Digital Category Associate Manager

The businesses of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany•Burlington, MA

3d•$78,000 - $117,000

About The Position

Work Your Magic with us! Start your next chapter and join MilliporeSigma. Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us. This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US. Your Role: Are you analytical? Interested in eCommerce? Customer obsessed? MilliporeSigma, a market leader supplying the global Life Science industry, is growing its digital category team and is looking for qualified candidates passionate about the digital customer experience. The Digital Category Associate Manager serves as a strategic contributor and executional expert, leading multiple category-level projects that enhance product discoverability and conversion. This role bridges execution and strategy, mentoring team members and partnering closely with Category Managers and Marketing to drive measurable business impact.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Biology, Chemistry or other Business or Life Science field
5+ years of a combination of experience in digital merchandising, category management, product marketing, science and/or sales role

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree in Marketing, Life Science (e.g. Biology, Chemistry, etc.), or related field
Experience leading category or cross-functional initiatives, with demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities
Excellent communication skills, with proven success in stakeholder collaboration and influence
Life Science, Chemicals, or Healthcare industry knowledge
Understanding of and experience with relevant systems/databases (PIM, ERP, Palantir Foundry, BigQuery, etc.) and demonstrated ability to work with and analyze large datasets
Knowledge of AI-assisted merchandising tools
Strong business acumen and ability to connect merchandising to commercial outcomes
Story building and storytelling skills, and ability to interact with senior management in matrix organization

Responsibilities

Lead at-scale, cross-functional merchandising initiatives and optimize category performance, partnering with Digital Category Managers to co-owning categories or sub-categories.
Translate category strategies into actionable merchandising roadmaps.
Identify and prioritize digital opportunities through analytics.
Use analytics tools (e.g. Foundry, BigQuery, etc.) to develop dashboards and insights.
Mentor junior specialists and guide onboarding and training.
Act as a subject matter expert for eCommerce topics, leading conversations and initiatives to increase our organization’s digital and merchandising acuity.