Office Admin, Rent the Runway
5 days a week in office (Secaucus, NJ)
Women's clothing subscription service
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Women's clothing subscription service
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
5 days a week in office (Secaucus, NJ)
501-1000 employees
Company mission
Rent the Runway's mission is to power women to feel their best every day.
Role
Who you are
- You love working in and are comfortable in a fast-paced, roll up your sleeves type environment; self-starter, doer personality who will take initiative from day 1
- You are an extremely positive and upbeat person, someone who views challenges as opportunities
- You have strong communication skills and can provide clear, concise information to key stakeholders on various teams
- You are a team player who is willing to do anything to support the team and business
- You are extremely organized and have a strong, astute attention to detail
- You thrive making autonomous decisions towards ongoing improvement across all office functions
- You have a knack for meticulous record keeping and documentation
- You naturally respect and understand the importance of confidentiality
- You bring a scrappy approach to problem solving and a can-do attitude
- You exhibit a strong work ethic and proven loyalty
- You can comfortably lift 15-20 lb. items for mail room and office maintenance purposes
- You are comfortable with being on-site at our Secaucus, NJ location 5 days a week
What the job involves
- As the Office Administrator of our Distribution Center, you will be the key to operational excellence and problem solving within our four walls, building strong relationships with all employees and external partners.
- You will wear lots of different hats and be an integral part of the team, performing various administrative tasks to support business needs.
- You will have the unique opportunity to work in a fast paced, vibrant office environment and help shape the future of how we interact with our physical space.
- If you are excited about contributing to the continued success of Rent the Runway and are a positive, outgoing self starter, keep reading
- Ensure the office consistently runs smoothly, keeping track of inventory, meticulously maintaining the facilities budget and expense reports, and managing all vendor relationships
- Be the point of contact and coordinate all office services: i.e. coffee, cleaning services, plant maintenance, etc
- Ensure all supplies are ordered and well-organized
- Dynamically optimize the space according to team needs, challenges, and changes
- Act as chief problem solver within our physical space, proactively identifying areas of improvement, facilitating repairs, cleaning services, and filing tickets
- Proactively manage requests and suggestions for office improvements; log issues promptly and ensure timely follow through
- Partner with HR to ensure all new hires are set up for success in their physical workspace
- Assist our Chief Supply Chain Officer & General Manager in various tasks as needed related to the office, including calendar management
- Partner in the planning for various events such as holiday parties, office celebrations, etc
- Own messaging information about building procedures, changes, or alerts
- Maintain, identify, and communicate office policies and procedures, and ensure they are implemented appropriately
- Keep up to date with office safety and regulations
Our take
Rent the Runway seeks to profit from two important trends in apparel consumption: wanting to stay on top of the latest fashion trends while living and purchasing sustainably. By providing a platform for women to rent designer pieces, its users can have it all.
The company allows users to rent, subscribe, or buy designer apparel and accessories. It achieves this with its network of partnerships with hundreds of top designers and managing the crucial but complicated logistics in-house. It offers its partnered brands sophisticated analytics about potential customers in return for lower prices on designer garments.
Rent the Runway is now focused on diversifying revenue streams while reducing its costs. Its recent partnership with Amazon is an example of this new direction: while it will use this chanel sell to clothes previously rented through its platform, it will for the first time be selling new clothes based off of rental items modified in line with market data.
While moves such as this may well shift Rent the Runway towards profitability, it also risks undercutting the company's central message of sustainability and supporting the circular economy. The company believes that by creating better quality clothing it will nonetheless be aiding in the fight against fast fashion. Time will tell if this move helps or hinders the sustainability movement, but it is likely to boost Rent the Runway's bottom line regardless.
Freddie
Company Specialist
Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
-6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 10 rounds)
Apr 2021
$70m
SERIES G
Apr 2020
$100m
SERIES G
Total funding: $491.2m
Company benefits
- Generous Paid Time Off including annual leave, paid bereavement, and family sick leave - every employee needs time to take care of themselves and their family.
- Universal Paid Parental Leave for both parents + flexible return to work program - because we know your newest family member(s) deserve your undivided attention.
- Paid Sabbatical after 5 years of continuous service
- Exclusive employee subscription and rental discounts
- 401k match
- Work from home opportunities
- Comprehensive health, dental care and dependents care from day 1 of employment - Your health comes first and we’ve got you covered.
- Competitive Stakeholder Pension - taking care of your future
- Company wide events and outings - our team spirit is no joke - we know how to have fun!
- Hybrid Work - our corporate employees have the option to work remotely 3 days a week, in accordance with Company policies
Company values
- Great ideas can come from anywhere
- Opportunity is yours for the taking
- Risk and failure are encouraged
- Embrace and trust the RTR Family
Company HQ
Hudson Square, New York, NY
Articles
Leadership
Jennifer Hyman
(CEO)Prior to Rent the Runway, was director of business development at IMG where she focused on the creation of new media businesses for IMG's fashion division.
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