🚨 Please note that BikePortland slows down during this time of year as I have family in town and just need a break! Please don't expect typical volume of news stories and content. I'll be back in regular form after the new year. Thanks. - Jonathan 🙏
Starting this Friday morning, the non-profit Better Block PDX, the Bureau of Transportation and its commissioner-in-charge Steve Novick will embark on perhaps the boldest experiment we’ve seen in years: the creation of public space on Naito Parkway in what are currently standard travel lanes.
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Junior Buyer
Company/Organization *
Velotech, Inc
Job Description *
Junior Buyer
Function of Position:
Works under the supervision of a higher level buyer to manage lower tier categories. Includes maintaining optimum stock levels, increasing gross margin and inventory turn, and managing vendors. Emphasis is placed on communication with cross-functional teams to maximize customer service with the ability to effectively prioritize and multi-task with extreme attention to detail. It is expected that this role will groom the high performing employee into a Buyer position as business needs dictate.
Expected Job Duties:
• Manage inventory and stock levels and communicate status between vendor and Sr Buyer on a routine basis.
• Forecast and order replenishment and seasonal stock based on product history and vendor performance to maximize sales and minimize out of stocks
• Meet and maintain department KPI’s
• Shop and analyze the competition to understand trends, pricing opportunities, marketing concepts, and the customers’ perspective.
• Research and evaluate suppliers based on price, quality, selection, service, support, availability, reliability, production and distribution capabilities, and the supplier’s reputation and history.
• Study sales data and inventory levels of current stock to develop strategic purchasing plans
• Liason with Receiving, Accounting, Customer Service, and Marketing for assigned category products and issues.
• Manage New Product Set up across all categories with the assistance of the Purchasing Coordinator
• Assist department in other duties and special projects as needed.
EXPERIENCE:
Two+ years Purchasing, Procurement, Buying experience. Proficient in MS Word, Excel, and data entry. Proficiency in written and spoken English.
EDUCATION:
BA/BS degree preferred.
SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE:
• Strong knowledge of road and/or mountain bike products and lifestyle.
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to multi task with changing/conflicting priority levels
• Strong relationship building, communication (both verbal and written), and presentation skills.
• Desire to provide stellar customer service for both internal and external customers
• Ability to work with minimal supervision while remaining on task and hitting deadlines
• Work as a member of a cohesive team
• Strong time management and organizational skills
• Resourceful with the ability to problem-solve and present ideas and solutions
• Keen analytical and decision-making skills and the ability to accomplish objectives.
• Solid command of retail math, including understanding of calculations for OTB, forecasting, gross margin, inventory turn, and ROI.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, age, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship, pregnancy or veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.
How to Apply *
Please send your cover letter and resume to jobs@velotech.com
J Allard is CEO and Founder of Project 529 and a Core Team member of the Portland Police Bureau Bike Theft Task Force.
I’ve learned a lot about bike theft after being victimized 3 years ago, and even more as we’ve developed and rolled out the 529 Garage. A common pattern as I speak to people is the desire for a silver bullet solution. Sorry fellow cyclists, there isn’t one.
Fact is, today’s bike thieves and fences are more organized, more dedicated and leveraging technology better than the communities they are attacking. To fight back, we’re going to have to step up our game, and I’m happy that here in Portland we’ve begun to with the formation of the Bike Theft Task Force.
One of my biggest learnings is how little data and research exists. I can’t think of any $400 million problem (annual, in the US alone) that has received as little focused attention as bike theft. Sure, there’s a couple of general reports, but no deep studies on the problem that can offer much insight to the problem as we search for answers.
Neighborhood advocates have teamed up with local businesses to celebrate the huge role bikes play in Clinton Street’s commercial prosperity and the huge role small businesses play in making Clinton Street such a great destination.
The event happens as the City of Portland continues to express concern that businesses and residents would oppose adding one or more traffic diverters to Clinton Street to reduce cut-through car traffic and make the neighborhood greenway a bike route that people of all ages would feel comfortable using.
The organizations Safer Clinton and BikeLoudPDX have joined up to produce the event Bike to Shop Clinton, which kicked off yesterday and continues through Thursday night.
Here are the bike-related links from around the world that caught our eyes this week:
Idaho stop: Bicycle Quarterly’s Jan Heine created his own private code of conduct for the last six months: he treated red lights as stop signs and stop signs as yield signs while biking around Seattle. What he learned was pretty interesting.
Bike to Work Week: It makes biking feel like “paying your taxes or calling grandma on Mother’s Day,” writes Bike Snob Eben Weiss in Time.
One of the strangest things about so much of the anger and danger on our streets is that so much dangerous driving doesn’t even accomplish anything for the person doing it.
That’s the truth that reader GB captured perfectly on Wednesday with a simple dash-cam video of a completely futile moment of dangerous driving on Southeast Powell Boulevard.
Despite receiving a dozen public requests to add sidewalks to an overpass it’s planning to raise by 18 inches, the Oregon Department of Transportation says there’s no room for them in the $3 million project.
Instead, ODOT will add a five-foot-wide striped walking and biking lane on the bridge’s eastbound side. The road-level lane will be marked with a pedestrian symbol.
The Strawberry Lane bridge south of Clackamas is the only crossing of Interstate 205 for one mile in each direction.
As reported Wednesday by the Clackamas Review, the purpose of the project is to raise the overpass enough to prevent most large-load trucks from having to detour onto Strawberry Lane in order to avoid the relatively low bridge.
Welcome to your menu of weekend rides and events, lovingly brought to you by our friends at Hopworks Urban Brewery.
We’ve got a full slate of rides and events so I hope you’re ready to roll.
Need new gear? Two bike swaps and a party at North St. Bags new retail location should have you covered. Want to support local business and remind Portland that Clinton is a bike-priority street? Then join the Bike to Shop festivities.
And of course if you just want to ride with friends old and new, we’ve got some tips for that too…
We’ve had seven great job opportunities listed this week. Learn more about them via the links below…
Job Title
Bike Mechanics, Builder & Sales Associates
Company/Organization
Performance Bicycle
Job Description
Performance Bicycle Beaverton is NOW HIRING!
Do you ride a bike?
Can you change a flat tire?
Are you eager to learn?
Does getting a great deal on the best cycling brands interest you?
If you answered yes to 3 or more of the above questions, Performance Bicycle might have an exciting and rewarding opportunity for you to work in the bicycle industry.
Performance Bicycle, the nation’s leading retailer of bicycling products, is actively seeking customer-focused, experienced part-time Bicycle Mechanics, a Bike Builder and part-time Sales Associates to join the Performance team at our Beaverton location.
We are looking for Mechanics and a Builder who understand the mechanics of bicycles, how to service them and keep them in top condition and how to trick them out to give our customers an edge.
We want Sales Associates who understand cycling and know how to guide customers toward getting the best out of themselves and their equipment.
If you are an experienced bike shop employee, or simply someone who rides bikes, Performance Bicycle has the technical training and management structure to help motivated individuals succeed.
Performance Bicycle is not a commission-based employer. This allows us to provide, first, a superior value for the customer, and second, a no pressure atmosphere for providing the best customer service.
Performance Bicycle offers competitive wages, a comprehensive benefits package including a generous employee discount program, and opportunity for advancement. Love what you do with a rewarding career or part time job in the cycling industry!
If you are interested in joining the best, please take a moment to apply by replying with a copy of your resume or visiting the store at 3850 SW Hall Blvd., Beaverton.
www.performancebike.com/beaverton
Ride safe and we look forward to hearing from you!
How to Apply
Email resume as an attachment in PDF format to: retailhr@performanceinc.com
Or, fill out an application at the store.
Job Title
Bike Shop Sales Associates
Company/Organization
Performance Bicycle
Job Description
Performance Bicycle Tualatin is NOW HIRING!
Do you ride a bike?
Can you change a flat tire?
Are you eager to learn?
Does getting a great deal on the best cycling brands interest you?
If you answered yes to 3 or more of the above questions, Performance Bicycle might have an exciting and rewarding opportunity for you to work in the bicycle industry.
Performance Bicycle, the nation’s leading retailer of bicycling products, is actively seeking customer-focused, experienced part-time Sales Associates to join the Performance team at our Tualatin location.
We want Sales Associates who understand cycling and know how to guide customers toward getting the best out of themselves and their equipment.
If you are an experienced bike shop employee, or simply someone who rides bikes, Performance Bicycle has the technical training and management structure to help motivated individuals succeed.
Performance Bicycle is not a commission-based employer. This allows us to provide, first, a superior value for the customer, and second, a no pressure atmosphere for providing the best customer service.
Performance Bicycle offers competitive wages, a comprehensive benefits package including a generous employee discount program, and opportunity for advancement. Love what you do with a rewarding career or part time job in the cycling industry!
If you are interested in joining the best, please take a moment to apply by replying with a copy of your resume or visiting the store at 7071 SW Nyberg St. (Nyberg Woods Shopping Center), Tualatin
www.performancebike.com/tualatin
Ride safe and we look forward to hearing from you!
How to Apply
Email resume as an attachment in PDF format to: retailhr@performanceinc.com
Or, fill out an application at the store.
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Job Title
Data Entry Specialist
Company/Organization
Chris King Precision Components
Job Description
Chris King Precision Components, manufacturer of bicycle components, is seeking qualified applicants to assist the production department with all data entry, administrative and project functions.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Process production moves
• Track merit based pay system
• Assist with basic scheduling tasks
• Assist with purchasing as needed
• Produce professional shop documents
• Provide support to the production offices in the daily administrative tasks
• Perform other duties as assigned
Skills, Knowledge, and License or Certificate Required:
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Office Skills preferably using MACs
• Requires a minimum of two years directly related expereince in office and/ or administration
• Attention to detail
• Superior organizational skillls
• Ability to handle a variety of assignments simultaneously
• Ability to work under deadline pressure
• Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
How to Apply
The successful applicant will be team oriented, eager to learn, enthusiastic and have a strong commitment to the community, the environment and excellence in general. Please furnish a letter of interest and resume in the body of an e-mail to jobs@chrisking.com (no attachments will be accepted). A drug free environment and equal opportunity employer. Visit our website at www.chrisking.com.