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Instructor | All Locations

Full-time, Commission

Are you out going, self-motivated & enjoy working with people? Are you a creative enthusiast who enjoys sewing, quilting and embroidery? If you answered yes to either of those questions, we want to meet you!

Roles and Responsibilities:

Machine instruction educators are responsible for teaching New Owner Guide Classes for products sold in our store; assisting with special events and developing specialty machine focused classes.

• Class development to meet the needs of our customers and to stay ahead of industry trends in the development of new classes!
• Timely execution of class schedules every quarter that determine the cadence of classes, curriculum, supplies and promotion.
• Reliable attendance.
• Provide new machine owners with the information needed to be successful with their machines
• Meet the needs of our customers by demonstrating and selling sewing machines and related products to fulfill their creative desires
• Create inspiring and well-made samples
• Provide excellent customer service and experience in the classroom and on the sales floor
• Promote and maintain a safe working and shopping environment
• Consists of a 40 hour, 5 day work week with Sundays off

Job Requirements:

• 5+ years of sewing experience
• Sewing/Embroidery Knowledge; Software knowledge preferred but not required
• Excellent communication, verbal & written skills
• Ability to create an inspiring environment for customers
• Strong commitment to customer service
• Enthusiastic drive to teach customers sewing/embroidery knowledge
• Excellent presentation skills
• Strong organizational skills & ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work a flexible schedule
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Teacher's Assistant | All Locations

Full-time, Commission

Are you out going, self-motivated & enjoy working with people? Are you a creative enthusiast who enjoys sewing, quilting and embroidery? If you answered yes to either of those questions, we want to meet you!

Roles and Responsibilities:

Machine instruction educators are responsible for teaching New Owner Guide Classes for products sold in our store; assisting with special events and developing specialty machine focused classes.

Job Requirements:

• 5+ years of sewing experience
• Sewing/Embroidery Knowledge; Software knowledge preferred but not required
• Excellent communication, verbal & written skills
• Ability to create an inspiring environment for customers
• Strong commitment to customer service
• Enthusiastic drive to teach customers sewing/embroidery knowledge
• Excellent presentation skills
• Strong organizational skills & ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work a flexible schedule
  
  Classroom Support: Assist instructors in setting up classrooms, preparing materials, and ensuring a conducive learning environment for students
• •Customer Assistance: Provide friendly and knowledgeable assistance to customers in our retail stores and online, answering inquiries about products, classes, and upcoming events
  •Demonstrations: Showcase sewing techniques and product usage to customers, providing hands-on demonstrations as needed
  •Administrative Tasks: Assist with administrative duties, including class registration, record-keeping, and inventory management related to educational materials
  •Collaboration: Work closely with the education team to brainstorm and implement innovative ideas for classes and workshops
  •Customer Engagement: Engage with customers to understand their needs, offering guidance and advice on product selection and project ideas
  •Maintain Cleanliness: Ensure that classrooms and retail spaces are tidy and well-organized, creating a positive and welcoming atmosphere
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Social Media Internship | Sacramento

Are you creative? Can you tell a compelling story in text, image, and video formats that captures the audience’s attention? Meissner Sewing is looking for an intern to help us enhance the our brand while giving the right candidate the ability to build his/her real life marketing skills.

We are looking for motivated and talented individuals to join our team. The goal of this program is to help further develop your creative multi-media and social media skills in a professional work environment. As a Social Media Intern, you will be working closely with the Director of Marketing and Graphic Designer who will provide you with real hands-on projects that use social media platforms to promote, manage, and share the Meissner Sewing image and story.

You will use your creative skills to create content in the areas of our products, services, brand identity, and events.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Create written, graphic, and video content for company owned or sponsored Facebook/YouTube/TikTok and other social media profiles
• Posts featuring customer and staff
• Build presence on new and developing social media platforms.
• Assist in loading/producing stories/creating graphics for social media and dealer website assets.
• Help develop strategies for capturing target audience and current customer engagement.
• Assist with social media analytics and reporting
• Advanced knowledge of popular social media platforms from a brand perspective.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly organized and driven.
• Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines.

Job Type:

• Part-time/In Person

Pay:

• School Credit

Perks:

• Employee Discount
• Flexibile Schedule

Schedule

• 12 - 14 hours/week

Experience

• Adobe Suite - 3+ years experience
• Social Media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, and Yelp – 3+ years experience
• Ad Management – 1 year

Product Manager | Sacramento

This is an exciting opportunity for a Product Manager and inventory specialist with a background in buying and distribution for a product-based company. We are a Sacramento based sewing machine retail company with dedication to serving Sacramento's sewing and craft community. This position requires experience in setting up and analyzing inventory reports to ensure optimum financial and operational effectiveness. We are looking for someone with strong planning and communication skills to support company growth. Knowledge in using ERP systems, Inventory Management Programs and experience in Forecasting is a must! Sewing machine background or a love for sewing or crafting is a major plus!

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintain inventory analysis reports; tracking and analyzing inventories levels to determine internal work order or purchasing order from vendors.
• Conduct in-depth market research to not only identify emerging products and trends but also analyze consumer behavior, ensuring that the retail selection is not only trendy but also aligned with evolving customer preferences.
• Forecast buying and maintain optimum inventory levels to meet sales goals across multiple brick and mortar locations and online sales.
• Monitoring low stock and over stock status; liaison with production and warehouse team for issue build-to-stock work orders.
• Prepare, approve and issue purchase orders for materials, parts and services required for production, maintenance and engineering as required.
• Work with Sales, Customer Service and Marketing to ensure all materials required for dropship and/or special-order projects delivered on-time to clients.
• Maintaining close working relationships with internal teams to communicate Buy Plans, Delivery Windows, Order Tracking, customer care, allocation and re-allocation of products.
• Set up and administering product details including item codes, UPC codes, descriptions, preferred vendors, pricing and/or discounts, product filters etc.
• Report on the performance of suppliers: work closely with suppliers to reduce costs of materials.
• Communicate with vendor as well as liaison with other departments to resolve on vendor related issues: quality complaints, logistics/importation or transshipments internationally, payment/vendor credit.
• Oversee annual and cycle inventory counts with inventory department and ensure accurate recording of unit inventory.

Experience

• • Five or more years' experience in buying/inventory control/supply chain management/project management role
  • Strong working experience in forecasting inventory needs, planning and inventory control.
  • Strong working experience of managing lead-times and deadlines
  • Working knowledge of purchase orders and order management
  • Strong working knowledge of ERP/MRP software and familiar with reporting and searching functions
  • Advanced Excel, Word, and Outlook.
  • Advanced experience in Inventory Management systems for product-based companies.
  • Personal Organization: Ability to prioritize and organize tasks for best results.
  • Time Management: Ability to handle multiple projects and duties with tight deadlines; have a “sense of urgency.”
  • Communication: Clear and professional verbal and email communications with vendors, co-workers and other partners. Strong follow up skills.
  • Teamwork: Ability to achieve the company’s goals through the cooperative efforts, understanding when and how to follow up with others. Pleasant, positive and assertive.
  • Problem-solving: Ability to identify problems, gather and analyze data, and find solutions. Creative thinker that cooperates with others to incorporate their ideas.
  • Computer Skills: Skilled in Excel, Word, Outlook, ERP/MRP/CRM software
  • Language Skills: Excellent English verbal and written communications
  • Experience in POS Systems, Shopify preferred.
    
    EDUCATION 
  • Bachelor's degree or higher is required.
• • 5 Years prior experience in buying and supply chain management
    
    
  HOW TO APPLY:

  Interested candidates should submit a resume and cover letter to info@MeissnerSewing.com. Are you a sewist? Please feel free to also attach a picture of one of your latest projects! Please include "Product Manager" in the subject line.