Game Stop Work Values

Daily Duties at Game Stop:

Conceptualize and orchestrate purchasing functions, distribution activities, and business development initiatives to capitalize on market opportunities and ensure attainment of earnings objectives. Craft tablet, laptop, and wireless product category programs for multiple merchants. Structure relationships with new suppliers; cultivate strategic partnerships; consult on best practices for maintaining durable vendor relationships. Collaborate cross-functionally with numerous internal resources while building division capabilities. Guide, train, motivate, develop, and evaluate team of three direct reports. Establish, track, and compile performance metrics. ♦ Contributed to developing $150M in total 2012 category revenue by propelling sales through introduction of laptops and tablets; followed up in 2013 with 30-40% year-over-year (YOY) growth based on in-store implementation of wireless services and hardware (through Q3). ♦ Discovered and presented previously untapped channels for distributing an increasingly diverse product line by proactively researching and analyzing market trends, interpreting findings, and relaying insights. ♦ Accurately forecasted and prepared for emerging consumer buying behaviors by developing appropriate financial models, budgets, and business plans. ♦ Maximized product availability, timely and accurate distribution, and customer retention by attentively managing critical vendor relationships. ♦ Fostered an environment that welcomes change and promotes high levels of ingenuity, creative thinking, risk tolerance, and collaboration.

What they like about Game Stop:

Working in an organization that is technologically advanced, creative, and innovative is critical in your assessment of hiring companies. Less important to you are stability of the organization, the length of time an organization has been in business, and the business' plans for the future. You prefer a fast-moving company that will take risks to achieve its goals and objectives. The length of time the company has been in business is irrelevant. Maintaining status quo is unnecessary. You thrive on change, uncertainty and the upside of potential business risks, especially those associated with innovation. Stability for the long haul is not nearly as important as is working in an atmosphere that is charged with a sense of urgency and constant change.

Tags

New Business Development, Market Research, Purchasing, Demand Planning, Vendor Management, Contract Negotiations, Strategic Partnerships, Assortment Planning, Sales Forecasting and Planning

Skills

Microsoft Office Suite, HTML, Python, Contract Negotiations, Buying/Purchasing, Market Research, Apple Productivity Suite (Pages, Numbers, Keynote)

These are some of the questions we asked our climbers about their experiences with Game Stop: