Merchandising Analyst

ABOUT QUINCE 

Founded in 2018, Quince was built to challenge the idea that nice things have to cost a lot. Our mission is simple: to make really high quality essentials for really low prices, produced fairly and sustainably. We believe everyone deserves exceptional craftsmanship and timeless design without the traditional markups. Quince is a direct-to-consumer (DTC) model that cuts out middlemen and leverages just-in-time manufacturing to minimize waste and maximize value.

Quince is a tech company disrupting the retail industry by putting AI, analytics and automation at the center of everything we do. Our unwavering commitment to excellence and company values guide our teams and actions:

• Customer First: We prioritize customer satisfaction in every decision.

• High Quality: True quality means premium materials and rigorous production standards you can feel good about.

• Essential Design: We focus on timeless, functional essentials instead of chasing trends.

• Always a Better Deal: Innovation and transparency ensure value for both customers and partners.

• Social & Environmental Responsibility: We commit to sustainable materials, ethical production, and fair wages.

Quince partners with world-class manufacturers across the globe and serves millions of customers. With strong investor backing and a focus on sustainable growth, we are a company that is rapidly scaling while maintaining a commitment to quality, simplicity, and radical price transparency.

OUR TEAM AND SUCCESS 

At Quince, you will be part of a high-performing team that is redefining what quality, value, and sustainability mean in modern retail. We are a destination for builders, innovators, and operators to come together and challenge the status quo. Our collective ambition is bold. We are creating an entirely new category and customer experience – one that democratizes luxury and provides high quality products at radically low prices. That mission demands a world-class team committed to excellence. 

If you are motivated by impact, growth, and purpose, you will find a strong sense of belonging at Quince.

THE ROLE

Merchandising Analyst

We’re looking for a Merchandising Analyst to join our growing team. The ideal candidate is a performance-driven retail professional with a strong foundation in retail math, merchandising analytics, and reporting. This person thrives in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment where priorities shift quickly. They bring a strong sense of urgency, are highly organized, and obsess over details, timelines, and execution. They’re not just problem solvers - they’re process improvers, always looking for ways to work smarter and more efficiently across cross-functional teams.

Success in this position means maintaining operational excellence across the product development lifecycle, ensuring data accuracy, and driving process improvements that enable faster, smarter product launches. This role plays a critical part in advancing both our Merchandising team’s goals and Quince’s broader mission to make exceptionally high-quality essentials accessible to all.

Responsibilities

• Supports merchants on execution of product identification, sourcing, development, and publishing process

• Coordinate between Sourcing, Creative, Engineering, Marketing teams to help launch products on site. This includes creating items in our product catalog, writing purchase orders for new products, organizing samples for photoshoots, and maintaining product detail pages

• Communicate with vendors regularly on sample tracking and delivery status for future and past due orders

• Manage product development data integrity within internal business systems across all stages of product development and sourcing process

• Implement tools and streamline processes to help eliminate inefficient ways of working and improve overall team health & effectiveness

Qualifications

Required:

• Strong understanding of retail math and retail reporting

• Product obsessed, with an eye for good design and market trends

• Highly organized, detail-oriented with a focus on execution, problem solving, improving processes

• Continuous learner and highly curious, always open to considering new perspectives, comfortable balancing multiple priorities and pivoting with last minute changes

• Enjoys a fast-paced environment and has a high sense of urgency

• Performance driven and performance motivated - gets results and likes being in a culture that values performance

• Proficient with MS Office/ G Suite applications including Word, Excel and Powerpoint

• Location: San Francisco - this role is based full-time in our SF office (5 days per week).

Preferred:

• 1+ years of of wholesale, retail, or merchandising experience preferred
• Bachelor's degree or higher

WHY QUINCE?

Joining Quince means being part of a mission-driven team reshaping retail. You will work alongside talented colleagues, tackle meaningful challenges, and contribute to building a more sustainable, accessible future for customers and partners alike.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY & HIRING INTEGRITY

Quince provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applications for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. 

Quince is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to complete your application or to perform the essential functions of a role at Quince, please let us know by completing this accommodation form. We review all requests individually and will work with you to determine appropriate accommodations on a case-by-case basis.

Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check. Quince will conduct background checks in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Security Advisory: Beware of Frauds

At Quince, we're dedicated to recruiting top talent who share our drive for innovation. To safeguard candidates, Quince emphasizes legitimate recruitment practices. Initial communication is primarily via official Quince email addresses and LinkedIn; beware of deviations. Personal data and sensitive information will not be solicited during the application phase. Interviews are conducted via phone, in person, or through the approved platforms Google Meets or Zoom—never via messaging apps or other calling services. Offers are merit-based, communicated verbally, and followed up in writing. If personal information is requested to initiate the hiring process, rest assured it will be through secure and protected means.