Key Qualifications

• Deep knowledge of the retail industry and digital commerce trends
• Experience translating business priorities into impactful digital merchandising stories/campaigns
• Excellent project management skills, including work prioritization and planning
• Proven analytical and numerical aptitude; versed in site analytics tools and proficient in analyzing data for merchandising decisions
• Experience in personalization merchandising a plus
• Experience working collaboratively with creative and UX teams to create customer experiences and define shopping journeys

Description

The Digital Merchandising Specialist will be a part of the Global Digital Merchandising team, responsible for developing holistic merchandising strategies in partnership with key stakeholders and program leads. This role will manage the end-to-end merchandising pipeline for various projects and tracks of work including strategy creation, cross-functional partnership, planning, execution, optimization and analysis.Understand segment, regional, seasonal nuances and create strategies to best optimize merchandising placements and platforms as appropriate. Focus on Russian and Central/Eastern European markets.Partner closely with product merchandising team on third party accessory launches and merchandising strategy. Develop data-driven insights and recommendations influencing cross functional partners on customer experience and merchandising opportunities.Establish a baseline performance standard for merchandising platforms, placements, and content. Clearly understand business and engagement, report out regularly on performance and identify actionable insights.Write creative briefs for development of projects and content.Develop merchandising requirements for project briefs with cross functional partners.Validate merchandising content in staging reviews in order to execute flawless plans.

Education & Experience

Degree level education in relevant field is desirable but candidates from all education backgrounds who meet the key qualifications are encouraged to apply.

Additional Requirements

• Occasional travel may be required
• Regular meetings with counterparts in US and JAPAC during overlapping business hours
• English (required)
• Russian (beneficial)