Manager, eCommerce & Visual Merchandising

Visionworks; San Antonio (TX); Remote; USD 71,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in eye care seeks a Merchandising Leader to set and execute merchandising strategies across retail and e-commerce. The role focuses on enhancing customer experience, optimizing product presentation, and collaborating with various teams to drive revenue and profitability. This position requires a strong background in merchandising and leadership, with a commitment to excellence and strategic thinking.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years management experience.
• Experience in visual merchandising or related fields.
• Proven leadership in driving sales and profits.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement merchandising strategies.
• Optimize online presentation of products.
• Manage product assortment execution across channels.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Strategic thinking

Negotiation skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Job description

General Summary

Set product merchandising strategies and executes that vision across brick and mortar and ecommerce to achieve revenue and EBITDA objectives. Accountable for optimizing the customer experience, creating merchandising standards across retail, ecommerce and wholesale channels, and manages new store product execution.

Pay Grade and Pay

Pay Grade: Full Time and Remote

Pay: $71,444.76 - $95,259.675

Essential Functions

Develop and implement comprehensive merchandising strategies to support product launches, promotions, and seasonal campaigns.

Collaborate with product, marketing, and creative teams to optimize the online presentation of products, including images, descriptions, and pricing.

Analyze sales performance, customer behavior, site metrics and market trends to identify growth opportunities and optimize product placements and improve overall site experience.

Own product refresh and calendar, ensuring product pages, categories, and landing pages are optimized. Create in store visual guides to ensure visual strategies are executed with excellence.

Manage new store and acquisition product assortment execution including floorplans, product delivery, and project management.

Work closely with marketing, planning, category management UX, and sales teams to align messaging and reach a broader audience.

Job Specifications

Typically has the following skills or abilities:

Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience

Minimum of 3 years of management experience with responsibilities for hiring, training, assigning work and managing performance of direct reports

Experience in visual merchandising, product, or marketing, or related fields with a proven track record of leadership and achievement in similar roles

Proven track record over multiple years as Merchandising Leader, successfully driving sales and profits through the visual merchandising principles

Manage complex projects where independent action, high degree of initiative and coordination across departments is required

Analytical and strategic thinking abilities

Understanding of automated systems, data, and technology

Experience in leading process and system changes

Proven analytical, problem solving, presentation and negotiation skills

Skilled at building constructive and collaborative relationships with customers, industry partners, and colleagues

Ability to lead and inspire teams to accomplish goals

Strong interpersonal, negotiation and communication skills

Ability to regularly exercise discretion and independent judgment in the performance of his/her job duties.

Working Conditions

The working environment is generally favorable. Lighting and temperature are adequate, and there are no hazardous or unpleasant conditions caused by noise, dust etc.

The above information in this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

HIPAA & Security Requirements

All Associates must comply with the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as it pertains to disclosures of protected health information (PHI) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and HIPAA Privacy Policies and Procedures. As a component of job roles and responsibilities, Associates may have access to covered information, cardholder data or other confidential customer information which must be protected at all times. As a result, Associates must explicitly adhere to all data security guidelines established within the Company’s Privacy & Security Training Program.

VSP Vision is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to age, gender, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

The specific statements shown in each section of this description are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements and criteria considered necessary to perform the job successfully. As required by changing business needs, complete additional essential responsibilities as identified and assigned.