E-Commerce Merchandising Manager (Optical Brands)

E-Commerce Merchandising Manager (Optical Brands)

Date: Mar 12, 2025

Brand: Corporate

Location: Milano, IT

If you’ve worn a pair of glasses, we’ve already met.

We are a global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of ophthalmic lenses, frames, and sunglasses. We offer our industry stakeholders in over 150 countries access to a global platform of high-quality vision care products (such as the Essilor brand, with Varilux, Crizal, Eyezen, Stellest and Transitions), iconic brands that consumers love (such as Ray-Ban, Oakley, Persol, Oliver Peoples, Vogue Eyewear and Costa), as well as a network that offers consumers high-quality vision care and best-in-class shopping experiences (such as Sunglass Hut, LensCrafters, Salmoiraghi & Viganò and the GrandVision network), and leading e-commerce platforms.

Join our global community of over 190,000 dedicated employees around the world in driving the transformation of the eyewear and eyecare industry.

Your #FutureInSight with EssilorLuxottica

Are you willing to pioneer new frontiers, foster inclusivity and collaboration, embrace agility, ignite passion, and make a positive impact on the world? Join us in redefining the boundaries of what’s possible.

Your role

We are seeking an experienced Site Merchandiser to join our dynamic team, who will be a pivotal figure inside the Optical Pure Players e-comm business team working within the Business team in close contact with the Calendar Manager and partnering with the e-commerce manager.

This role involves overseeing and optimizing the digital merchandising strategies for four distinct banners across multiple platforms. The Optical Site Merchandising Manager will be responsible for driving the success of these banners, ensuring that digital product assortments are optimized, content is engaging, and customer experiences are enhanced.

Main responsibilities:

• Digital Merchandising Strategy: Develop and execute the digital merchandising strategies for four separate banners, ensuring alignment with business objectives and customer expectations.
• Collaboration: Work cross-functionally with marketing, design, e-commerce, and product teams to ensure seamless integration of product launches, promotions, and seasonal campaigns.
• Product Assortment and performance monitoring: Oversee the digital product assortment for each banner, ensuring products are accurately represented and displayed in a way that maximizes conversions. This includes product launches coordination, strategic analysis, follow up on all roadmap and calendar projects, providing actionable insights to drive improvements.
• Customer Experience Optimization: Continuously enhance the customer experience by implementing best practices in digital merchandising, improving navigation, searchability, and visual presentation.
• Trend Analysis: Stay up-to-date with the latest digital merchandising trends, technologies, and tools to ensure the company remains at the forefront of the industry.

Main requirements:

• At least 5-8 years of experience in E-commerce/Site Merchandising in a similar industry is required.
• Educational Background in Economics or Marketing field.
• Communication Skills - Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex information to stakeholders at all levels.
• Analytical skills - Advanced knowledge of MS Excel; Adobe Analytics and/or Google Analytics is a plus.
• Solid experience with tools such as PIM and Algolia (CMS and image update tool is a plus).
• Flexibility, lateral thinking, and proactive/positive approach.
• Familiarity with project management and design tools such as Click Up and Figma.
• Good eye for contents/images, product shootings, and visual sensibility.
• Passion for digital contents and products is a must.

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We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We celebrate diversity and provide equal opportunities to all, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic that makes us unique.