Assistant Category Merchandising Manager (Super Day)
3 days ago
Philadelphia
Job Description About Us: Perpay is a certified B Corp and Philadelphia's most impactful growth-stage startup. We are driven by a mission to significantly improve the financial stability of everyday Americans. For the past decade, we have established strong product-market fit and a profitable, efficient operating model across a suite of products, positioning Perpay as the premier financial partner for consumers with subprime credit. With over 500,000 customers who have utilized more than $1 billion in spending power, we are at a pivotal moment. We are scaling our operations, building new offerings, and deepening our impact. We are looking for teammates eager to join us on this journey. Our venture partners include First Round Capital and L Catterton. Products we've built to make an impact: • Perpay Marketplace: Combines interest-free payments and modern e-commerce to reduce cost of ownership and promote healthy repayment behavior., • Perpay+: Leverages Marketplace repayment history to help members monitor and build credit with all 3 credit bureaus. Our greatest strength is our people and we'd love for you to be one of them! What You'll Do • Support assortment growth: Help research whitespace, comparison shop, and assist in launching 1,000+ new SKUs in your first year (ownership grows with experience)., • Price & availability hygiene: Support cost/retail updates, flag pricing issues, and track inventory availability across suppliers; escalate anomalies quickly., • Vendor meeting support: Partner with Category Managers to plan and communicate agendas, prepare supporting materials, compile sales reports and other marketplace/vendor data as assigned, record action items, and follow up to keep tasks moving., • Represent Perpay externally: Attend trade shows to pitch our marketplace and credit-building value prop to potential vendor partners, • Reporting & analysis: Pull weekly sales, margin, and inventory availability reports; build lightweight dashboards and summaries that convert data into next steps for the team., • Cross-functional coordination: Work with Product, Analytics, Operations, and Marketing to improve customer experience., • Apprenticeship model: Hands-on mentorship from experienced Category Managers and exposure to all marketplace processes., • Meaningful impact early: Your work will directly improve product pricing, inventory availability, and customer experience for one of the fastest growing ecommerce platforms in the industry., • Clear growth path: Grow into a future category management roles as you demonstrate consistency, judgment, and resultsWhat You'll Bring, • Recent college graduate (or equivalent experience); internships or campus leadership in retail, analytics, e-commerce, or operations are a plus., • Analytical chops: Comfortable in Excel/Sheets (VLOOKUP/INDEX-MATCH, pivot tables); SQL familiarity is a plus but not required., • AI-first approach to problem solving: Leveraging technology to drive improvements in both the quality and quantity of your impact, • Operational discipline: Strong organization, attention to detail, and follow-through—especially with repetitive data tasks., • Communication & collaboration: Clear written notes, crisp updates, and a helpful, proactive attitude with teammates and vendors., • Owner's mindset: Curiosity to learn, resilience when data is messy, and the drive continuously improve, • Mission fit: Passion for Perpay's social mission and the idea of fintech-enabled retail that helps people build credit. What We'll Bring: • Meaningful compensation and equity, • Premium medical benefits (fully paid base plan, and very reasonable premium for the buy-up option), • 4% employer 401k match, • Unlimited PTO policy, • Remote weeks around major holidays + extra holiday on weekends like MDW and LDW, • High quality catered lunch by local chefs, 3 days / week, • Gym subsidy, • Paid cell phone + plan, • Student loan repayment program, • Relocation assistance Perpay is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to inclusion. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, sex (including pregnancy), marital status, political affiliation, age, veteran status, disability status or other non-merit factor. Please contact us at to request accommodation. This is not a remote opportunity; it is 100% onsite (#LI-Onsite) (#LI-TH1) (#LI-AK1) Perpay is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity in all its forms and are committed to creating an inclusive environment. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, sex (including pregnancy), marital status, political affiliation, age, veteran status, disability status or other non-merit factor. Please contact us at to request accommodation.