Specialist, Category Growth – Jewelry, Beauty & Fragrance

Role Summary:

Responsible for supporting the overall performance and merchandising of the total category to deliver sales growth and conversion objectives. This role works directly with the Director & Manager of Category Growth and cross-functional partners to execute data-driven business strategies.

Role Description:

• Supports with Director and Manager of Category Growth in analyzing data and reporting insights of the business to business stakeholders along with actions to achieve business objectives
• Ensures merchandising of Saks.com is aligned with best practices and executed in a timely manner (ex. navigation, product array, search results, features items, linking strategy, etc)
• Works closely with Digital Content, Media, and Integrated Marketing teams to define and execute the merchandising strategies within marketing plans and evaluates the effectiveness for the category
• Partners closely with Merchant teams to understand key trends, receipt investments, and shipment tracking.
• Analyzes onsite customer journey, promotional data, and external marketing performance to provide timely insights and recommendations to identify areas of opportunity or to scale experience
• Leads various projects within Category Growth which demonstrates proficiency insite merchandising capabilities and operational knowledge
• Fields ad hoc requests, present findings and proactively deliver recommendations that inform strategy. Synthesizes large data sets into digestible takeaways that drive action

Key Qualifications:

• Minimum of 1 year of digital retail experience and demonstrates an understanding of luxury retail and customer experience. Experience working in an ecommerce role preferred
• Demonstrates eagerness to learn and contribute to business objectives through thoughtful analysis and flawless execution
• Showcases the ability to take initiative and be flexible in a fast-paced environment while ensuring alignment to business priorities
• Desire to drive growth with the ability to think outside of existing limitations
• Must have proficiency with Microsoft Excel (pivot tables and v-lookup) and capacity to learn new systems swiftly. Experience with Adobe Analytics and Salesforce Business Manager a plus

Your Life and Career at Saks:

• Exposure to rewarding career advancement opportunities, from retail to supply chain, to digital or corporate.
• A culture that promotes a healthy, fulfilling work/life balance
• Benefits package for all eligible full-time employees (including medical, vision and dental).
• An amazing employee discount