherpas to guide our intrepid users through the rocky peaks and refurbished valleys, and ensure that they arrive safely and cheaply at their ecommerce destinations. If you can sniff out a great discount at any online retail outlet, and make the kind of mental price calculations that would make you unbeatable on The Price is Right, then come on down!

Intangible benefits: the keys to the Deals.Woot discount stash.

Potential hazards: growing jaded and losing the innocent, childlike joy of cheapness.

If Woot were a superhero team, you’d be: the one who found a really sweet teleportation system for the headquarters for practically nothing.

Degrees of separation from CEO: 8 or so, but remember, he's a consumer, too. Get him hooked on your deals and you can influence him to do your bidding.

Worst part of the job: not being able to buy every cheap gadget you're tempted by all day long.

It’ll go better if: you feel actual physical pain whenever you spend one penny more than you need to.

Make sure you bring: your trained deal-sniffing hogs. We recommend at least six.

Responsibilities

• Researching and posting deals for deals.woot
• Quickly identifying a product's value proposition through web research
• Participate in the day to day review of an active forum community
• Additional directed shopping activities