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The Postal Service is the largest government related agency in terms of employees. The Postal Service currently employs nearly 1 million people and is hiring nationwide. There is NO experience required, paid training is provided for all job openings. There are MANY different positions available. The job openings range in starting salary from $26.47 to $43.62/hour, $72,400/year average pay with full benefits. Benefits include medical and dental insurance, paid vacations, paid sick leave, 10 paid holidays, life insurance, and a retirement plan. Postal Service employment also includes career advancement, good working conditions, and GREAT job security.
The Postal Service is the largest government related agency in terms of employees, currently employing nearly 1 million people. There are retail locations, mail distribution centers and Postal hubs within the Postal Service's operations. The Postal Service is currently hiring and there are MANY different positions available. The Postal Service has excellent and challenging employment opportunities. Postal Service employment includes great pay, good working conditions, career advancement, and job security that can lead to a lifetime career. To qualify for employment, you must be 18 years of age or older, have a high school diploma or a GED (NO college required) and be a U.S. citizen (or have a Green card).
Postal Service operations are wide ranging from Mail Processing, handling and sorting mail to sales and marketing teams that work with commercial customers. Postal facilities process a large volume of mail. Mail Processor is one of the most important jobs of the Postal Service. Mail Processors sort mail and handle the mail, so that it can be moved to the next destination. There are specific individuals that are responsible for shipping and receiving mail.
The Postal Service currently employs nearly 1 Million people. There are many employment opportunities with the Postal Service from entry level to management. Certain career fields exist in most or all of its departments. Fields such as Mail Processor, administrative, general office, accountant, administrative assistant, auditor, bookkeeper, office assistant, secretary, staff assistant, typist, etc. To allow a better understanding of the Postal Service Mail Processor position, the following is a brief description.
- Mail Processor – Performs a variety of functions to accomplish the processing of mail. Functions may include the sorting and handling of mail and preparing mail for shipment to the next destination.
The Postal Service was created over 200 years ago and is the largest agency in terms of employees, currently employing nearly 1 Million people. There are retail locations, mail distribution centers and Postal hubs within the Postal Service's operations. The Postal Service operates over 30,000 post office location. Over 600 million pieces of mail are delivered by the Post Office to as many as 142 million different delivery points. This totals over 170 billion pieces of mail being delivered annually. The Postal Service operates over 200,000 vehicles and has the largest vehicle fleet in the world. Most of the fleet is right hand drive for easier mail delivery. Labor Services is a private employment service that offers assistance in gaining employment and is not affiliated with the USPS. The Postal Service employs nearly 1 million people and is currently hiring nationwide and there are many positions available. There is no experience required. Postal Service employment includes great pay and benefits, good working conditions, career advancement, and great job security that can lead to a lifetime career. The Postal Service is an equal opportunity employer.
The Postal Service is the largest government related agency in terms of employees. The Postal Service currently employs nearly 1 million people and is hiring nationwide. There is NO experience required, paid training is provided for all job openings. There are MANY different positions available. The job openings range in starting salary from $26.47 to $43.62/hour, $72,400/year average pay with full benefits. Benefits include medical and dental insurance, paid vacations, paid sick leave, 10 paid holidays, life insurance, and a retirement plan. Postal Service employment also includes career advancement, good working conditions, and GREAT job security.
The Postal Service is the largest government related agency in terms of employees, currently employing nearly 1 million people. There are retail locations, mail distribution centers and Postal hubs within the Postal Service's operations. The Postal Service is currently hiring and there are MANY different positions available. The Postal Service has excellent and challenging employment opportunities. Postal Service employment includes great pay, good working conditions, career advancement, and job security that can lead to a lifetime career. To qualify for employment, you must be 18 years of age or older, have a high school diploma or a GED (NO college required) and be a U.S. citizen (or have a Green card).
Postal Service operations are wide ranging from Mail Processing, handling and sorting mail to sales and marketing teams that work with commercial customers. Postal facilities process a large volume of mail. Mail Processor is one of the most important jobs of the Postal Service. Mail Processors sort mail and handle the mail, so that it can be moved to the next destination. There are specific individuals that are responsible for shipping and receiving mail.
The Postal Service currently employs nearly 1 Million people. There are many employment opportunities with the Postal Service from entry level to management. Certain career fields exist in most or all of its departments. Fields such as Mail Processor, administrative, general office, accountant, administrative assistant, auditor, bookkeeper, office assistant, secretary, staff assistant, typist, etc. To allow a better understanding of the Postal Service Mail Processor position, the following is a brief description.
- Mail Processor – Performs a variety of functions to accomplish the processing of mail. Functions may include the sorting and handling of mail and preparing mail for shipment to the next destination.
The Postal Service was created over 200 years ago and is the largest agency in terms of employees, currently employing nearly 1 Million people. There are retail locations, mail distribution centers and Postal hubs within the Postal Service's operations. The Postal Service operates over 30,000 post office location. Over 600 million pieces of mail are delivered by the Post Office to as many as 142 million different delivery points. This totals over 170 billion pieces of mail being delivered annually. The Postal Service operates over 200,000 vehicles and has the largest vehicle fleet in the world. Most of the fleet is right hand drive for easier mail delivery. Labor Services is a private employment service that offers assistance in gaining employment and is not affiliated with the USPS. The Postal Service employs nearly 1 million people and is currently hiring nationwide and there are many positions available. There is no experience required. Postal Service employment includes great pay and benefits, good working conditions, career advancement, and great job security that can lead to a lifetime career. The Postal Service is an equal opportunity employer.
The Postal Service is the largest government related agency in terms of employees. The Postal Service currently employs nearly 1 million people and is hiring nationwide. There is NO experience required, paid training is provided for all job openings. There are MANY different positions available. The job openings range in starting salary from $26.47 to $43.62/hour, $72,400/year average pay with full benefits. Benefits include medical and dental insurance, paid vacations, paid sick leave, 10 paid holidays, life insurance, and a retirement plan. Postal Service employment also includes career advancement, good working conditions, and GREAT job security.
The Postal Service is the largest government related agency in terms of employees, currently employing nearly 1 million people. There are retail locations, mail distribution centers and Postal hubs within the Postal Service's operations. The Postal Service is currently hiring and there are MANY different positions available. The Postal Service has excellent and challenging employment opportunities. Postal Service employment includes great pay, good working conditions, career advancement, and job security that can lead to a lifetime career. To qualify for employment, you must be 18 years of age or older, have a high school diploma or a GED (NO college required) and be a U.S. citizen (or have a Green card).
Postal Service operations are wide ranging from Mail Processing, handling and sorting mail to sales and marketing teams that work with commercial customers. Postal facilities process a large volume of mail. Mail Processor is one of the most important jobs of the Postal Service. Mail Processors sort mail and handle the mail, so that it can be moved to the next destination. There are specific individuals that are responsible for shipping and receiving mail.
The Postal Service currently employs nearly 1 Million people. There are many employment opportunities with the Postal Service from entry level to management. Certain career fields exist in most or all of its departments. Fields such as Mail Processor, administrative, general office, accountant, administrative assistant, auditor, bookkeeper, office assistant, secretary, staff assistant, typist, etc. To allow a better understanding of the Postal Service Mail Processor position, the following is a brief description.
- Mail Processor – Performs a variety of functions to accomplish the processing of mail. Functions may include the sorting and handling of mail and preparing mail for shipment to the next destination.
The Postal Service was created over 200 years ago and is the largest agency in terms of employees, currently employing nearly 1 Million people. There are retail locations, mail distribution centers and Postal hubs within the Postal Service's operations. The Postal Service operates over 30,000 post office location. Over 600 million pieces of mail are delivered by the Post Office to as many as 142 million different delivery points. This totals over 170 billion pieces of mail being delivered annually. The Postal Service operates over 200,000 vehicles and has the largest vehicle fleet in the world. Most of the fleet is right hand drive for easier mail delivery. Labor Services is a private employment service that offers assistance in gaining employment and is not affiliated with the USPS. The Postal Service employs nearly 1 million people and is currently hiring nationwide and there are many positions available. There is no experience required. Postal Service employment includes great pay and benefits, good working conditions, career advancement, and great job security that can lead to a lifetime career. The Postal Service is an equal opportunity employer.
The Company
LIBRA Inc. is one of the largest and most respected closeout wholesalers in the United States. Since 1987, we’ve helped retailers unlock margin and drive store excitement by providing top brand-name consumer products at prices well below traditional wholesale.
Our customers include major national retailers such as Home Goods, Ollie’s, Ross, Dollar Tree, Dollarama, along with independent retailers worldwide. We operate from our Minneapolis office and showroom, support nearly 250,000 square feet of warehouse space, and actively participate in key national trade shows.
At LIBRA, you’ll find a fast-moving, collaborative environment backed by a leadership team that values initiative, learning, and results.
The Position
We’re looking for a motivated, outgoing Sales Admin Support professional who is excited to be at the front end of the sales process. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys prospecting, building relationships, and learning how deals move from first contact to closed order.
You’ll work closely with senior sales leaders, support established accounts, and play an active role in outbound outreach. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who wants to grow into a sales career.
Please note that this position is 100% in-house without the option for remote due to collaboration needs.
What You'll Do
- Act as a key point of contact for existing customer accounts, writing orders and supporting ongoing relationships
- Proactively reach out to prospective customers via cold calls and email to introduce LIBRA, qualify interest, and open new sales conversations
- Track outreach, customer interactions, and order activity with accuracy and follow-through
- Support senior sales team members with account coordination, order processing, and customer communication
- Collaborate with sales leadership to ensure a smooth customer experience from first touch through fulfillment
What Success Looks Like
- You’re comfortable picking up the phone and starting conversations
- You follow up consistently and keep opportunities moving
- You learn LIBRA’s products, customers, and sales approach quickly
- You’re organized, responsive, and trusted by both customers and the sales team
Job Details
Type: Full-time
Pay: $22–24/hour (DOE)
Benefits
401(k)
Health, dental, and life insurance
Health savings account (HSA)
Profit sharing
Paid time off
Employee discount
Primary Objective:
To drive successful pricing outcomes through accurate, data-driven costing and pricing processes across projects. This role will engage with customers’ technical teams to adequately understand the customer need and ensure we cost estimate effectively, with the overarching goal of enabling Spectrum to best serve existing and new accounts through competitive and accurate pricing.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Act as a technical liaison to customers, providing confidence in engineering expertise and guiding them through technical discussions of clarity and feasibility of proposed opportunities.
- Engage with customers to understand and provide relevant feedback (e.g., opportunities to drive down cost without impacting efficacy) on technical details of their quote requests and design elements.
- Oversee project cost estimation for incoming opportunities within aligned product group, including developing cost and engineering process assumptions and designing/executing methodologies for accurate quoting.
- Leverage pricing tools to provide commercial team members with pricing guidance.
- Work closely with internal engineering, product, and sales teams to ensure they have all the inputs necessary to develop an accurate cost estimate and pricing guidance.
- Engage relevant Spectrum personnel to determine relevant factors such as tool availability, production capacity, and capability limits.
- Engage with third-party vendors to get cost estimates of key materials / products that they will need to produce the finished product.
- Identify and communicate impactful opportunities to simplify costing processes and improve overall customer response time efficiency.
- Provide margin guidance, as a technical and customer-facing voice contributing to overall company pricing strategies.
Qualifications:
- Engineering Degree or related field preferred. Appropriate experience may be considered.
- Minimum of three (3) years of experience in technical cost estimation, value engineering, or product design within a manufacturing or industrial setting. Experience with a CDMO strongly preferred.
- Candidate must have experience with technical design, technical process, and customer engagement in technical sales or engineering roles.
- Candidate must have knowledge and demonstrate understanding of manufacturing processes, material selection, and production cost drivers, with familiarity with design specifications.
- Candidate preferred to have strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
- Candidate preferred to have knowledge and demonstrate understanding of some economic, accounting, and financial principles
- Strong oral and written communication skills, including the ability to engage with non-engineering stakeholders via simplifying complex technical concepts.
- Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, sales, supply chain, and product marketing teams.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills to handle multiple RFQs, technical discussions, and costing exercises effectively.
- Must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident due to CUI/ITAR program compliance.
Physical Demands:
- Must be able to assist with production activities as required.
Work Environment:
- Office and Production floor
- Occasional travel required.
Position Profile:
The Manager, Art Direction & Product Design works closely with the Director, Product Design to support art direction and feedback and manage the Product Design team. The team is accountable for the developing products and packaging for the CURiO Brand portfolio that are innovative, beautiful, safe, and sellable to end consumers. This position provides expertise and guidance to the Product Design team in the creation and sourcing of custom vessels (glass, metal, and ceramic), and secondary packaging (paper boxes, tubes, bags, labels, hangtags). The position collaborates across CURiO’s departments, working closely with: Project Management, Brand, R&D, Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Marketing. The role has direct reports that may consist of any of the following positions: Sr. Product Designer, Product Designer, or other similarly assigned roles.
***This role is for candidates who reside within 60 miles of our corporate office on 9th Street SE in Minneapolis***
Work Responsibilities:
Design & Concept: Guides the Product Design team in translating creative requirements from concept through execution using a unique combination of creative and analytical talents.
- Helps lead strategic thinking of CURiO creative work, ensuring design vision aligns with business objectives, brand aesthetics and costing goals.
- Assigns and manages team workflow of projects, monitoring overall capacity of product designers.
- Helps to identify and implement process improvement areas that result in simplified steps and gain efficiencies for the company.
- Organizes and condenses design feedback into digestible, actionable tasks for product designers.
- Leads design meetings as needed throughout the development process.
- Participates in the approval of prototype samples for style details, construction, safety, and usability.
- Communicates with domestic and international vendors to achieve design intent, construction, safety, and usability goals. Contributes problem-solving ideas throughout the development process.
- Mentors and coaches on varying topics such as: design approach, vendor communication, file building and general best practices.
- Collaborates with Director, Product Design, Product Design team and Brand to research and concept new product ideas.
- Develops mood boards for new product collections and product formats.
- Reviews creative presentations and presents concepts to internal brand team and external customers.
- Demonstrates systematic approach in designs for varying structures, materials, sizes and product types. Brand steward, keen eye for detail, refines designs across selected product assortment.
- Works closely with external vendors, helping to build strong partnerships.
- Organizes and labels incoming samples and approved counters.
- Attends weekly Design & Innovation status meetings and other meetings as needed.
- Works closely with Brand, Project Management, Engineering, R&D, Purchasing, Quality, Production, Finance, and Sales to ensure development is on track to meet project goals, design intent and timeline.
- Works closely with designers and print vendors as needed to develop structures, reviews proofs for color/ detail accuracy and attends press checks as needed. Color advocate for the brand standards.
- Works closely with Project Management team and Cost Analyst on costing exercises. Contributes to product cost discussions, providing insights and ideas on how to cost engineer new developments to meet cost objectives.
- Assists and supports design team in daily tasks as needed such as: mock-ups, structure development, file construction, quotes, 3D renderings, etc.
Supervisory: Responsible for providing leadership to the team and ensuring that the team has the talent, resources, and readiness to meet team goals as well as ensuring maximum productivity and performance. Models CURiO Cornerstones and uses cornerstones framework in decision making.
- Effectively manage a multi-locational team under a fast pace and constantly changing circumstances.
- Hires, trains and develops team, ensuring that each employee has a clear and thorough understanding of their role and responsibilities.
- Fosters a collaborative creative environment.
- Effectively orient new hires to CURiO culture, structure and specific role and responsibilities, ensuring a positive and productive employee experience.
- Utilize the company’s performance management program as designed to align individual performance to overall performance objectives. Provide ongoing performance feedback. Identify and work with manager and HR to take appropriate action for non-performance.
- Ensure all CURiO communication is disseminated to the team in a positive and timely manner.
- Administer all internal policies and procedures in accordance with company, human resources, budgetary, and finance guidelines. Ensure accuracy of staff data records.
General Responsibilities:
- Supports CURiO Cornerstones and strives for individual leadership by using cornerstone behaviors in the workplace and in daily decision making.
- Follows all policies and procedures of the company. Works cooperatively with all departments, maintaining a positive work atmosphere by acting and communicating in a manner that promotes cooperation with co-workers, supervisors, and managers.
- Actively seek individual development through taking advantage of opportunities for skill enhancement.
- Keep up to date with the latest best practices, trends, concepts, and regulations in the specific job area.
- Manage time effectively, meet personal goals and work effectively with other members of the team to meet CURiO goals.
- Follows all safety guidelines and polices. Makes supervisor/manager immediately aware of any observed safety issue. Keeps work area clean, safe, and organized.
Position requires extended work hours as necessary to meet seasonal deadlines. Performs other work as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in graphic and design or equivalent work experience
- Four years’ experience in product and packaging development
- Intermediate level supervisory role
Computer and/or software qualifications:
- Intermediate level of proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Outlook
- Advanced level of proficiency in design software; Adobe CS (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator)
- 3D printer experience preferred
Core Competencies:
- Ability to work collaboratively with team members and across multiple departments, managing a large volume of projects simultaneously
- Knowledge of design techniques, ability to think creatively, with an eye for color and design
- Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Excellent attention to detail, well organized, and systematic in working
- Excellent leadership and communication skills
- Excellent presentation and writing skills
- Excellent initiative and follow-through
- Ability to build and maintain relationships with business partners
- Tolerance for moderate stress
- Self-Driven, able to work independently
Travel Requirement: Less 5%
Hybrid Working Environment and Physical Demands:
- General office or home office environment: Works at a desk in a well-lit, air-conditioned cubicle/office/home office, with moderate noise levels.
- Ability to sit for hours at a time, viewing computer monitor on a constant basis. Some walking and standing relative to interaction with other personnel.
- Occasionally required to lift and/or move items weighing 10 – 15 pounds.
- When in a facility, occasional exposure to dusty and fragrant conditions, varying temperature levels, work near moving mechanical parts, and high noise environments is possible.
- Requires in-office visits weekly for such tasks as: sample unpacking/ review, organization needs, shipping, in-person meetings.
Health & Welfare Benefits:
Eligibility begins on the first day of the month following 30 days of employment unless noted otherwise:
- Medical, Dental, Disability Insurance (cost shared)
- Life/ AD&D Insurance (employer paid)
- Additional voluntary benefit offerings (employee paid): Vision, Accident, Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Voluntary Term Life Insurance, AD&D
- 401(k) – After 6 months of employment on next quarterly entry date
** Note: This job description does not restrict CURiO’s right to assign or reassign duties or responsibilities to this job at any time. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise. It does not alter the "at will" employment relationship between the company and the employee.
About the Role
As the Operations Analyst, you are a data-driven problem solver and operational thought partner. You have deep experience in transforming complex, messy data into actionable insights, a strong understanding of operational processes, KPIs, and performance measurement, and a proven track record of building analytical tools, dashboards, and reporting that enable operations leaders to execute more effectively. This role is critical to improving decision-making, streamlining operations, and strengthening Curio’s ability to scale through insight-driven execution.
**This role is for candidates who reside within 60 miles of our 9th Street SE office in Minneapolis, MN**
You will be handed messy data regarding complex problems with general guidance about what insights would be helpful, but little prescriptive direction on next steps or how to solve the underlying issue. This is a unique opportunity for the right candidate to make an immediate impact and develop quickly in their career.
What You’ll Do
- Work deeply within data and systems, becoming intimately familiar with how our business systems (ERP, Data warehouse, etc.) function
- Leverage data from the multiple sources and systems to create insights and analytics leveraging tools like Excel, SQL and PowerBI that equip functional teams with insights and tools to measure and improve their processes
- Create systems and reports that enable efficient internal data communications
- Execute scrappy analyses on short timelines to answer questions quickly, while also identifying and developing more scalable solutions that will make CURiO successful in the long term
- Collaborate across functions and learn CURiO’s business top-to-bottom. You will engage with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Customer Experience, Finance, Engineering, Brand Marketing, Sales, and more.
As a Curio Team Member
- You exemplify CURiO Cornerstones and strive for personal leadership in your role.
- You collaborate across teams and maintain a positive, respectful, and cooperative workplace environment.
- You take ownership of your professional development by seeking learning opportunities and staying current in your field.
- You manage your time effectively and work with others to contribute to team and company goals.
- You maintain and protect company proprietary information.
- You follow all safety guidelines, report concerns promptly, and maintain a clean, safe, and organized workspace.
- You understand that success in your role could include occasional extended work hours as necessary to meet seasonal deadlines and that periodically, you may be asked to perform other duties not included in your role description.
What You Bring
Qualifications:
- 1-3 years of experience working in an omnichannel retail and/or manufacturing within supply chain, internal operations, or business analyst role.
- Experience supporting forecasting, inventory, demand, sales, or other business planning analysis
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
- Experience with information systems, data, BI/Data Visualization, reporting and analytics
- Exposure to ERP systems and BI tools preferred, with the ability and willingness to learn new platforms quickly.
Preferred:
- Bachelor’s degree
Core Competencies:
- Strong analytical capabilities with a healthy dose of creativity in aggregating data across disparate systems, software programs, and other computer applications
- Energy from being a thought partner for others, excited to spend time translating operational problems into data problems, and then supporting the functional teams that execute on your recommendations
- Comfortable with competing priorities and providing ad-hoc reporting requirements and analysis in Excel, PowerBI or SQL.
- Proactive nature, self-driven and relentless. You don’t need someone to tell you to “move,” you just move. A self-starter who can drive projects and execute results with minimal supervision
- Strong presentation skills that facilitate clear, efficient exchange of information. An effective communicator with the ability to articulate technical concepts in a clear and concise manner.
- Technical proficiency and the ability to collaborate and convey complex information to non-technical end users across multiple functional areas.
- A quick learner who is passionate about solving complex problems and system inefficiencies.
- Inquisitive and constantly seeking answers
- Ability to speak candidly at all levels about tough issues facing the organization while influencing the work of others and maintaining confidential company data
Additional Information
- Travel Requirement: less than 5%
- Work Environment: General office or home office environment
- Physical Requirements:
- Occasionally required to lift and/or move items weighing 10 – 15 pounds.
- When in a facility, occasional exposure to dusty and fragrant conditions
Why Join CURiO
At CURiO, we craft beautiful experiences for the home and body through our fragrance and personal care brands. We’re committed to creating a collaborative, inclusive workplace where talent can thrive and grow. You’ll be part of a passionate team driving meaningful work — with the agility of a growth company and the heart of a purpose-driven brand.
Health & Welfare Benefits:
Eligibility begins on the first day of the month following 30 days of employment unless noted otherwise:
- Medical, Dental, Disability Insurance (cost shared)
- Life/ AD&D Insurance (employer paid)
- Additional voluntary benefit offerings (employee paid): Vision, Accident, Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Voluntary Term Life Insurance, AD&D
- 401(k) – After 6 months of employment on next quarterly entry date
Equal Opportunity Employer
Curio is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building an inclusive environment for all employees.
bsg is excited to announce a unique opportunity for our next team member. We have an established portfolio in home categories of Target and we are looking for a Sales leader that is creative, passionate for product development, factory knowledgeable, and business growth driven to lead this amazing portfolio to its fullest potential. This position leads efforts among a cross functional team to support growth ideation and core business, and should demonstrate team strategy, mentorship skills, business acumen, and creative fun!
This position job role summary includes:
- Responsible for leading strategy to manage and grow the sales portfolio; developing a mix of new and existing business growth
- Identify white space ideation and opening opportunities for expanded category growth
- Drive and engage in product development ideation with vendor partners that align with growth opportunities and Target’s objectives
- Understands private label and national brand success metrics and can steer a team and vendor partner to be best in class
- Drive negotiations, including creative strategy in value add levers that support differentiation within our factory offerings
- Provide leadership around the pursuit of the sales cycles
- Lead creation of informative and influential presentations, including using market data, competitive intel, and industry knowledge that supports strategy
- Have strong sales and financial acumen
- Engaged in forecast for growth achievement
- Contributes to company culture, team collaboration, and lead by example
Position requires:
Target sales experience, Private Label experience preferred
Demonstrable knowledge of the retail industry, including expertise and results in Target sales
Requires 7+ years of retail sales experience and business development expertise
Must be of high integrity, highly collaborative and independent, and be a self-starter
Reports directly to VP of Sales
bsg is a retail service organization providing sales, strategy, and analytics to our retail partners. Retail is our passion and is the driving force behind our success.
We take pride in our culture being driven by the one voice, one team mission. We value every team member and believe every person is a contributor to the one team mission, our bsg community, and our success.
We get asked often what our culture is like and our answer is simple…we believe in work hard, play hard. Our industry is fast paced and demanding, so having a team that brings individualism and collaboration at the same time is imperative. We believe in passion for what we do, high service integrity for our vendor partners, and development, knowledge sharing, and career growth for our team.
We offer base plus 2 bonus structures for incentives, hybrid work environment, full benefit package, holiday and total PTO, free gym membership, parking reimbursement and more.
About the Role
As a Product Designer, you are passionate creative, responsible for developing products and packaging for CURiO Brands that are innovative, beautiful, safe, and sellable to end consumers. You have a strong artist hand and are confident in illustration, painting, and other traditional mediums. You’ll leverage your unique talents, such as illustration and surface design, to create and source custom vessels (glass, metal, and ceramic) and secondary packaging (paper boxes, tubes, bags, labels, hangtags), through the opportunity to work on CURiO’s exciting brands Capri Blue, Thymes, and Otherland.
***This role is for candidates who reside within 60 miles of our office in Minneapolis, MN***
What You’ll Do
Design & Concept:
- Collaborate with Product Design Manager and team, along with Brand to research and concept new product ideas.
- Develop mood boards for new product collections and product formats.
- Push creative boundaries to drive great design and strong innovation.
- Proactively research market trends and innovation opportunities.
- Work with vendors to source and develop new techniques and manufacturing capabilities.
- Prepare creative presentations and present concepts to internal brand team and external customers.
- Demonstrate systematic approach in designs for varying structures, materials, sizes and product types.
- Brand steward, keen eye for detail, refine designs across selected product assortment.
- Create 3D renderings, recommend dimensions, and determine materials for product and packaging.
- Communicate with domestic and international vendors to achieve design intent, construction, safety, and usability goals. Contribute problem-solving ideas throughout the development process.
- Participate in the approval of prototype samples for style details, construction, safety, and usability. Organize and label incoming samples and approved counters.
- Attend weekly Design & Innovation status meetings and other meetings as needed.
- Work closely with Brand, Project Management, Engineering, R&D, Purchasing, Quality, Production, Finance, and Sales to ensure development is on track to meet project goals, design intent and timeline.
- Develop constructive and collaborative working relationships with vendors, colleagues, and others, maintaining them over time to produce successful results for the design team.
- Request price quotes and work with vendors to ensure target costs are achieved.
- Work closely with Project Management team and Cost Analyst on costing exercises. Contribute to product cost discussions, providing insights and ideas on how to cost engineer new developments to meet cost objectives.
- Work with the production artist for execution of final printable files.
- Work closely with external vendors, helping to build strong partnerships.
- Work closely with print vendors to develop structures, reviews proofs for color/ detail accuracy and attend press checks as needed. Color advocate for the brand standards.
- Cut and mock-up packaging/ product samples to support marketing team with photoshoot and sample needs.
- Provide design specifics and photos of development samples for specification documents.
As a Curio Team Member
- You exemplify CURiO Cornerstones and strive for personal leadership in your role.
- You collaborate across teams and maintain a positive, respectful, and cooperative workplace environment.
- You take ownership of your professional development by seeking learning opportunities and staying current in your field.
- You manage your time effectively and work with others to contribute to team and company goals.
- You follow all safety guidelines, report concerns promptly, and maintain a clean, safe, and organized workspace.
- You understand that success in your role could include occasional extended work hours as necessary to meet seasonal deadlines and that periodically, you may be asked to perform other duties not included in your role description.
What You Bring
Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Fine Arts degree; emphasis in graphic or industrial design or equivalent work experience
- Two years’ experience in product or packaging development or design
- Brings passion for the creative work and brand storytelling
- Strong knowledge of design techniques, ability to think creatively, with an eye for color and design
- Demonstrated success in working collaboratively with team members and across multiple departments, managing a large volume of projects simultaneously
- Proficient in design software; Adobe CS (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator)
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
Preferred:
- Surface design and illustration skills
- 3D printer experience
Core Competencies:
- Committed to development strong ideas and excellent execution
- Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Excellent attention to detail, well organized, and systematic in working
- Strong leadership and communication skills
- Ability to present concepts and ideas with exceptional presentation and writing skills
- Excellent initiative and follow-through
- Ability to build and maintain relationships with business partners
- Self-Driven, energetic, able to work independently
- Ability to maintain and protect company proprietary information.
Additional Information
- Travel Requirement: less than 5%
- Work Environment: General office or home office environment
- Physical Requirements:
- Occasionally required to lift and/or move items weighing 10 – 15 pounds.
- When in a facility, occasional exposure to dusty and fragrant conditions
Why Join CURiO
At CURiO, we craft beautiful experiences for the home and body through our fragrance and personal care brands. We’re committed to creating a collaborative, inclusive workplace where talent can thrive and grow. You’ll be part of a passionate team driving meaningful work — with the agility of a growth company and the heart of a purpose-driven brand.
Health & Welfare Benefits
Eligibility begins on the first day of the month following 30 days of employment unless noted otherwise:
- Medical, Dental, Disability Insurance (cost shared)
- Life/ AD&D Insurance (employer paid)
- Additional voluntary benefit offerings (employee paid): Vision, Accident, Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Voluntary Term Life Insurance, AD&D
- 401(k) – After 6 months of employment on next quarterly entry date
Equal Opportunity Employer
Curio is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building an inclusive environment for all employees.
Singlewire Software, based in Madison, Wisconsin, is dedicated to shaping a future where every organization can protect its people with confidence. We deliver innovative solutions, including InformaCast critical communication and incident management software, the InformaCast Wearable Alert Badge, and Visitor Aware visitor and safety management software.
Our technology helps organizations instantly reach the right people, coordinate responses, and manage critical events - empowering schools, healthcare systems, manufacturers, enterprises, and public organizations to create safer environments.
Just as important as what we build is how we work. We're a collaborative, supportive team that cares deeply about our mission, our customers, and each other.
The Opportunity
An exciting opportunity is available for a SaaS Account Executive to join the Singlewire team. As part of our team, you will be responsible for selling our software solutions in a specific territory. This position could be located in any large Midwest Metro Area or Madison, Wisconsin.
What You'll Do
If you are a master at reading-between-the-lines, probing into and leveraging customer requirements and selling software solutions, you'll love the challenge of this position. You should be quick and flexible to flourish in our fast-paced environment. We are looking for that ideal individual that is motivated to drive results and enjoys meeting and exceeding monthly sales goals. The job responsibilities include:
- Convince Cisco and Partner teams to sell Singlewire solutions
- Develop relationships with key Cisco and Reseller representatives in the region
- Support and drive all direct and indirect business opportunities for Singlewire products
- Use knowledge of unified communications solutions to convince partners and end users to include Singlewire notification as part of the collaboration stack
- Train Singlewire Partner sales teams how to discuss notification with their clients in a business relevant way that will produce leads for our solutions
- Engage with Cisco and Partner sales teams on client opportunities
- Provide demonstrations of our solutions, both in person and remotely to ultimately help our sales partners to close deals
- Pursue direct sales opportunities and successfully perform necessary steps to close the business
- Attend and staff various local and national Demand Generation events throughout the year
- Adhere to Singlewire standards and procedures such as adherence to pricing approvals, monthly pipeline reviews, forecasts and management of CRM system
The Person We're Looking For
You May Be Right for Us If You Have:
- A Bachelor's Degree and 4 plus years of outside selling experience in a business- to- business environment
- Familiarity with a fast-paced marketplace and a demonstrated ability to successfully sell solutions within it
- Excellent relationship building skills
- Strong verbal communications and business acumen skills
- Strong interpersonal skills for working with customers, partners and other members of the Singlewire team
- Dedication to detail, organization, and productive time management
- Ability to effectively adapt to rapidly changing technology and apply it to business needs
- Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain a high level of partner and customer trust and confidence
- Ability to sell direct and also sell with and for a channel partner
- Ability to travel across the multi-state region and to customer/partner events as needed
- Professional personal appearance and work ethic
- Adequate home office space if located remotely from the Madison Singlewire office
Other Skills That Will Make You Stand Out:
- Experience selling through Cisco and Cisco resellers
- Experience with Cisco Unified Communications
- Knowledge of marketplace and customers in a large Mountain West Metro Area
- Knowledge of Notification as a business solution
Our Culture
At Singlewire, we believe what we do truly matters. We're passionate about protecting people and helping organizations respond when it counts. We're a team of collaborators who support each other, work hard toward shared goals, and celebrate successes together.