eCommerce Merchandising Specialists

Slate Auto•Troy, MI

6d•$75,000 - $104,000

About The Position

Slate is seeking an eCommerce Merchandising Specialist to help expand its accessories, wraps, and merchandise catalog. Reporting to the eCommerce Merchandising Lead, this role executes day-to-day digital shelf strategy by building product content in the product information management system, coordinating digital assets, and launching accurate product listings on schedule. The specialist collaborates with digital, design, marketing, commercial, and product teams to present products in compelling, conversion-oriented ways in a fast-paced startup environment. The role maintains product catalog data and applies standards for product titles, character limits, required attributes, and imagery. It involves hands-on product setup, product page and collection updates, English and Spanish content quality assurance, performance reporting, and documentation of website issues and improvement ideas. The position includes travel between Slate office sites averaging 5–10%.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, merchandising, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
3–5 years of experience in ecommerce merchandising, catalog management, or product content operations.
Experience owning a product category or workstream end-to-end with light oversight.
Hands-on experience with a PIM or CMS.
Comfort with variant-heavy catalogs covering hard goods and soft goods, including vehicle fitment, colorways, and size/color grids.
Ability to follow standard operating procedures closely and speak up when one needs improvement.
Strong attention to detail and comfort with high-volume structured data work.
Organized, self-starting approach to managing competing deadlines and asking questions early.
Excellent communication skills and ability to work across creative, technical, and commercial teams.
Strong Excel skills and familiarity with Google Analytics, Looker, or similar reporting tools.
Passion for consumer products and an eye for how product presentation influences purchase behavior.
Authorization to work permanently in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available.

Nice To Haves

Akeneo experience is preferred, though Slate will train the right candidate.
Familiarity with Claude AI, Cowork, or Claude Code.

Responsibilities

Execute the merchandising strategy across the ecommerce experience while keeping product storytelling consistent and on-brand.
Maintain the accessory, wrap, and merchandise catalog in Akeneo and flag data quality and consistency gaps.
Apply digital shelf standards for title formats, character limits, required attributes, and image specifications.
Gather catalog inputs from product managers for product launches.
Set up products, coordinate digital assets, and launch SKUs on schedule.
Quality-check English and Spanish product content for accuracy; a translation service is provided.
Use AI to improve the efficiency and quality of catalog tasks, documentation, and content review.
Build and update product pages, collection layouts, and featured placements for go-to-market moments, launches, and seasonal campaigns.
Pull and report product performance data, including traffic, engagement, and conversion, and identify what is working and what is not.
Log website issues and UX improvement ideas with sufficient detail for UX and engineering teams to act on them.
Travel between Slate office sites to support team and project work, averaging 5–10%.