Merchandising & Product Manager

ODIN Fashion Corporation; Union (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Odin Fashion Corp. in New Jersey is seeking a hands-on Merchandising & Product Manager to own our accessories and jewelry business end-to-end, including buying, assortment planning, and factory/vendor negotiations.

You\'ll manage product data across Shopify and other marketplaces, optimize margins, and lead inventory planning for fast-moving SKUs, with a strong emphasis on detailed analytics and independent execution.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in merchandising, buying, or e-commerce merchandising.
• Experience with fashion accessories and related categories.
• Proven factory or vendor negotiation experience.
• Strong understanding of margins, costing, and inventory planning.
• Proficient in Excel and Google Sheets.
• Hands-on experience with Shopify or similar e-commerce platforms.
• Highly organized and capable of working independently.

Responsibilities

• Own merchandising & buying for accessories/jewelry, plan seasonal assortments.
• Develop SKU strategies across styles, colors, and assortments.
• Negotiate pricing, MOQs, lead times, and terms with factories/vendors.
• Manage costing, margins, and profitability at SKU/category level.
• Place and track purchase orders and oversee production timelines.
• Forecast demand and plan inventory for fast-moving SKUs.
• Monitor stock levels, sell-through, and replenishment needs.
• Own product data across e-commerce platforms (Shopify and marketplaces).
• Manage SKU setups, pricing, attributes, and descriptions.
• Maintain product titles, images, collections, and categorization.
• Launch, update, and discontinue products; ensure clean data for reporting.
• Analyze sales and product performance; optimize assortment and pricing.
• Partner with marketing on promotions and merchandising strategies.
• Serve as the single owner of merchandising and product data; improve workflows.

Skills

Merchandising

Buying

Negotiation

Inventory planning

E-commerce

Excel

Shopify

Google Sheets

Tools

Shopify

Excel

Google Sheets

Job description

Role Overview

Odin Fashion is seeking a hands-on Merchandising & Product Manager to own our accessories/jewelry business end-to-end. This is a solo, manager-level role responsible for buying, assortment planning, factory/vendor negotiation, and managing product data across our e-commerce channels. Our product assortment includes fashion jewelry and hair accessories with high SKU and variant complexity. This role is ideal for someone who is both commercially minded and highly detail-oriented.

Key Responsibilities

Merchandising & Buying

• Plan and manage seasonal and ongoing assortments for our product lines.
• Develop SKU strategies across styles, colors, and assortments.
• Negotiate pricing, MOQs, lead times, and terms with factories and vendors.
• Manage costing, margins, and profitability at the SKU and category level.
• Place and track purchase orders and oversee production timelines.

Planning & Inventory Management

• Forecast demand and plan inventory for fast-moving accessory SKUs.
• Monitor sell-through, stock levels, and replenishment needs.
• Lead planning meetings with sales to review customer feedback and market performance.
• Analyze trend forecast reports to inform future assortments.
• Align inventory with promotions, launches, and sales cycles.

E-commerce Product Management

• Own product data across e-commerce platforms (Shopify and marketplaces).
• Manage accurate setup of SKUs, variants, pricing, and attributes.
• Maintain product titles, descriptions, images, collections, and categorization.
• Manage product launches, updates, and discontinuations.
• Ensure clean product data to support reporting and integrations.

Performance & Optimization

• Analyze sales and product performance.
• Optimize assortment, pricing, and product presentation.
• Partner with marketing to support promotions and merchandising strategies.

Ownership & Process

• Serve as the single owner of merchandising and product data.
• Improve workflows for buying, SKU setup, and ongoing maintenance.

Qualifications

Required

• 4+ years of experience in merchandising, buying, or e-commerce merchandising.
• Experience with fashion accessories, hair accessories, or similar categories.
• Proven factory or vendor negotiation experience.
• Strong understanding of margins, costing, and inventory planning.
• Proficient in Excel and Google Sheets.
• Hands-on experience with Shopify or similar e-commerce platforms.
• Highly organized and comfortable working independently.

Preferred

• Experience managing large SKU counts and variant-heavy assortments.
• Familiarity with marketplaces such as Amazon, Faire, or FashionGo.
• Experience working with overseas factories.
• Chinese (Mandarin) or Spanish speaking.

About Odin Fashion Corp.

Born in New York City's Fashion District more than 30 years ago, we are a leading factory-direct fashion accessories company. Customers value us for our wealth of experience in designing, manufacturing, and distributing the latest trends. By continuously leveraging our personal factory-direct relationships and lean supply chain, we are able to deliver a wide range of high-quality products and exceptional service at competitive prices. It is for this reason we have successfully attracted a rich customer base comprised of clientele of all sizes and retail strategies, spanning the Americas.