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Urban Outfitters Manager of Digital Merchandising
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What they do
A Merchandising Manager manages the buying and stocking of goods to be re-sold to customers in a retail store, including clothing and other consumer products. Follows trends, anticipates consumer demand, directs buying and manages inventory; displays merchandise that will sell well at retail. Produces or monitors sales reports. May supervise a staff of buyers, in a larger retail store or department, or train and supervise retail sales staff.
$39,878 / year median in Pennsylvania
+3% projected growth
Job Description
- Develop and manage site-wide and divisional digital strategy roadmap: identifying opportunities for site merchandising and enhancing sales performance.
- Lead site merchandising via customer-first strategy; optimizing product prioritization by performance and investment.
- Analyze weekly, monthly, and ad hoc performance data—integrating sales with inventory health—to lead the team in identifying reactionary merchandising pivots and messaging opportunities that support immediate business needs.
- Own the end-to-end discovery experience, including the strategic optimization of onsite search relevancy, automated product sorting (boost/bury logic), and navigation taxonomy to ensure a seamless browse experience.
- Partner with Optimization team to evolve the PDP (Product Detail Page) strategy; providing commercial insights and category-specific requirements to improve conversion and storytelling.
- Collaborate closely with Buying teams to pinpoint key opportunities, ensuring alignment with overarching business objectives.
- Partner with Marketing to dictate product selection for outbound channels (Email, Social, SMS), ensuring alignment with site inventory and commercial priorities.
- Lead the end-to-end strategy for homepage, discover pages, and all around content experiences in partnership with the Director of Ecommerce, defining the hierarchy of content, product features, and promotional call-outs to maximize both brand storytelling and conversion.
- Create curated trend groups for site messaging and outbound appropriate to customer that drive sales and support divisional priorities.
- Manage the end-to-end site content experience, overseeing the request and briefing process for all on-site placements.
- Collaborate with Digital Product/UX to identify and prioritize site feature enhancements that reduce friction in the customer journey.
- Partner with SEO and Copy teams to ensure all digital merchandising strategies align with organic search growth targets.
- Partner with personalization team on customer-segmented recommendations and experiences.
- Establish streamlined processes in coordination with cross-functional teams to facilitate the execution of seasonal launches, ensuring timely and accurate implementation.
- Conduct regular site audits, ensuring best-in-class experience: product selection, placement, and site navigation.
- Contribute to the A/B testing and optimization roadmap by identifying high-merchandising hypotheses; partnering with the Optimization team to test site functionality, sorting logic, and content that drives incremental revenue.
- Stay informed about industry best practices, competitor activities, and emerging trends in eCommerce, incorporating relevant insights into strategy development.
- Foster a culture of innovation and continuous learning within the team, encouraging exploration of new tools, trends, and merchandising techniques. Role Qualifications
- 7+ years of Digital Merchandising experience
- 3+ years of people management experience
- Excellent project management skills
- Proven analytical and quantitative skills
- Able to make timely decisions, anticipate problems, and provide creative solutions
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Advanced Excel skills
- Experience using web content management systems like SFCC, Shopify Plus
- Experience with Google Analytics 4 (GA4), Adobe Analytics or similar
- Experience with optimization tools for site search and product ranking
- Pro-active with new ideas and have a healthy curiosity
- Buying experience a plus
- Related bachelor's degree preferred
- Must be able to be in Philadelphia office minimum 3 days weekly