Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Product Manager - Item & Ecommerce Catalog
with a strong background in retail item management, ecommerce catalog
strategy, and product data governance.
The ideal candidate will have prior experience managing item and
ecommerce catalog products, ensuring accurate, complete, and consistent
product information across digital and physical selling channels. This
role will work closely with Merchandising, Ecommerce, Supply Chain,
Data, and Engineering teams to define product strategy, optimize catalog
capabilities, and improve the overall customer shopping experience.
Candidates with experience in PIM, MDM, retail item data management,
ecommerce catalog platforms, and product information governance will be
well suited for this role.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end product strategy and roadmap for Item Management
and Ecommerce Catalog capabilities, ensuring product data accuracy,
completeness, and consistency across retail and digital channels.
- Define and implement catalog governance standards, including product
taxonomy, attributes, enrichment rules, data quality, compliance,
and SKU lifecycle management.
- Lead cross-functional intake, discovery, and prioritization for new
item setup, catalog enhancements, assortment changes, and digital
merchandising requirements.
- Partner with Engineering and Architecture teams to develop and
optimize catalog platforms, APIs, PIM/MDM integrations, automation
workflows, and data quality monitoring capabilities.
- Establish and monitor key product KPIs, including item setup cycle
time, attribute completeness, catalog accuracy, search
discoverability, and error-free publishing rates.
- Collaborate with Ecommerce and Merchandising teams to ensure catalog
readiness for promotions, seasonal launches, product introductions,
assortment updates, and marketplace onboarding.
- Manage vendor and third-party data provider integrations,
standardizing item data feeds, validating digital assets, and
establishing onboarding requirements.
- Drive continuous improvement in product content quality, catalog
enrichment, search relevance, and digital product discoverability
through data-driven insights and competitive benchmarking.
- Serve as the Product Owner for Item and Catalog platforms, managing
product backlogs, writing user stories, defining acceptance
criteria, and partnering with delivery teams to ensure successful
releases.
- Ensure catalog capabilities align with applicable US retail,
marketplace, and digital commerce requirements, including product
safety, content standards, environmental disclosures, and
category-specific regulations.
Required Qualifications
- 8+ years of overall experience in Product Management, Product
Ownership, or related product leadership roles.
- Prior hands-on product management experience in Retail Item
Management, Ecommerce Catalog, or Product Information Management
(PIM) is required.
- Strong understanding of retail item data, SKU management, product
attributes, taxonomy, catalog enrichment, and product lifecycle
management.
- Experience managing product roadmaps, defining requirements,
prioritizing backlogs, and delivering technology-enabled product
capabilities.
- Familiarity with PIM, MDM, ecommerce catalog, or item management
platforms and their integration with ecommerce, merchandising, and
supply chain systems.
- Experience working with cross-functional teams, including Ecommerce,
Merchandising, Supply Chain, Data, and Engineering.
- Strong understanding of data governance, data quality, catalog
accuracy, and product content standardization.
- Experience defining product KPIs, analyzing performance metrics, and
translating business needs into measurable product outcomes.
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication, analytical, and
problem-solving skills.
