Associate Manager - DTC Merchandising

Job Description

Position Title: Associate Manager - Merchandising

The eCommerce Associate Merchandising Manager will be responsible for supporting eCommerce DTC merchandising execution and provide inputs on strategy across multiple brands (Marmot & ExOfficio). The ideal candidate should have eCommerce merchandising or buying exposure with a blend of analytical and creative skills. This role requires partnerships with several cross-functional teams including Brand, Marketing, Technology and Trade teams to come up with new strategies for growing the direct eCommerce business across all brands.

Specific responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Assist in merchandising strategy and execution on DTC websites meeting revenue and margin goals and other web KPIs
• Measure and analyze consumer adoption of site merchandising strategies and iterate to increase revenue and conversion
• Manage and support the execution of merchandising calendar set up, ensure best in class merchandising capabilities on Marmot and ExOfficio.com
• Maintain daily site merchandising strategy calendar, plan future season site content needs in collaboration with product assortment and brand marketing teams
• Maintain the site catalog through all stages of the product lifecycle, including initial set up, in season merchandising, promotional activity and ensure on-site accuracy
• Collaborate with Brand, Marketing, UX and Product teams to create content that will increase conversion and/or brand image, oversee and/or execute final content on-site
• Assist in the creation of customer retention strategies by coming up with new initiatives to increase repeat purchases through the direct channel and to increase consumer engagement
• Manage third party relationships and ensure they are meeting key deliverables and help develop activation strategy

Qualifications:

• 2-5 years’ experience required in an eCommerce function Proficient in MS Windows (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel)
• Preferably bring experience in retail with an apparel company
• Bachelor’s degree
• Detail oriented with excellent merchandising, reporting, organizational, problem-solving, and time management skills
• A team player with the ability to work with functional areas (buying, marketing, operations, creative, etc.)
• Self-reliant and able to work in a creative, unstructured environment
• A future leader with strong interpersonal skills, excellent communication and presentation skills
• Eager to learn and ready to take on new challenges each day
• Digital Focused – Experience with Salesforce Commerce Cloud is a must.
• Analytical – Capability to perform thoughtful analysis of data & ability to parse out key actionable metrics. (Experience with Google Analytics preferred)
• Fast learner – ability to quickly learn internal systems, processes, and additional software/web-based applications
• Experience utilizing and managing third party vendors (BazaarVoice, Curalate, Narvar, Bloomreach, etc.)
• Basic understanding of HTML and CSS

Newell Brands (NASDAQ: NWL) is a leading global consumer goods company with a strong portfolio of well-known brands, including Paper Mate, Sharpie, Dymo, EXPO, Parker, Elmers, Coleman, Marmot, Oster, Sunbeam, FoodSaver, Mr. Coffee, Graco, Baby Jogger, NUK, Calphalon, Rubbermaid, Contigo, First Alert, and Yankee Candle. For hundreds of millions of consumers, Newell Brands makes life better every day, where they live, learn, work and play. Newell Brands and its subsidiaries are Equal OpportunityEmployers and comply with applicable employment laws. EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled are encouraged to apply.