Site Merchant, Ecommerce Jobs

Site Merchant, eCommerce

Overview

Passion. Creativity. Integrity. Teamwork. Ambition. Innovation. These are the qualities that have made Wilson Sporting Goods Co. the number one sports equipment brand in the world. And these are the qualities that our global team embodies every day as we pursue one shared bold mission: to ignite the true potential in every athlete.

We know that great people are what makes our brand great. We know that teams who bring a variety of skill sets, experiences and perspectives to challenge the status quo and create game-changing product means we are doing right by the athletes and coaches we serve. And that’s why we work with each member of our team to help them dream, discover, grow and realize their own full potential.

Evolving the sports world and being the best partner for players is no small task. We are continually looking to add hard-working, ambitious, team-first individuals who desire to make a difference —and who love to help others win. Join us.

What You’ll Do

The Site Merchant, Ecommerce will manage site merchandising and promotion initiatives on Wilson’s US Baseball & Softball focused ecommerce sites (DeMarini.com, Slugger.com, Evoshield.com, atecsports.com, Team.Shop). The Site Merchandiser will be pivotal ecommerce player collaborating daily with the marketing, product, and ecommerce team to deliver category and site objectives.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily:

• Initiate & Manage A/B testing in an effort to optimize conversion, AOV, abandon cart rate and checkout abandon rate as well as overall customer experience (i.e. linking, navigation, refinements, sort order, etc.).
• Analyze search term reports to improve results, conversions and average order size and optimize search rules.
• Lead product introduction and promotion planning strategies for assigned categories.
• In conjunction with merchandising and marketing, develop and execute on category and landing page strategy (e.g., which content and creative assets to use, space allocation across categories).
• Conduct competitive analysis on UI & UX initiatives, including product and listing page display, menu, search, and other relevant areas.
• Manage the product merchandising presentation within the assigned categories and sites to best respond to customer demand and convert visits into profitable sales by analyzing traffic, sales conversion and search data as well as leveraging heatmapping and other analytical tools to understand key user journeys.
• Plan, deploy, evaluate, and optimize site merchandising areas (homepage, landing pages, product detail pages, etc.). Make data-driven recommendations to business partners.
• Collaborate with marketing, commercial, and creative teams to implement new and seasonal campaigns as well as execute markdowns and other clearance strategies to drive category KPIs.
• Collaborate with merchandising planner & analyst to ensure product assortment is optimized for in-stock delivery.

What We Are Looking For

This role requires a bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, or a related field. We are seeking a candidate with 5-6 years of work experience with at least two years of merchandising experience.

Plus, the following skills:

• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• Experience using leading ecommerce and CMS platforms, preferably Magento and Drupal.
• Ability to interpret and leverage site analytics to drive improvements to KPIs.
• Understand how to represent the brand and integrate story telling into site merchandising strategies.
• Passionate about delivering an exceptional customer experience.
• Strong organizational skills; detailed oriented
• Strong cross functional collaborator, innovative problem solver and able to work well under pressure.
• Communicate and work effectively with cross-functional teams / matrix environment.
• Proven experience working in merchandising and/or ecommerce with an apparel brand or retailer.
• Ability to be successful in a dynamic environment with competing deadlines
• Proven leader, self-motivated, adaptable, and capable of handling both tactical and strategic assignments
• Strong computer proficiency in MS Office Suite
• Able to make data-driven recommendations to business partners.

What We’ll Provide

Located in the vibrant, sports-centric city of Chicago, Wilson Sporting Goods Co. global headquarters sits along the lakefront with first-class access to a burgeoning creative, innovative, energetic and active professional community. We offer an open, collaborative, high tech work environment with best in class amenities and perks, including:

• Smart casual dress (yes, jeans every day!)
• Team building outings
• Medical, dental and vision
• Paid maternity/paternity leave
• Life insurance
• Summer hours
• Fun, active company outings around major sports events
• Pre-tax transit discounts
• Volunteering programs
• On-site health club
• Company-sponsored sports leagues/teams
• Discounts on Wilson and Amer Sports products
• 401(k) with company match
• Professional development opportunities

Wilson Sporting Goods Co. is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected characteristics.