Retail Project Assistant

Founded in 2008 by Los Angeles native Jeff Abrams, Rails has grown from a small label - started with just a single hat - into a full collection of women’s and men’s apparel. Sold at top international retailers and worn by a loyal following of celebrities and tastemakers, the brand has come to define a new classic heritage and relaxed sensibility. Rails is sold in 30 countries by more than 1000 retailers, including its own flagship stores in New York, San Francisco, Newport Beach, Paris, London and Amsterdam.

Summary:

Rails is looking to add a Retail Project Assistant who can be a highly reliable operational backbone while also supporting creative and logistical needs of the business. We are looking for a dependable, hands-on support partner who will enhance store performance, strengthen operational consistency, and bring structure to both routine workflows and special Retail initiatives.

Operations Support:

• Contribute to the development of seasonal and event-specific sales tools, including promotional linesheets and product allocation materials.
• Support the creation and distribution of store allocation plans, buy layouts, and product knowledge resources to ensure consistency across retail locations.
• Partner with the corporate team to curate product knowledge content and coordinate training initiatives, including videos and seasonal education.
• Help oversee retail facilities operations by tracking maintenance requests, vendor schedules, and compliance with health & safety standards.
• Partner with operations on daily issue resolution, including product, pricing, and inventory discrepancies.
• Manage supply orders for stores and warehouse needs to ensure timely availability of materials and packaging.
• Run point on retail related in store events, activations and ongoing partnerships such as College Collective, Concierge Program, Stylist programs

Visual Merchandising Support:

• Support sample procurement and organization of office mock store.
• Assist with seasonal event planning and large-scale retail/wholesale activations.
• Help coordinate logistics for store openings, including purchase tracking, vendor coordination, and trucking.
• Assist with visual merchandising execution, including signage distribution, repairs/replacements and maintain Visual Merchandising checklists by store.
• Collect and provide feedback on Visual Merchandising photos by store
• Track and collate business impacts to visual changes and money mapping within sales floor

Rails is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and building a diverse workplace in all its forms and considers candidates without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. As an equal opportunity employer we welcome and consider all qualified applicants.