E-Commerce Merchandising Team Lead

Sporting Life; Vaughan; Hybrid; CAD 67,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Employee discounts

Hybrid work environment

Vendor Pro Deals

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Sporting Life is seeking an experienced E‑Commerce Merchandising Team Lead to manage the online merchandising plan and drive product discoverability. You will lead a fast-paced team, align with the Director, E‑Commerce and Marketing, and own on-site categorization, navigation, and seasonal launches to maximize the customer shopping experience.

The role requires 3+ years in merchandising, strong leadership, analytics knowledge, and a bachelor's degree in business or marketing.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of merchandising experience in retail or e‑commerce.
• People management experience is an asset.
• Strong knowledge of site analytics tools and data interpretation.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing or related field is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead on-site merchandising activities including product categorization and navigation.
• Maintain merchandising standards and processes for consistency and excellence.
• Oversee taxonomy, filtering, and search optimization to boost discovery.
• Drive seasonal launches, campaigns, and homepage merchandising strategies.
• Support learning and development within the E‑Commerce team.
• Collaborate with Director, E‑Commerce & Marketing to align calendars and campaigns.
• Perform pricing, inventory and SEO checks to ensure quality.
• Manage the merchandising calendar and coordinate cross‑functional efforts.

Skills

Merchandising

People management

Leadership

Site analytics

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Independent work

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing or related field

Tools

Salesforce

Google Analytics

Hotjar

Job description

Sporting Life is a proudly Canadian sports lifestyle brand, inspiring people to live, enjoy, and enable the sporting life since 1979.

From skiing and running to biking and tennis, we offer the best gear for those who live an active lifestyle.

As part of Sporting Life Group, alongside Golf Town and Team Town, we blend sport and style to help Canadians get outside and keep moving.

Why Work Here?

• Access to our benefits package, with the choice of different levels of health, dental, and vision coverage to suit you.
• Employee discounts at Golf Town, Sporting Life, and Team Town Sports that are shareable with friends and family.
• Team-first culture that celebrates an active, sports lifestyle.
• Fun, fast-paced hybrid environment where your passion for sport and style belongs.
• Vendor Pro Deals and expert product training to fuel your knowledge and performance.
• A salary range of $67,000 - $77,000 (dependent on experience), bonus, and opportunities to grow your career in the sports lifestyle.

What You’ll Do;

As the E-Commerce Merchandising Team Lead with Sporting Life, you will be responsible for executing and maintaining the online merchandising plan.

You work well in a fast-paced team environment, have an understanding and passion for our brand, are extremely detail oriented, have leadership skills with the ability to influence and support team members. You also have creative problem-solving skills and initiative, as you will proactively bring ideas to the Director, E-Commerce on ways to improve.

• Execute and lead the team on on-site merchandising activities such as product categorization, sort orders, site search, filtering and navigation to reinforce a positive brand experience and optimal customer shopping experience.
• Follow merchandising standards, best practices, and processes to ensure consistency and operational excellence.
• Oversee product categorization, taxonomy, navigation, filtering, and search optimization to improve product discoverability.
• Lead seasonal launches, promotional campaigns, new product introductions, and homepage merchandising strategies.
• Support the E-Comm merchandising team with learning and development
• Ability to prioritize projects and assign resources accordingly to support the business.
• Works with the Director, E-Commerce & Marketing team to ensure seasonal marketing calendar, key initiatives and campaigns are supported and deadlines met.
• Promotions and campaign setup. High level of quality assurance and testing. Performs pricing, inventory and SEO checks.
• Responsible for maintaining the E-Comm merchandising calendar. Collaborates with site merchandisers to identify opportunities and develop their respective divisions, while working cross functionally to ensure omni channel alignment.
• Supports the production brief process.
• Leverage reporting and web analytics tools to analyze campaign and merchandising performance.
• Assist with site improvement initiatives, regression testing and trouble shooting.

What You’ll Bring;

• Solid understanding merchandising and 3 years experience in a merchandising role.
• 1–2+ years of people management experience in a retail or e-commerce environment would be considered an asset.
• Knowledge of site analytics tools (Google analytics, hotjar etc).
• Exemplary problem-solving skills and initiatives.
• Highly motivated, with a sense of urgency.
• Strong leadership skills, with the ability to work independently and as a part of a team.
• Extremely detail oriented. Expert planner and organizer.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize.
• Experience with Salesforce is an asset.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing or related field.

AI is used as part of our application review process to assist in screening and assessment. All applications are also reviewed by our recruitment team.

This posting is for an open existing role in our organisation.

Sporting Life Group Limited is an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing accommodations for persons with disabilities. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, please advise the Sporting Life Group Human Resources team of any accommodations required to ensure fair and equitable access through the recruitment and selection process.