eCommerce Merchandising Specialists

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Vacation

401(k)

Equity

Incentive program

Job summary

Slate is seeking an Ecommerce Merchandising Specialist to own the digital shelf for accessories, wraps, and merchandise. You will manage content in Akeneo, coordinate assets, and launch SKUs on schedule, ensuring consistent storytelling across the storefront.

You will work closely with design, marketing, and product teams to optimize catalog quality and drive conversions in a fast-paced startup environment. Strong attention to detail and familiarity with Excel, GA/Looker are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in business, marketing, merchandising or related field.
• 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 preferred, but training provided.
• Comfortable with variant-heavy catalogs across hard and soft goods.

Responsibilities

• Execute merchandising strategy across the ecommerce experience, keeping product storytelling on-brand.
• Maintain catalog in Akeneo and flag data quality gaps.
• Apply field-level standards for titles, limits, attributes, and image specs.
• Collaborate with product managers to gather inputs for launches.
• Own data entry, asset coordination, and SKU live on schedule.
• QA English and Spanish product content; translation support in place.
• Leverage AI to improve catalog tasks and content review.
• Build and update product pages and collections for launches and promos.
• Pull and report product performance data; flag what works and what doesn’t.
• Log site issues with details for UX and engineering.
• Travel 5–10% of time to Slate office sites.

Skills

Ecommerce merchandising

Cross-functional collaboration

Attention to detail

Excellent communication

Organized self-starter

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/marketing/merchandising

Tools

Akeneo

Excel

Google Analytics

Looker

CMS

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.

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

• medical
• dental
• vision
• life insurance
• disability insurance
• vacation
• 401k
• equity program
• discretionary annual incentive program

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?

At Slate, we’re fueled by grit, determination, and attention to detail. The start-up spirit of ingenuity and resourcefulness move our business forward. Team Slate fosters a culture of excellence, innovation, and mutual respect, and is motivated by shared principles.

• 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 Affimative 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

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