Director of Online Merchandising / IconStaff / Waltham, MA

IconStaff/Waltham, MA

Our client is looking for an experienced senior level online merchandising/ecommerce/marketing professional to serve on a new team to develop, manage, and execute merchandising and broader marketing initiatives. This individual will work cross-functionally across multiple businesses to promote key site components that drive performance revenue.

 

This role will be responsible for creating and executing a merchandising calendar. The successful candidate will be responsible and accountable for conception of marketing campaigns, building broad-based product awareness, creating PR opportunities, managing ongoing promotion of product and marketing campaigns/programs across all points of sale and brands within the company.

Responsibilities:

-Strategize, create, implement, and constantly assess site merchandising strategy and plan

-Work cross-functionally with all areas of the business to integrate opportunities into merchandising program

-Work with internal supply teams to create valuable merchandising opportunities for their supply partners and develop communications and associated programs

-Help define underdeveloped areas of channel and seeks expansion in these areas

-Drive merchandising and customer experience that will build our brand and grow customer acquisition, engagement, and trust

-Compile, analyze, and utilize performance metrics to inform and drive global strategy

-Strategically thinking and defining the overall Marketing Strategy and plan for new initiatives

- Serve as the lead and owner for all merchandising launches, ongoing product usage and traffic driving initiatives and accountable for driving growth.

- Identify and define merchandising programs required to launch products and work across the marketing organization or externally to implement necessary components – example: promotions, e-mail, site advertising, external media, search engine marketing, public relations etc.

-Launch and report on online marketing campaigns focused on driving product awareness and traffic

-Work with management team to define the metrics for success for merchandising and marketing launches/campaigns

-Work closely with product managers through the product development process to identify key benefits to be communicated to consumers

-Define the theme for any product launches, develop concepts that optimally position the strength of the product

-Lead any research required as to consumer adoption of product usage

-Hands on management of all program development from concept to implementation

-Responsibility for the measurement and reporting of product metrics including: membership acquisition through product use, ongoing usage and visit/return rates, ROI on advertising expenditure among others

Requirements:

-10+ years of web merchandising and marketing experience

-Clear demonstration of past success in product launches/online marketing campaigns using a full complement of marketing channels where ability to develop programs and jump on opportunities quickly has been part of the role

-Strong aptitude for determining the optimal way to position products in the marketplace including a demonstrated ability to think creatively

-Understanding of and past experience with the online media or ecommerce a must

-Passion for analyzing products, customers and market dynamics

-Strong organization and teamwork skills absolutely required

-Outstanding written and oral communication skills

-Experienced business judgment required

-BA/BS degree, MBA a plus

 

Salary Range: $100,000.00 – $140,000.00 / $0.00/hr – $0.00/hr

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