eCommerce Merchandising Specialists

Slate Auto; Carson (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

Slate Auto is hiring an eCommerce Merchandising Specialist to expand our accessory, wrap, and merchandise catalog. You will manage content in Akeneo, coordinate digital assets, and launch new products on schedule, working closely with product, design, marketing, and commercial teams.

You will ensure brand-consistent storytelling, maintain data quality, and leverage AI to improve efficiency. This role requires 3–5 years in ecommerce merchandising and a strong eye for detail.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, merchandising, or related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 3–5 years 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 in a PIM or CMS; Akeneo is preferred and training is available.
• Excellent communicator who collaborates across creative, technical, and commercial teams.
• Strong Excel skills and familiarity with analytics tools (GA/Looker).

Responsibilities

• Execute merchandising strategy across ecommerce experience, keeping storytelling consistent and on-brand.
• Maintain the accessory, wrap, and merchandise catalog in Akeneo and flag data gaps.
• Apply field-level standards for titles, attributes, and image specs; ensure accuracy.
• Collaborate with product managers to gather inputs for launches.
• Own product setup and live SKUs, coordinating data and assets on schedule.
• QA English and Spanish product content for accuracy; translation support available.
• Leverage AI to improve efficiency and quality across catalog tasks.
• Build/update product pages, collections, and featured placements for GTM moments.
• Pull/report product performance data and flag what's working or not.
• Log site issues with sufficient detail for UX/engineering teams.
• Travel 5–10% between Slate office sites for team support.
• Contribute to a dynamic, fun, and high-impact team culture.

Skills

Excellent communicator

Attention to detail

Cross-functional teamwork

Organized self-starter

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, merchandising, or related field

Tools

Akeneo PIM

Excel

Google Analytics

Looker

Claude AI / Claude Code

Job description

About Slate

At Slate, we’re building safe, reliable vehicles that people can afford, personalize and love—and doing it here in the USA as part of our commitment to reindustrialization. The spirit of DIY and customization runs throughout every element of a Slate, because people should have control over how their trucks look, feel, and represent them.

About Slate

At Slate, we’re building safe, reliable vehicles that people can afford, personalize and love—and doing it here in the USA as part of our commitment to reindustrialization. The spirit of DIY and customization runs throughout every element of a Slate, because people should have control over how their trucks look, feel, and represent them.

Who We Are Looking For

We are looking for an eCommerce Merchandising Specialist with a customer-first approach to help expand our accessory, wrap, and merchandise product catalog for Slate Auto. Reporting to the eCommerce Merchandising Lead, you will execute the digital shelf strategy day to day: building out product content in our PIM, coordinating digital assets, and getting new products live on time and accurate. You will work closely with the digital, design, marketing, commercial, and product teams to showcase our accessories, wraps, and merchandise in compelling, conversion-driven ways. You must be able to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment where your work shows up in the storefront the day it ships, and not be hindered by ambiguity or competing priorities.

What You Get To Do

• Execute the merchandising strategy across the ecommerce experience, keeping product storytelling consistent and on‑brand on every page you touch.
• Maintain the accessory, wrap, and merchandise catalog in Akeneo, our primary PIM, and flag gaps in data quality and consistency as you find them.
• Apply the field-level standards that govern our digital shelf: title formats, character limits, required attributes, and image specs. Hold your own work to them.
• Work with product managers across accessories, wraps, and merchandise to gather the catalog inputs each launch needs.
• Own the hands‑on work of product setup and launch: data entry, digital asset coordination, and getting SKUs live on schedule.
• QA English and Spanish product content for accuracy (translation service is in place).
• Leverage AI to maximize efficiency and output quality across catalog tasks, documentation, and content review.
• Build and update product pages, collection layouts, and featured placements to support go‑to‑market moments, launches, and seasonal pushes.
• Pull and report on product performance data (traffic, engagement, conversion), flagging what’s working and what isn’t.
• Log site issues and improvement ideas for UX and engineering, with the detail they need to act on them.
• Travel between Slate office sites (5–10% average) to support team and project work.
• Have a lot of fun working on a dynamic and engaging team with a seat at the table.

What You Bring To The Team

• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, merchandising, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 3–5 years 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 in a PIM or CMS. Akeneo is our primary PIM and is preferred, but we’ll train the right person on it.
• Comfortable with variant‑heavy catalogs across hard goods and soft goods: vehicle fitment, colorways, and size/color grids.
• You follow SOPs closely and speak up when one needs fixing.
• Serious attention to detail, and comfort with high‑volume structured data work.
• Organized self‑starter who juggles competing deadlines and asks good questions early.
• Familiarity with Claude AI, Cowork, or Claude Code is a plus.
• Excellent communicator who works easily across creative, technical, and commercial teams.
• Strong in Excel and familiar with Google Analytics, Looker, or similar reporting tools.
• Passion for consumer products and an eye for how product presentation influences purchase behavior.

SALARY RANGE

The compensationfor this position is the range Slate reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for the position taking into account the wide variety of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including job‑related knowledge; skillset; experience, education and training; certifications; work location; and other relevant business and organizational factors.
Annual Base Pay Range: $75,000 - $104,000 USD

Additional Compensation And Benefits

Slate offers a wide range of competitive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, vacation, and 401k. The successful candidate may also be eligible to participate in the equity program and/or a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing such programs.

WORK AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENT

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis. We are unable to offer visa sponsorship at this time.

WHY JOIN TEAM SLATE?

• Safety First
• Delight Customers
• One Team
• Relentless Improvement
• Fast, Frugal, and Scrappy
• Respectful Collaboration
• Positive Legacy

WE WANT TO WORK WITH PEOPLE THAT REFLECT THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH WE OPERATE.

Slate is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affidative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, marital status, parental status, cultural background, organizational level, work styles, tenure and life experiences. Or for any other reason.

Slate is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [e-mail].