Head of Digital Catalog

The Head of Digital Catalog at FCP Euro is a significant leadership role at FCP Euro, responsible for ensuring catalog and product quality, accuracy, and completeness in alignment with FCP Euro’s high standards. This role drives project execution and operational improvements, both within the Product and Catalog Team and across the company, supporting FCP Euro's mission to enhance the ownership experience for European vehicle owners.

FCP Euro is an online automotive parts retailer headquartered in Milford, Connecticut. FCP stands for "Foreign Car Parts," and we specialize in replacement parts for European vehicles.  In the past 10 years, FCP Euro has earned a spot on the Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private companies list eight times. Customer service is deeply rooted in our core values.  FCP Euro is a customer and technology company, and this unique blended culture has yielded outstanding results worthy of reward and recognition. We are devoted to developing and maintaining user-friendly and accurate automotive catalogs. We have an incredible enthusiasm for what we do, and we are always looking for ways to grow, learn, and improve.

Job Summary

Reporting directly to the Head of Product and Catalog, the Head of Digital Catalog works closely with Make-level Product teams (BMW, Mercedes, Audi, etc.) to ensure an accurate and optimized catalog that meets our customers’ expectations. This role manages teams in photography, attributes, catalog operations, and product data, leveraging strong leadership, collaboration, and influence to achieve optimal cross-functional outcomes with key partners like Supply Chain, Inventory, Finance, and Service.

Responsibilities

• Catalog SKU Management and Standards:
  • Establish and uphold SKU management standards using best practices in master data management, processes, tools, and technologies.
  • Ensure SKU quality by maintaining current and effective SKUs that support operations and meet KPIs.
  • Lead ongoing inspections to identify and resolve SKU data issues, acting as a steward of SKU data governance and standardization.
• Departmental Leadership:
  • Provide leadership to managers and team members in catalog operations, photography, and product data management.
  • Serve as a primary liaison with departments such as Supply Chain, Inventory, Finance, and Service to support processes that depend on high-quality product data.
• Team Development:
  • Build, grow, and lead the digital catalog team responsible for the customer-facing catalog at FCP Euro.
  • Ensure data accuracy and quality in core product applications and optimize site search, sorting, and taxonomy.
• Project Management:
  • Establish and manage key projects within the Product and Catalog Team and across departments, aligning stakeholders and fostering cross-departmental collaboration for initiatives impacting multiple areas of the organization.

Experience and Skill Requirements
 

• Proven experience leading teams in managing a high number of SKUs in eCommerce product catalogs.
• Demonstrated project leadership success, overseeing product or project implementations from inception to completion.
• Strong leadership skills, with experience managing teams, overseeing other managers, and l