Merchandise Manager

My client, a world-famous luxury brand, is on the hunt for an interim eCommerce Merchandising Manager on an initial 3-4 month contract for their London team. This is going to be an amazing strategic role and chance to drive a new agenda for this global brand.

Reporting directly to the eCommerce Director and managing a Junior Merchandiser, the E-Commerce Merchandising Manager will effectively be taking ownership of maximizing conversion and sales opportunities for my client’s assortment and boosting commercial opportunities all while keeping in line with their strong brand positioning.

Within an agile, motivated team, you are expected to have a great commercial acumen and strong understanding of e-commerce within a fashion, retail or FMCG space.

Role details..

• Help develop and drive a new strategy for their site merchandising and optimisation
• Own and manage core and novelties forecasting, with a bottom-up planning for the online range
• Own and manage Full price and markdown planning for yearly to daily targets
• Own & collaborate with Trade team our site merchandising to optimize onsite commercial opportunities via localisation of all markets.
• Manage product & categories strategy from online allocations to assortment and range, especially for specific E-Commerce needs
• Analyze traffic patterns and KPIs across different product categories within my client’s European sites developing market specific strategies supporting Merchandise team on go-to-market and Seasonal hindsight.
• Monitor product allocation in partnership with Supply Chain and monitor stock levels, logistics and ordering stages while striving to improve processes.
• Reporting
• Advocate for Site Merchandising improvements, liaising with Product Owners, Developers, Analytics & Insights, and Platform Operations teams on enhancements and site functionalities.

If keen to apply, email CV to tbradley@welovesalt.com! This role will suit someone with 3-5 years’ experience in an eCommerce merchandising.

Details

• 3-4 month initial contract
• Paying up to £350 a day
• ASAP start
• London based ideally but open to remote freelancers