Our Rhode Island based retail client is looking for an onsite eCommerce Merchandiser with 4+ years' experience. In this role you will be responsible for category and product merchandising on the website, with a focus on increasing engagement with promotions, improving sales volume, and driving growth for the company brands and sub-brands. Strong Excel skills (i.e. filters, sorting, v-lookups, pivot tables, and working with large sets of data) required for this role.
Day in the life:
- Brainstrom and execute tactical and strategic ideas that will grow the business.
- Work closely with the merchandising team to identify key merchandise trends and support them through marketing and site content exposure to drive category sales.
- Oversee online content including but not limited to: marketing events and promotional content, marketing copy and promotional imagery preparation.
- Partner with the Director of Marketing to track performance of curated assortments and understand what merchandise placements are striking a note with the consumer.
- Partner with eCommerce product management team to develop concepts, page layouts, navigation, and other solutions for product & category launches.
- Utilize the Salesforce Commerce Cloud to manage product attributes.
- Manage eCommerce visual merchandising efforts to optimize selling and visibility of style offerings.
- Monitor our competition to identify trends and opportunities in product categories, new merchandising opportunities and customer experience enhancements.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with internal partners (e.g. content teams, planning, digital marketing, and customer service) and vendors; promptly respond to all communications and collaborate with key stake holders to resolve issues in a timely manner.
- Proof items/audit content to ensure best-in-class copy, imagery and videos are offered to our customers.
- Work with Planning and Inventory Management team to determine product availability for sale and clearance strategies.
- Manage and develop an ecommerce merchandising analyst to assist with delivering on your overall objectives and goals.
Required:
- 5+ years experience in fashion or luxury goods
- Must have strong Excel skills working with large sets of data
- Excellent in both strategic thinking and execution
- Strong relationship building and management skills
- Result driven with an inspiring can-do attitude and a team player spirit
- Proactivity and start-up mindset: ability to move, propose new ideas and take initiative
- Strong analytical skills with a high level of creativity
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and brands simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
- Demonstrated ability to organize, prioritize work and apply appropriate time management principles to complete all required activities in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
