Careers

Why Work at Snuggle Bugz?

• Full Benefits Snuggle Bugz values your need to take care of yourself. We love our people and take care of them by offering a comprehensive benefit plan.
  
• Paid Vacation Snuggle Bugz values your need to get away and spend time with your friends and family. We love our people and offer paid vacation time.
  
• Discounts Snuggle Bugz values your need to purchase products for either yourself or your friend and family. We love our people and offer employee discounts on our products. 
  
• BBQ’s and Events Snuggle Bugz values your need to work hard but play hard too. We love our people and host regular Employee events to ensure we can play as a team. 
  
• Growth Opportunities Snuggle Bugz values your need to grow. We love our people and are so excited when we can leverage internal talent for promotions and upward movement.
  
• Family First Snuggle Bugz values you and your family. We love our people and provide flexible work solutions that suit your needs
  
• Inspiring All Hands Meetings Snuggle Bugz values your need to be in the know. We love our people and host an All hands meeting once per month. We share upcoming events, notable changes and everything Snuggle Bugz.
  
• Commitment to Excellence Snuggle Bugz values your need for recognition. We love our people and encourage employees to participate in our Commitment to Excellence Recognition Program. Winners of the program can walk away with prizes such as gift certificates, days off, lunch with Ben or a team lunch.

Marketing & Content Associate

The Snuggle Bugz Marketing Team is responsible for designing and delivering customer-centric, best-in-class strategic marketing programs that drive our company philosophy of building confidence in families navigating the early stages of parenthood forward. The Marketing & Content Associate will work cross-functionally, influencing and supporting multiple stakeholders in the delivery of highly effective marketing programs based on deep customer and product understanding in order to deliver on our marketing targets. This position will also lead the development and execution of the Snuggle Bugz content strategy to support educational and informational needs along the customer buying journey.

This position requires a flexible and creative thinker, with ability to multitask projects of varying levels of complexity and one who is able to collaborate and coordinate efforts across teams to accomplish goals on deadline. The Marketing & Content Associate will also require an understanding of how to research market trends and find key conversations to create compelling and unique content. The position will take an active role in the planning and execution of special projects, programs and events directly related to enhancing the overall Snuggle Bugz customer experience

Responsibilities:

• Participate in the development, implementation and execution of the Snuggle Bugz marketing strategy by providing strategic creative input into strong, unique campaigns that will drive consumer engagement and brand awareness
• Collaborate with brand partners in the development and execution of brand media partnership plans and co-marketing opportunities
• Working with the Director of Marketing to assist in the development of key marketing concepts that meet the needs and objectives of Snuggle Bugz, vendors and partners
• Measure and maximize marketing channel performance and conduct ROI analysis
• Plan and produce multimedia content, managing content relationships, creation, and performance
• Take an active role in conducting market research, reviewing factors like industry trends, marketing communications and competitive analysis and be able to communicate findings clearly and concisely

Snuggle Bugz provides accommodations for applicants with disabilities, available on request during all aspects of selection process.

Requirements:

• 3+ years of marketing experience
• College or University degree in Marketing, Communications, English or other related field

Preferred Knowledge & Experience In:

• Producing concise, effective and engaging content for different marketing channels and audiences
• Demonstrated ability to challenge the status quo by suggesting opportunities for improvement
• Strong problem-solving, critical thinking, and organizational skills with attention to detail
• A strong understanding of web analytics, including Google Analytics
• Proficiency interpreting analysis of results and applying learning to future programs
• Comfortable in a fast paced and rapidly changing environment
• Excellent peer relations and cross-functional collaboration with strong communication skills
• A passion for baby and children’s products with firsthand knowledge of our brands and products an asset

Personal Attributes:

• Champion of change and positive outlook on challenges. Motivated self-starter who displays strong initiative and can have open, honest, difficult conversations
• Agile and innovative, able to manage in an environment of change and ambiguity to help us take bold and strategic moves in this rapidly evolving retail environment
• Creative thinkers who take initiative and are capable of building, launching and managing projects/programs that drive results for our customers
• Problem solvers with the ability to analyze and prioritize to meet business objectives
• Strong interpersonal skills and great ability to communicate
• Excellent writing skills and a high level of creativity

Additional duties and responsibilities may be added or modified as required throughout the course of your employment

Reports to: Director of Marketing

Hours: Full Time Salary, 40 hrs per week, M-F, some evenings and weekends may be required

If you are interested in applying for this position, please email your resume to careers@snugglebugz.ca

Nestled Sales Advisor

They say it takes a village to raise a little one. Here at Nestled, we are excited to be that village for new parents navigating those first stages of parenthood. Currently we are missing a critical link (aka YOU) and seeking a candidate armed with passion for building meaningful relationships with our friends (aka customers). 

A Nestled Sales Advisor must be friend oriented, energetic with strong interpersonal skills and possess the ability to absorb and retain extensive product information. Responsibilities include assisting friends in furniture product selection, handling cash/credit transactions, and merchandising product.

Responsibilities:

• Friend focused
• Product expert: Assist friends in finding the best furniture/ products to meet their needs
• Creating the best friend shopping experience
• Assist with the merchandising of product throughout the Nestled store
• POS Transactions for Friends (sales, inventory look ups, placing special orders)
• Maintaining cleanliness of the store & Friend Areas (bathrooms, kitchen area, sales floor, displays, backrooms)
• Receiving store shipments and stock replenishment
• Assist with store promotional signage 

Snuggle Bugz provides accommodations for applicants with disabilities, available on request during all aspects of selection process.

Requirements:

• Furniture industry experience is a strong asset!
• Highly motivated, charismatic, energetic person
• Individual needs to be a “people person”
• Charismatic, energetic person
• Proven history of working within a team environment
• Ability to be on their feet for 6 to 8-hour shifts
• Ability to lift and/or move 50 lbs
• Self-Starter – ability to understand and execute tasks with minimal supervision
• Comfort with cash handling
• Comfort with Point of Sale (POS)
• Comfort & Understanding of email programs
• Comfort & Awareness of Social Media channels (Facebook, Instagram, etc.)
• Great Communicator (expected to communicate with Friends, Peers & Managers)

Additional duties and responsibilities may be added or modified as required throughout the course of your employment

Reports to: Nestled General Manager

Location: Burlington, Coquitlam

Hours: Part-Time : Minimum availability 15 to 20 hours/week with ability to work evenings and weekends

If you are interested in applying for this position, please email your resume to careers@snugglebugz.ca

Inventory Specialist

Parenting is hard, and everyone wants the best for their children. That’s where we come in! At Snuggle Bugz, we look to instill confidence in parents navigating the early stages of Parenthood. Currently we are missing a critical link (aka YOU) and seeking a candidate armed with passion and the ability to provide support.

Our Inventory Specialist will be responsible for maintaining accurate inventory records and levels. The position requires someone with attention to detail to provide consistent support for the distribution centre in maintaining and updating inventory. Our Inventory Specialist will excel at investigating inventory discrepancies at all locations.

Responsibilities:

• Investigate, review and adjust inventory discrepancies
• Share ownership of the retail support email account to assist retail stores with various requests
• Schedule carrier pickups from vendors, and to/from retail stores
• Diligently monitor and fulfil requests for supplies to be delivered to retail stores from retail support
• Generate special order transfers for promotions and other initiatives
• Partner with other departments to support with inventory initiatives and inventory accuracy
• Understand the distribution centre layout and be competent in understanding of the location system to accurately locate product and troubleshoot missing inventory
• Play a key role in inventory count planning, execution and processing
• Play a key role in inventory related projects
• Order office, retail and warehouse consumable supplies
• Comply with corporate policies at all times
• Other duties as may reasonably be assigned by management

Snuggle Bugz provides accommodations for applicants with disabilities, available on request during all aspects of selection process.

Requirements:

• Previous experience with distribution centres is strongly preferred
• Hands on entrepreneurial spirit and drive
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel) is required
• Takes pride in maintaining accurate inventory
• Technical aptitude and proficiency; previous experience utilizing ERP systems (or WMS)
• Has strong technical aptitude, industry knowledge is an asset
• Ability to work well under pressure and in a fast-paced environment
• Initiative to take hands-on approach and work alongside their team
• Keen to see improvements through use of metrics, scorecards and other measurements
• Able to collect, compile, analyze and showcase data through excel reporting
• Persevere through challenges and strives to understand the root causes
• Proven ability to identify and successfully articulate recommend process improvements

Additional duties and responsibilities may be added or modified as required throughout the course of your employment

Reports to : Operations Manager

Hours:  Full Time Hourly, Monday to Friday

If you are interested in applying for this position, please email your resume to careers@snugglebugz.ca