Marketplace Merchandising Manager

The Marketplace Merchandising Manager will lead, develop and execute upon a multi-year growth strategy for this new channel of revenue! This role will be accountable for building upon the current strategic vision and further shaping the roadmap to deliver our rapid growth goals for both dropship and concession models. The Marketplace Merch Manager reports directly to the Chief Merchandising Officer and will be a key contributor to the overall Digital growth strategy of Moda. In addition, this position will actively support our merchant team by identifying new opportunities across categories to increase the diversity of our products and brands.

What You Will Do:

• Utilize your deep understanding of the marketplace landscape and industry best-practices to help identify and action growth opportunities
• Understand the role Marketplace plays in our corporate growth strategy; build and execute a multi-year roadmap that can deliver upon these goals and report on key progress and milestones
• Together with the merchandising team, scout new brand acquisitions and identify opportunities within the existing portfolio to convert or expand product offerings to a marketplace model
• Responsible for all marketplace operations, including product onboarding/optimization and the negotiation/management of commercial terms and ongoing business management of the marketplace brands
• Partner with key stakeholders to develop internal process flow, along with vendor services that will enhance the customer offering and improve our operational profitability
• Drive seller performance through partnership with Marketing teams to build a robust marketing and advertising network for our seller community
• Partner with the Product Management & Tech teams to design a customer centric and seamless shopping experience
• Establish a strategic-partnership with the buying team to identify sellers that both enhance the existing assortment and address net new opportunities which would include growing and maintaining a robust pipeline of new sellers
• Partner with key cross-functional stakeholders (marketing, merchandising, logistics, call center, digital) to ensure Marketplace is supported across all areas of the business
• Ensure high quality content and product in our marketplace is aligned to our corporate branding guidelines and organizational vision
• Lead the vendor dropship strategy and operations that include vendor onboarding, compliance and maintaining SLA’s/KPIs
• Accountability for the marketplace and dropship exponential growth plans and P&L
• Maintain and communicate a performance framework that will ensure we are effectively tracking towards our KPI’s
• Further build upon and establish a high-performing marketplace team to support the vision
• Further expand a business development team that will relentlessly seek out and acquire the right sellers to support our expansion strategies
• Role model Moda Operandi’s core values

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field
• 5+ years of experience in merchandising or buying
• 3+ years Marketplace platform and analysis responsibility preferred
• Hyper focused on discovering customer-centric buying and markeplace trends
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, at all levels, internally and externally
• Proven ability to organize and inspire aligned cross-functional teams
• Past success building new businesses and driving results
• Exemplifies both strategic vision and tactical grit
• Experience with Mirakl and Shopify preferred
• Experience with Excel and Powerpoint required

Job Type: Full-time; Hybrid role - 1 day in office, Wednesdays; NYC based (Brooklyn office space)

Salary: $100,000 - $140,000 per year + Discretionary Bonus & Equity Eligible

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance Benefits (day1)
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Company Paid Life Insurance Benefit
• Voluntary Supplemental Insurance Benefits (STD, LTD, Accident, Critical Illness)
• Unlimited Paid Time Off (Exempt & FT)
• Tuition Reimbursement

The above statements describe the general nature of work being performed in this role, they are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required. Additional responsibilities may be required from time to time. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, disability, veteran, or other protected status.

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Moda Operandi is an e-commerce platform transforming the way people discover and shop for designer fashion. Through its innovative mix of commerce and content, Moda allows women to shop for what’s new and what’s next in designer fashion from the world’s leading emerging designers and luxury brands. Founded in 2011, Moda Operandi's mission is to make it easy for designers to grow their businesses and consumers to realize their personal style. Today, Moda’s platform carries more than 1,000 brands and designers across fashion, fine jewelry and home, shipping to 125 countries.

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