Senior eCommerce Merchandiser (Contract) - Manila, PH

The Senior eCommerce Merchandiser (Contract) Reports directly to the Senior Manager, eCommerce Merchandising and is responsible for assisting in the formulation of online merchandising plans, providing direction and overseeing the execution of these for Balsam Hill’s International websites.

What you'll be doing:

Online Merchandising Planning

1. Shares in the development of site merchandising plans for various onsite content including site navigation, landing pages, homepage, product pages and more, to support new assortment and project strategies.
2. Uses data to provide information and make recommendation for strategies to be used for future plans.
3. Develops strategies for product recommendations and other personalization tactics based on customer buying history; coordinates execution.
4. Keeps product pages to visual standard and ensures product and marketing strategies are represented effectively.
5. Works cross functionally to develop site campaigns, plans and content.
6. Supports online merchandising roadmap initiatives to optimize user experience.

Project Planning and Management 

1. Provides direction for the task creation on project management tools for deliverables that support site merchandising plans.
2. Reviews dependencies and considerations and includes these in the planning of tasks and timings to ensure a smooth execution of the plans.
3. Understands risks and formulates mitigation measures to guarantee minimal business impact.
4. Coordinates with the Ecommerce Operations, Product Information Management, Digital Asset Management, SEO, Product Management, Marketing and Creative teams to accomplish site merchandising deliverables within set parameters and timelines.
5. Reviews and signs off on tasks assigned to verify accuracy and quality of the end result for all tasks within the project.
6. Ensures alignment of Creative projects with business goals

Site and User Experience Audit

1. Performs regular site audits to
   1. identify gaps and inaccuracies in product information, assets, or links that affects over-all user experience;
   2. optimize overall customer experience including product discovery and placement.
2. Understands site structure, pages, and integrations and identifies and reports the issues based on the audit.

Site Performance Reporting

1. Pulls and reviews site data to compare against KPIs. Extrapolates key findings and formulates actions.
2. Prepares and presents site performance reports to various stakeholders with clear next steps based on analysis.

Documentation

1.  Documents internal process and bridges identified gaps to ensure efficient process flows.

Other Duties and Responsibilities

1. Performs other duties that may be assigned from time to time.

What you bring to the table:  

• Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in Ecommerce, Marketing, Business Management, Economics, or Data related fields.
• Minimum of 5-8 years of relevant experience.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Passion for teamwork and collaboration, with an ability to build constructive and effective relationships with broad group of business partners.
• Highly literate in Microsoft Excel, Power Point, and Outlook; Experience working with Google Analytics and Power BI is a plus.

Location: The Senior eCommerce Merchandiser (Contract) position is a work-from-home position for Balsam International Unlimited Philippine ROHQ in Manila. Team members in the Philippines are located within Metro Manila, Bataan, Batangas, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, Pampanga, Rizal, and Tarlac areas only.

Our must-haves:

• Must have a back-up laptop or desktop for use, if primary laptop encounters issues.
• Must have a fast, reliable DSL, Fiber or Broadband connection (not mobile or broadband stick) as the primary internet connection with a minimum actual speed of 10MBPS.
• Must have a back-up internet connection of the same speed, if primary connection becomes spotty.

Duration: This post will run for five (5) months only.

Status: This is a contractual position with no benefits included.

Hardware Provision: Company-issued Laptop will not be provided.