Sample Operations Specialist

Location: Los Angeles, California
Job Type: Contract
Compensation Range: $30 - 34 per hour

We are looking for a Sample Coordinator to manage the end-to-end lifecycle of physical merchandise within our studio environment. In this role, you will be the primary steward of inventory, ensuring that every sample-from arrival to final liquidation-is tracked, verified, and organized with precision.

You will act as a central hub of communication, partnering with vendors, merchants, and marketers to resolve discrepancies and ensure that the right products are in the right place at the right time. If you are highly organized, thrive in a logistically complex environment, and have an eye for quality control, you will play a vital role in keeping our creative production moving smoothly.

Responsibilities:

• Check the accuracy and quality of samples from vendors, track, and report issues to Sample Management Lead.
• Manage sample logistics (unpack, track & pack), verification, discrepancies, late samples, & missing samples via communication with marketers.
• Responsible for sample liquidations and donations including organizing samples by category.
• Maintain the check-out process throughout all the studio platforms after a 1 week hold of samples.
• Organize items returning back to the WPH for sample holding.
• Maintain spreadsheets and systems to update status of merchandise for multiple parties.
• Work with studio workflow management tools.
• Communicate with internal and external teams, including vendors, merchants, and Prop.
• House to determine ultimate sample locations (i.e; RTV, RTM, store, or liquidate).
• Collect merchandise after the photo process is completed.
• Build a donation contact list for liquidations, and Quarterly liquidation in WPH.
• Coordinate samples according to return instructions from Merchants or Marketing Team regarding sample sharing or holding.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 3 years' experience in a retail environment.
• 2+ years' experience in ecommerce photo studio.
• Strong problem-solving skills, ability to perform under pressure.
• Results driven and a sense of urgency.
• Works well in a team environment.
• Ability to work within deadlines, thinking creatively to increase productivity and throughout.

JOBID: 022026-123569
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Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.

At Cella, a randstad digital company, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com.

Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Cella by randstad digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.

Qualified applicants in San Francisco with criminal histories will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

We will consider for employment all qualified Applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.