Career Opportunities

Griot's Garage continues to grow. If you would like to be part of a winning team, are an avid automotive enthusiast and strive for perfection in your career choice, let us know. We look forward to hearing about your talents. Please direct all inquiries, including your resume, salary requirements and your favorite automobile to CAREERS@GRIOTSGARAGE.COM List the subject matter as I want to join your team!

Griot's Garage promotes equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status. All employment decisions are based on principles of equal employment opportunity. We are proud to say we are a Drug-Free and Smoke-Free workplace.

Current Openings:

Marketing/SEO Copywriter (Tacoma, WA)

Griot's Garage is a family-owned, dynamically growing company crafting innovative car care products with an uncompromising standard of quality (just ask our raving fans and customers!).

Bring your collaborative skills, working with our creative team to echo our distinctive brand voice across all copy. In other words, you get to translate what we mean when we enthusiastically say, "Have fun in your garage!"

Help connect our customers to our brand and everything we offer with your ability to convey product descriptions that resonate with their needs. This work will call on your skill range to bring this brand voice to our website, SEO optimization, and our marketing efforts.

By equipping you with the tools to embody our brand voice confidently and exercise creative freedom in filtering our copy, you will bring a confident edge and a communication style that ensures consistency with our brand voice, protects against conflicting agendas, and establishes your authority over your subject matter.

Duties/Responsibilities:

  • Produce relevant, engaging copy for all our channels including web, email, print, and catalogs.
  • Combine sales copywriting, direct marketing, branding experience, and a touch of regulatory knowledge to write copy for product packaging.
  • Turn creative direction and technical information into persuasive copy concepts.
  • Stay current with the often-changing SEO principles ensuring the most effective strategies.
  • Adapt brand voice across different channels to maximize reach.
  • Write scripts for product videos and adjust voice to on-screen talent.

Education and Experience:

  • 2+ years of professional writing experience.
  • A genuine interest in cars and the car community will shine through in your writing.
  • The whole, polished Copywriter tool kit - writing, editing, and proofreading skills.
  • Optimize web copywriting to leverage SEO best practices.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience preferred.

Griot's Garage is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

It is the policy and intent of Griot's to comply with all federal and state laws concerning non-discrimination and equal access to employment and receipt of services or support. This policy exists regardless of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, disabled or Vietnam era veteran status, disability.

Job Type: Full-time, Salary Exempt

Pay: $60,000 - $80,000 per year

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • Dental insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Employee discount
  • Flexible spending account
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Referral program
  • Vision insurance
To apply for this position, please forward your resume to CAREERS@GRIOTSGARAGE.COM

Demand Planner (Demand Planning Analyst) (Tacoma, WA)

Griot's Core Values

At Griot's, we are always thinking about how we can make things better, including our products, processes and how we work together. We're building a brand that will live on as our legacy and we're doing what we love. We are inspired by and proud of the results our customers achieve.
  • Passionate about perfection
  • Timeless over trendy
  • Having fun

Position Summary

The demand planner's role is multifaceted and involves various responsibilities focused on accurately predicting and managing customer demand for a range of products. This involves analyzing historical data, identifying current trends, forecasting customer demand, collaborating with other departments, monitoring performance metrics, and using technology to streamline processes. Success in this role requires analytical skills, effective communication, adaptability, problem-solving abilities, proficiency with technology, and a commitment to continuous improvement. The position reports to the Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning Manager and maintains solid connections with SIOE, R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, Logistics, and Finance.

Duties/Responsibilities:

  • Manage a rolling demand forecast at multiple levels of aggregation for multiple time horizons.
  • Validate demand signals through data analytics, using historical data, statistical models, and sales and marketing plans as key inputs.
  • Collaborate with Sales partners to collect information on promotions, sales/marketing initiatives, category growth, penetration initiatives, market data, and price fluctuations to improve the model and make better-educated assumptions.
  • Ensure new product introductions are properly collected and validated to provide support for future modeling and achieve forecast accuracy objectives.
  • Drive forecast accuracy analysis, including root cause and performance problem solving with a continuous improvement mindset.
  • Identify risks, opportunities, and deviations from forecasted results and other disruptions and promptly resolve or make recommendations for any issues.
  • Liaise with sales and supply planners to ensure synchronized demand and supply from factories through distribution centers to retail stores and customers.
  • Support the SIOP manager with the monthly demand review process as part of the SIOP monthly cycle. This may include preparing all data and metrics for review, identifying gaps and scenarios that must be presented, facilitating decision-making on open items and trade-offs, and ensuring action is taken on agreed-to-action items.
  • Develop reports, manage, and improve planning-related key performance indicators, including WMAPE, R-squared, forecast bias, sell-thru, and SKU profitability.
  • Perform other duties as needed and directed by management.

Education and Experience:

  • Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain or related field.
  • 3+ years of experience in supply chain or related role.
  • 2-3 years of experience as a demand planner.
  • Proven experience in forecasting techniques and tools.
  • Experience participating in SIOP meetings.
  • Experience working with a relational database.
  • Advanced-to-expert skills in Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel, with the ability to efficiently generate complex analytics.
  • Strong analytical and quantitative skills to interpret data and make informed decisions.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively with various teams.
  • APICs or IBF certification a plus.
  • Experience in automotive aftermarket and surface care, or in retail CPG.

Griot's Garage is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

It is the policy and intent of Griot's to comply with all federal and state laws concerning non-discrimination and equal access to employment and receipt of services or support. This policy exists regardless of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, disabled or Vietnam era veteran status, disability.

Job Type: Full-time, Salary Exempt

Pay: $75,00 - $90,000 per year

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • Dental insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Employee discount
  • Flexible spending account
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Referral program
  • Vision insurance
To apply for this position, please forward your resume to CAREERS@GRIOTSGARAGE.COM

Human Resources Assistant (Tacoma, WA)

Griot's Core Values

At Griot's, we are always thinking about how we can make things better, including our products, processes and how we work together. We're building a brand that will live on as our legacy and we're doing what we love. We are inspired by and proud of the results our customers achieve.
  • Passionate about perfection
  • Timeless over trendy
  • Having fun

Position Summary

The HR Assistant will perform administrative tasks and services to support effective and efficient operations of the organization's human resources department.

Duties/Responsibilities:

  • Maintains accurate and up-to-date human resource files, records, and documentation.
  • Answers frequently asked questions from applicants and employees relative to standard policies, benefits, hiring processes, etc.; refers more complex questions to appropriate senior-level HR staff or management.
  • Maintains the integrity and confidentiality of human resource files and records.
  • Performs periodic audits of HR files and records to ensure that all required documents are collected and filed appropriately.
  • Provides clerical support to the HR department.
  • May assist with payroll functions including processing, answering employee questions, fixing processing errors, and distributing checks.
  • Acts as a liaison between the organization and external benefits providers and vendors, which may include health, disability, and retirement plan providers.
  • Conducts or assists with new hire orientation.
  • Assists with planning and execution of special events such as benefits enrollment, organization-wide meetings, employee recognition events, holiday parties, and retirement celebrations.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities:

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.
  • Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
  • Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.
  • Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.
  • Thorough knowledge of employment-related laws and regulations.
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
  • Proficiency with or the ability to quickly learn the organization's HRIS and talent management systems.

Education and Experience:

  • Associate degree in related field required.
  • Prior related office experience preferred.
  • SHRM and/or HRCI certification a plus.

Griot's Garage is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

It is the policy and intent of Griot's to comply with all federal and state laws concerning non-discrimination and equal access to employment and receipt of services or support. This policy exists regardless of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, disabled or Vietnam era veteran status, disability.

Job Type: Full-time, Hourly Non-Exempt

Pay: $23.00 - $26.50 per hour

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • Dental insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Employee discount
  • Flexible spending account
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Referral program
  • Vision insurance
To apply for this position, please forward your resume to CAREERS@GRIOTSGARAGE.COM