Digital Merchandiser (Remote)

Job description / Role

Role Purpose

The Digital Merchandiser is responsible for managing & categorizing products on the site, provide merchandising suggestions based on customer experience in order to enhance the overall customer/user experience of the website. He/she will work closely with the trading, e-commerce, and brand teams to coordinate merchandising plans, insights and trading strategies.

Key Responsibilities

– Work closely with online trading manager, content specialist, e-commerce coordinator & brand teams to manage product onto the site, develop merchandising strategies per category/brand, and execute sales & promotional plans.
– Collaborate with online trading manager, brand, and design teams to share key merchandising insights, and compare these insights with consumer experience.
– Provide merchandising suggestions based on customer insights, brand strategy, e-commerce goals, and initiatives; to achieve growth in revenue, site conversion and average order size, improve user experience, and enhance product discovery and content.
– Manage the day-to-day trading of a category/categories, including maintenance of Category Landing Pages and other relevant real estate sites.
– Handle the categorization of range, creating new categories, and visual merchandising of pages. Implement the trading strategy for his/her categories in conjunction with the Trading Manager & Brand team(s).
– Review merchandise report on a daily basis, and ensure product is categorized & day to day checks of categories Work closely with the Trading Manager and Senior Trading Manager to define, agree and execute sales and promotional plans.
– Monitor site Search and navigation on the site routinely, ensuring that it is fully optimized in order to improve customer experience, whilst understanding the commercial impact of improvements and suggestions.
– Enhance the customer experience aspect of the website by using the tools available, and make suggestions for improvement when applicable.
– Monitor competitors’ activity to understand current trends, pricing & promotional strategies, and explore ideas & improve
– Setting up promotions in line with commercial calendar

Qualifications

– Bachelor’s degree in Business Management or Marketing
– 2-3 Years of experience in digital merchandising or similar roles, Experience in the fashion/retail industry is a plus
– Fluency in English
– Proficiency in MS Office, and experience with analytic tools such as Google Analytics is a plus

– Commercial Understanding 2
– Teamwork 2
– Attention to details 1
– Planning and Organizing 1
– Analytical Thinking 1
– Communication skills 2
– Relationship Building 2

About the Company

Azadea Group is a premier fashion and lifestyle retail company that owns and operates more than 50 leading international franchise concepts across the Middle East, North Africa, Asia and Europe. Since its inception in 1978, the Group has grown a substantial chain of stores representing leading international brand names in fashion and accessories, food and beverage, home furnishing, sporting goods and multimedia.With over 11,000 employees, the company boasts a solid infrastructure overseeing more than 600 stores spread across 15 countries including Algeria, Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Ghana, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar and United Arab Emirates.