Manager, Omnichannel Merchandising & Channel Strategy

At Aerosoles , we're redefining comfort and style—one step at a time. Founded with the belief that fashion should never hurt, we are a footwear brand with a rich legacy of innovation, craftsmanship, and modern design. From the office to the weekend, our shoes are made to move with you, offering trend-right silhouettes with all-day wearability. Joining Aerosoles means stepping into a fast-paced, supportive environment where ideas are welcomed, challenges are met with creativity, and growth is encouraged. If you're looking to contribute to a dynamic brand with purpose and passion, we’d love to hear from you. Visit our website at Location: Monday – Thursday at our NYC HQ, Friday remote Job Title Manager, Omnichannel Merchandising & Channel Strategy Position Summary We are seeking a highly strategic, detail-oriented, and proactive leader to support our digital business across Ecommerce, Amazon, and Dropship channels. This role will report directly to the Director of Digital Brand Strategy and serve as a key connector across channels, ensuring assortment alignment, pricing discipline, margin integrity, and compelling merchandising execution. This individual will help create a cohesive but differentiated channel strategy, ensuring each business has the right product assortment, pricing architecture, and storytelling to maximize growth while protecting profitability. The ideal candidate blends strong merchant instincts, analytical capability, exceptional Excel skills, and digital business acumen. Amazon experience is strongly preferred. Key Responsibilities Channel Strategy & Assortment Congruity Partner across Ecommerce, Amazon, and Dropship teams to ensure assortments are strategically differentiated by channel Identify duplication risks, whitespace opportunities, and channel-specific product needs Help build clear channel strategies that maximize total company sales while minimizing internal competition Recommend pre-season and in-season assortment shifts based on selling trends and customer behavior Monitor pricing across Amazon, Ecommerce, and Dropship accounts to ensure consistency where needed and strategic separation where beneficial Ensure internal margin targets are being met across channels Track and support compliance with guaranteed margin agreements and account-specific profitability thresholds within Dropship Flag pricing conflicts, margin erosion, and promotional risks proactively with recommendations Merchandising & Storytelling Create seasonal and monthly merchandising stories that align product, trend, and customer demand Build merchandising decks and presentations for the Ecommerce team to support site storytelling and campaign execution Recommend homepage, category, and collection strategies pre-season and in-season Translate sales data into customer-facing product stories that drive conversion Amazon & Ecommerce Business Support Support Amazon and Ecommerce performance reviews across sales, conversion, traffic, inventory, and profitability Identify opportunities to improve catalog productivity, pricing, promotional strategy, and assortment mix Assist with launches, key events, and in-season opportunities Planning Partnership Partner closely with Planning, but not own planning functions directly Come to meetings with informed recommendations around buys, inventory flow, markdowns, and replenishment actions Use data and merchant judgment to influence decisions with the Planning team Qualifications 4+ years experience in Ecommerce, Amazon, Buying, Merchandising, or Retail Strategy Amazon experience strongly preferred Background in merchandising, buying, or retail planning highly preferred Strong eye for product and storytelling Ability to build polished decks and present ideas clearly Highly proactive, self-directed, and solutions oriented Strong attention to detail and organizational skills Experience in footwear, fashion, accessories, or consumer goods preferred Success Profile This person is: Proactive and brings solutions before being asked Strong merchant with commercial instincts Analytical and comfortable in spreadsheets Able to balance creativity with profitability Strong presenter and communicator Obsessed with details and execution Comfortable operating cross-functionally in a fast-moving environment What We Offer Comprehensive Health & Wellness Benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and supplemental insurance 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with company match Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays Flexible Fridays with shortened hours during both Summer and Winter seasons Health Savings Account (HSA) Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) Tax-free commuter benefits Exclusive employee merchandise discounts Salary The anticipated base salary is $100k- $120k annually. Actual compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, internal equity, and location. This position description is not intended to be and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills or working conditions associated with this position. While this description is intended to accurately reflect the position's activities and requirements, management reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties as necessary. The compensation package is dependent on a number of factors, including, for example, experience, education, market data, and business needs. #J-18808-Ljbffr Aerosoles