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Graduate Operations Lead
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Who You Are
Academic Foundation: Recent graduate in STEM or analytical-based discipline
Analytical Agility: Comfortable with data-driven decision-making; able to ask the right questions of Merchandising and Marketing data
Embracing AI: A high level of comfort adopting AI tools to automate workflows and maximise output across a lean team
Operational Drive: Advanced organizational skills with the ability to manage high volumes of daily tasks
Communication: Strong verbal and written skills for holding 3PL partners accountable during weekly reviews
Applicants must be UK-based and eligible to work in the UK
What The Job Involves
Swoon is an original, design-led brand utilising an innovative NPD process to discover the next home trends
As we continue to scale, we are evolving our "test-and-repeat" model to include a fully circular product lifecycle
We are seeking a technical, data-native graduate to manage our daily reverse logistics operations while simultaneously building the infrastructure for our 2026 Buyback Program
This dual-impact role owns our returns ecosystem while architecting our new Buyback initiative
You will manage the high-stakes journey of recovering heavy, high-value, and often unpackaged items, ensuring they reach our refurbishment center undamaged
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You are responsible for overseeing our returns partners, ensuring the most economical restoration, rigorous QC, and repackaging to ensure every graded item is ready for profitable resale with total customer transparency
Beyond recovery, you will leverage this infrastructure to launch a circular Buyback programme, allowing customers to trade legacy Swoon pieces for store credit
By building this resale ecosystem on our website, you will turn complex reverse logistics into a sustainable profit centre that keeps the balance sheet lean and fuels long-term "home obsession"
Operational Reverse Logistics
Returns Processing: Manage the end-to-end "Swoon Approved" (BTS) process, including stock checks, SKU creation, and inventory receipts
Claims & Cash Recovery: Lead the submission and follow-up of logistics claims and manage recovery channels to clear slow-moving lines, keeping the balance sheet lean
Partner Liaison: Act as the main point of contact for refurbishment and retail partners (e.g., John Lewis, Next) to ensure smooth stock flow and coordinate collections
Stock Reconciliation: Perform regular audits of returned stock to maintain inventory accuracy and manage intake flow
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Performance Analysis: Conduct "Cause of Failure" reviews to identify return trends and provide feedback to the UK Operations team to ensure products are shippable without damage
Innovation & Buyback Build
Project Lead for ‘BUYBACK’: Serve as the operational lead for the 2026 buyback test, enabling customers to sell items back to us for refurbishment and sale
AI-Driven Automation: Leverage leading-edge AI tools to maximise the quality and speed of returns processing and stock grading
Quality Control Logic: Refine the grading standards (Not Perfect/Almost Perfect) to ensure refurbishment standards are consistently met through data-driven checks
Sustainability Roadmap: Help lead the charge on Swoon's circularity goals, ensuring sustainability becomes a core selling point of our range
Benefits
- Additional day off on your birthday
- Holiday allowance increases with tenure
- Discount on Swoon furniture, and for your family and friends too
- Work from home opportunities
- Health insurance
- Share options
- Profit-share bonus
- Wellbeing allowance
- Private medical cover
- A volunteering day off
- Pension scheme
- Free furniture
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