E- Commerce Merchandising Lead

Description

Who We Are

At Grunt Style, what you wear is more than just a necessity, it’s about attitude! We have taken the fighting American spirit and instilled it in everything we do. We provide more just than apparel, we bolster a lifestyle. We take pride in Self, Military and Country and we live our values. We are looking for passionate, hard working individuals to join our growing company of over 400 veterans and patriots. We are Grunt Style and This We'll Defend.

Summary/Objective

Grunt Style is seeking a passionate and detail-oriented E-Commerce Merchandising Lead to drive our e-commerce strategies and merchandising vision. This role focuses on enhancing the consumer experience and boosting sales through our website. The ideal candidate will work closely with various teams to ensure our product catalog is current, accurate, and optimized for SEO.

Key Responsibilities:

Product Catalog Management:

• Maintain and update product data throughout the product life cycle.
• Ensure product content and imagery are accurate and up-to-date.
• Work with E-commerce and Merchandising teams to optimize and enhance the product listings on the website
• Assist in maintaining markdown calendar and product life cycle changes

• E-Commerce and SEO Optimization:
• Collaborate with E-commerce and IT teams to enhance the website's user experience.
• Optimize product listings, site search terms, and navigation to improve product relevance and SEO.
• Optimize site search terms and site navigation to drive product relevance
• Lead front-end and assist back-end SEO initiatives.

• Content Creation and Collaboration:
• Create compelling product copy and SEO content using best practices.
• Partner with Merchandising and Marketing teams to align plans and assortment needs.
• Maintain the cross-channel campaign calendar through Creative Request Submissions.

• Campaign and Inventory Management:
• Monitor inventory levels for website products, especially for highlighted campaigns and discontinued items.
• Maintain a catalog of landing pages to support advertising and marketing initiatives. 

• Communication and Coordination:
• Collaborate with Marketing, ECOM, and Creative teams to ensure all needs are met to ensure a premium shopping experience for customers through organic and marketing efforts
• Communicate product updates, including new products, markdowns, and landing page changes, to relevant teams.

Competencies

• Teamwork: Ability to work effectively with diverse teams.
• Creativity and Problem-Solving: Innovative thinking and strong problem-solving skills.
• Communication Skills: Exceptional interpersonal, written, and verbal communication abilities.
• Time Management: Strong task and time management skills.
• Detail Orientation: High attention to detail in all tasks.

Requirements

 Required Education and Experience

• 4 year degree in Marketing, Business, or other related area of study.
• 7 years in E-Commerce Industry or industry agency
• Platform Experience; preferably in Shopify
• Basic Understanding Level of Google Sheets/ Excel
• Basic understanding of Google Analytics
• Experience or interest in online shopping

Supervisory Responsibility

None

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, and printer/copiers. 

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. 

• Long periods of working on a computer and communicating via phone.
• Extensive typing and record keeping.
• Regularly required to communicate verbally and understand conversation. 
• Frequently required to operate buttons and controls, reach and grasp.
• May occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. 
• Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. 
• The noise level in the work environment is usually low. (PPE will be provided if necessary)

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is an onsite full-time position. Hours of work are Monday thr