Manager, Site Merchandising Ops

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Primary Purpose:
Coach's Digital group presents rich and compelling brand experiences online through building brand awareness and maximizing eCommerce opportunities. The Site Manager of Merchandising Operations will manage and support the team responsible for the execution of site strategies to help achieve the financial and performance targets for the business.
The successful individual will leverage their proficiency to...

• Manage the full eCommerce product catalog for the Coach Outlet website
  • Own the end-to-end management of product set-up across all product categories on site, including turning on, retiming and purging products from the database
  • Manage ecommerce photography tracking and asset uploads
  • Partner with Buying & Allocation on product launches to optimize inventory and sales
  • Ensure all category refinements (filters, search, etc.) are optimized and working correctly
  • Monitor site daily to ensure all bugs, tickets and inventory or site feed issues are addressed

• Own and communicate the weekly pricing and promotion execution of the site
  • Outline product details included in promotional strategies and outline shop strategy
  • Clearly articulate pricing changes to site and marketing partners
  • Manage the coordination & system flow for weekly price changes and discount rates across site

• Leverage analytics tools and cross-functional partnerships to create best in class eCommerce experiences
  • Own weekly and ad-hoc site reporting (customer, diagnostics, search) to identify business opportunities
  • Leverage business analysis & strong understanding of digital KPIs to track selling, identify key trends & maximize opportunities in the assortment to achieve growth & profitability
  • Participate in weekly team meetings with cross functional partners to better understand business results and inform brainstorming efforts
  • Attend seasonal product walkthroughs and marketing kick off meetings to stay informed on primary product and marketing messages
  • Keep a pulse on competitive landscape to help inform future strategies and brainstorming efforts
  • Manage a team of one Associate, with a focus on coaching and long term talent development

The accomplished individual will possess...

• 5+ years of professional experience in eCommerce or eCommerce merchandising/buying preferably fashion and/or retail background (or related industry); Equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered
• 2+ years of people management preferred
• Passion for eCommerce is a must
• Outstanding attention to detail and accuracy required; a thirst for learning and success
• Must have strong Excel skills (i.e., build vlookups and pivot tables, manipulating and reconciling large sets of data)
• Technical aptitude and desire to learn new technologies
• Excellent communication skills and team oriented mindset
• Excellent organization skills
• Demonstrate strong logical analysis and problem-solving skills
• Flexible and adaptive to changing priorities; able to organize, multi-task and prioritize workload to meet deadlines
• Proficient with Google Analytics, Tableau & knowledge of digital KPIs
• Demandware/SFCC/Plumslice or other site merchandising catalog a plus

Our Competencies for All Employees

• Courage: Doesn't hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and "actionable" positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.
• Creativity: Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings.
• Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
• Dealing with Ambiguity: Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn't upset when things are up in the air; doesn't have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.
• Drive for Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
• Interpersonal Savvy: Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.
• Learning on the Fly: Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything.

Our Competencies for All People Managers

• Strategic Agility: Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans.
• Developing Direct Reports and Others: Provides challenging and stretching tasks and assignments; holds frequent development discussions; is aware of each person's career goals; constructs compelling development plans and executes them; pushes people to accept developmental moves; will take on those who need help and further development; cooperates with the developmental system in the organization; is a people builder.
• Building Effective Teams: Blends people into teams when needed; creates strong morale and spirit in their team; shares wins and successes; fosters open dialogue; lets people finish and be responsible for their work; defines success in terms of the whole team; creates a feeling of belonging in the team.

Coach is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and we pride ourselves on hiring and developing the best people. All employment decisions (including recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, transfer, training, discipline and termination) are based on the applicant's or employee's qualifications as they relate to the requirements of the position under consideration. These decisions are made without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic characteristics, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage, citizenship, disability, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or any other legally-recognized protected basis prohibited by applicable law.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Tapestry, Inc. will provide applicants and employees with reasonable accommodation for disabilities or religious beliefs. If you require reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact Tapestry People Services at 1-855-566-9264 or [email protected]
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Work Setup
BASE PAY RANGE $100,000.00 TO $115,000.00
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