About Faire

Faire is a technology wholesale platform built on the belief that the future is local. Independent retailers around the globe collectively represent a multi-hundred-billion-dollar wholesale market that has historically been fragmented and offline. At Faire, we're using the power of tech, data, and machine learning to connect this thriving community of entrepreneurs across the globe. Picture your favorite boutique in town — we help them discover the best products from around the world to sell in their stores. With the right tools and insights, we believe that we can level the playing field so businesses can grow and local communities can thrive.

We’re looking for smart, resourceful and passionate people to join us as we power the shop local movement. If you believe in community, come join ours.

About this role

Faire’s quality, depth and breadth of supply is its strongest value proposition to retailers and our Brand Partnerships team is at the forefront of our success by ensuring that the best and most relevant brands are on our platform. You will be directly contributing to the company’s success by scaling our current supply and ensuring that we meet the needs of our retailers. We need an agile self-starter who can ramp quickly and help us manage our prospective brands and partnership opportunities. Faire’s goal is to be the default platform for brands to sell their products wholesale and for independent retailers to source products for their store. That means there will be no shortage of opportunity to learn and grow as we continue to build the company in the coming months and years.

What you’ll do

Learn and build an understanding of our sales process and collaborate with the team to build our brand directory

Prospect/identify high-value brands that are a good fit for Faire’s retailers

Directly contribute to our brand growth by qualifying inbound leads and applicant brands

Identify customer needs and solve for gaps with creative outreach strategy & discovery including, but limited to: email copy, warm/cold calls, social media outreach, in-person events

Relationship development with both brand partners as well as our Account Executive Sales team

Have room to grow through special projects and into a full-fledged sales role or other opportunities within the company

Qualifications

Must Haves

A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional working experience

Passionate about our mission and working with small businesses -- many of whom are artisans and entrepreneurs -- and helping them thrive

Exceptionally strong verbal and written communication skills

Motivated, curious, action-forward, and leads with integrity

Clear organization and time management skills for handling 100s of prospective brand accounts

Driven to learn & interpret data through running reports through sales systems

Meticulous attention to detail & strong judgment in assessing best brand fits for Faire

Excited to join and contribute to a fast-moving, high-potential, culture driven environment & comfortable with change

Nice to Haves

Experience with Salesforce or any Sales automation system (e.g. Salesloft)

1-2 years+ of retail or customer-facing work experience

Seeking strong work culture + community

Entrepreneurial mindset!

On-Target Earnings (OTE) Range

San Francisco: the pay range for this role is $70,500 to $97,000 per year.

This role will also be eligible for equity and benefits. Actual On-Target Earnings (OTE) will be determined based on permissible factors such as transferable skills, work experience, market demands, and primary work location. The OTE range provided is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

Hybrid Faire employees currently go into the office 3 days per week on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and a third flex day of their choosing (Monday, Wednesday, or Friday). Additionally, hybrid in-office roles will have the flexibility to work remotely up to 4 weeks per year. Specific Workplace and Information Technology positions may require onsite attendance 5 days per week as will be indicated in the job posting.

Why you’ll love working at Faire

Move fast: You'll own meaningful problems that serve customers around the globe with the agency to move fast and see your results clearly.

Equipped to scale: We invest in what matters, including the latest enterprise AI tools, to help you work smarter and get more out of every day.

Best in class: Our team is full of sharp, kind, and generous colleagues who care about their craft and about helping you grow in yours.

Real rewards. Competitive pay, equity, and comprehensive benefits designed to support your life inside and outside of work.

Belonging: We're intentional about building an environment where every Faire employee has equal access to opportunities, growth, and success.

Faire was founded in 2017 by a team of early product and engineering leads from Square. We’re backed by some of the top investors in retail and tech including: Y Combinator, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Forerunner Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund, and DST Global. We have headquarters in San Francisco and Kitchener-Waterloo, and a global employee presence across offices in Toronto, London, and New York. To learn more about Faire and our customers, you can read more on our blog.

Faire provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.

Faire is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. Accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process and applicants with a disability may request to be accommodated throughout the recruitment process. We will work with all applicants to accommodate their individual accessibility needs. To request reasonable accommodation, please fill out our Accommodation Request Form (https://bit.ly/faire-form)

Privacy

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