Merchandising & Product Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Role Overview:

Odin Fashion is seeking a hands-on Merchandising & Product Manager to own our accessories/jewelry business end-to-end. This is a solo, manager-level role responsible for buying, assortment planning, factory/vendor negotiation , and managing product data across our e-commerce channels .

Our product assortment includes fashion jewelry and hair accessories with high SKU and variant complexity. This role is ideal for someone who is both commercially minded and highly detail-oriented.

Key Responsibilities:

Merchandising & Buying:

• Plan and manage seasonal and ongoing assortments for our product lines.
• Develop SKU strategies across styles, colors, and assortments.
• Negotiate pricing, MOQs, lead times, and terms with factories and vendors.
• Manage costing, margins, and profitability at the SKU and category level.
• Place and track purchase orders and oversee production timelines.

Planning & Inventory Management:

• Forecast demand and plan inventory for fast-moving accessory SKUs.
• Monitor sell-through, stock levels, and replenishment needs.
• Lead planning meetings with sales to review customer feedback and market performance.
• Analyze trend forecast reports to inform future assortments.
• Align inventory with promotions, launches, and sales cycles.

E-commerce Product Management:

• Own product data across e-commerce platforms (Shopify and marketplaces).
• Manage accurate setup of SKUs, variants, pricing, and attributes.
• Maintain product titles, descriptions, images, collections, and categorization.
• Manage product launches, updates, and discontinuations.
• Ensure clean product data to support reporting and integrations.

Performance & Optimization:

• Analyze sales and product performance.
• Optimize assortment, pricing, and product presentation.
• Partner with marketing to support promotions and merchandising strategies.

Ownership & Process:

• Serve as the single owner of merchandising and product data.
• Improve workflows for buying, SKU setup, and ongoing maintenance.

Qualifications:

Required:

• 4+ years of experience in merchandising, buying, or e-commerce merchandising.
• Experience with fashion accessories, hair accessories, or similar categories.
• Proven factory or vendor negotiation experience.
• Strong understanding of margins, costing, and inventory planning.
• Proficient in Excel and Google Sheets.
• Hands-on experience with Shopify or similar e-commerce platforms.
• Highly organized and comfortable working independently.

Preferred:

• Experience managing large SKU counts and variant-heavy assortments.
• Familiarity with marketplaces such as Amazon, Faire, or FashionGo.
• Experience working with overseas factories.
• Chinese (Mandarin) or Spanish speaking.