Job Details
**Merchandise Manager**
010098 - Corporate Marketing Lockport, Illinois Minimum Experience **Mid-level** Berlin Packaging is the nation's premier supplier of rigid packaging and packaging components. We are a $2.6 billion-dollar company with 30+ straight years of record growth.
Imagine yourself walking into your favorite big-box store. Take a mental look around and think about every glass, plastic, or metal package you see. Berlin Packaging touches virtually every market: automotive, beverage, food, home care, industrial chemical, pet care and veterinary, personal health and beauty, wine and spirits, and now, cannabis too.
Next, combine that with an award-winning culture. Our 1,000+ employees are high-performing - and importantly, collaborative - entrepreneurs who blow through obstacles and embody an Anything is Possible! mindset. We love it here. Our engagement scores are 3x the national average. And every single employee shares in Berlins profitable growth.
Now you understand why since 1898, our 100+ year-old company has grown 10x faster than our industry!
And we're not done yet.
Merchandise Manager who will be responsible for growing web revenue by identifying opportunities in key categories and developing a product assortment to align with customer needs.
Key Accountabilities:
Leverage merchandising and content expertise to help develop a best-in-class channel experience that maximizes engagement and conversion opportunities
Ownership of BerlinPackaging.com website merchandising including product assortment, cross-sell and upsell opportunities, managing and reporting on-site search and category pinning
Optimize the website purchase path and funnel improvements based on data points and customer feedback to improve CVR and AOV
Track and analyze key KPIs including inventory capacity, Sell Through Rate, Click Through Rate & Revenue
Plan ecommerce promotions to drive revenue during key sales periods
Work with supply chain team, suppliers and distributors to determine item strategy, negotiate prices and maintain BerlinPackaging.com assortment
Monitor customer feedback and search terms to predict sales trends and seasonal stock demand
Suggest and implement departmental strategies to maximize sales, increase margin, and enhance customer relations
Review competitor landscape, including pricing, profit, marketing and other progress
Work directly with teams to ensure all product information and photography is correct and best presented for maximum sales
Work with SEO team to identify improvements to be made on current offering and best practices
Fulfill employee portion of the Berlin Values
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
Bachelors degree strongly preferred or equivalent experience
5 years or more of merchandising experience in both a catalog and web direct marketing environment (B2B packaging background strongly preferred)
Proven track record of successful merchandising required
Strong interpersonal and communication skills among all functions of the business
Familiarity with Google Analytics and ERP systems
Strong organizational and time management skills
Strong computer literacy
Working Environment :
* Lockport or Chicago office environment
Berlin offers an outstanding compensation and benefits package including profit sharing, 401(k) with company match, medical insurance (including an HSA option and telemedicine), dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, health club reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, 529 college savings plan, employee assistance, smoking cessation program, pet insurance, employee discounts, employee referral bonus program, and, last but not least, flexible spending accounts for transportation, medical, and dependent care.
Berlin Packaging provides equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances.
**This position is not eligible for sponsorship.*
**Berlin Packaging maintains a smoke-free workplace.*
Location Lockport, Illinois Minimum Experience Mid-level