Temporary German Speaking eCommerce Merchandising Specialist

National Pen•Berlin, IL

About The Position

The eCommerce Merchandising Specialist is responsible for supporting the Senior Merchandising Manager to drive sales, optimize the product assortment, and enhance the overall online shopping experience in alignment with the overall merchandising and category strategy. This role works closely with the Product Data Management (PDM) and Site merchandising teams to ensure all products are accurately set up, merchandised and optimized on site. The person in this role will be in a key role in leading and executing the day-to-day needs of the business. The ideal candidate should have strong organizational and communication skills, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and be comfortable collaborating across multiple teams.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree or relevant experience
Fluent German and English
2-4 years of relevant experience in eCommerce and/or Merchandising
Strong written, oral communication
Self-starter who takes ownership and initiative and can excel in a fast-paced, high growth, entrepreneurial environment
Proactive thinker with the ability to focus on meeting larger business goals
Balance urgent and effective action, commitment to excellence, and take initiative to resolve problems and work quality
Ability to work with limited resources and willingness to be involved in many aspects of a growing company
Genuine interest/passion in the promotional products industry
Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

Responsibilities

Support and execute merchandising strategy for North America
Assist in executing marketing and site campaigns, including curated product lists, seasonal themes and collections
Lead gap and competitive analysis at the market level and partner with merchandise managers on category strategy
Collaborate with the Category Manager to implement product strategies and ensure timely product launches
Manage the setup of new products in the system, ensuring accurate data entry for product descriptions, pricing, images, and attributes
Cultivate and maintain strong vendor relationships through regular communication and collaboration
Create and maintain visual merchandising boards to communicate product assortments to cross functional partners monthly
Stay on top of industry trends via competitive shopping, social media, search interest, trade shows, etc.
Partner with the site merchandising team to curate and manage product assortments, seasonal collections, and landing pages
Assist in optimizing site merchandising elements, including product categorization, filters, and attributions to enhance the customer experience and drive conversion
Monitor product placements and ensure accurate representation on the website, including pricing, photography, and product descriptions
Ensure correct product categorizations are assigned to all products based on ecommerce and search optimization best practices
Support photography process with the Creative and Merchandising teams to ensure products arrive to photoshoot in a timely manner to support lifestyle and product photography, including managing and updating the sample database
Manage accuracy of product data via Product Information Management (PIM) tool and submit tickets to resolve issues via Jira
Adhere to Product Development and MPP (Master Project Planning) calendars, and support deadlines a with internal and external partners to meet key deliverables for new product introductions each quarter
QA all new product introductions to ensure SKUs are merchandised on the correct pages, orderable with the correct imagery, copy, and pricing
Support pricing strategy for end-of-life products
Manage accuracy of product data via Product Information Management (PIM) tool and submit tickets to resolve issues
Generate reports on product performance and merchandising initiatives to track progress and optimize future efforts.
Provide recommendations based on data insights to continuously improve merchandising strategies.
Manage ad hoc projects, as needed