(ON-SITE: NJ) E-Commerce Director

Neptune City, NJ (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableDirector/ExecutiveFull time

Posted 5 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the end-to-end digital commerce engine for a multi-brand pet portfolio, driving revenue growth and margin discipline across platforms while optimizing product pages, AI-assisted merchandising, and cross-functional collaboration.

  • Growth ownership: lead short and long term vision for e commerce channels, manage P&L, and set KPI-driven strategies.
  • Channel optimization: collaborate with marketing, inventory, and sales to drive traffic, conversion, and awareness across digital shelves.
  • Analytics and experimentation: build the reporting cadence, monitor performance, and run test-and-learn programs to improve online experience and ROI.

Job Description

ResponsibilitiesLead the short- and long-term vision for Central Dog & Cat eCommerce existing customer channels; Own full customer P&Ls, business performance and KPIs, flexing strategies to achieve sales growth; Develop and implement the digital commerce strategy to drive revenue growth across all digital channels; Ensure brands are represented with excellence on all digital shelves by optimizing product pages, utilizing merchandising tools, and implementing best-in-class digital content, as well as AI enhancements; Identify and unlock online merchandising opportunities to enhance visibility and conversion on each retail platform; Maintain robust competitive intelligence to monitor trends and digital best practices; Work closely with cross-functional teams including digital marketing, copy, creative, brand marketing, inventory management, forecasting, sales, reputation management, leadership, and other teams to provide visibility, transparency and efficiency with project work as new channels are launched; Partner with Marketing to leverage customer insights, optimizing digital commerce strategies based on data learnings; Own assortment management, determining which customers and channels are a fit, maximizing profit; Collaborate with digital and brand marketing teams to execute campaigns, driving traffic, conversion, and awareness; Forecast sales and partner with S&OP to manage inventory and ensure alignment with demand; Develop and manage investment strategies to maximize returns, oversee budgets, and allocate resources across channels based on performance metrics; Analyze performance data/trends to inform decisions, ensure efficient investments and maximize sales; Implement a test-and-learn approach to drive continuous improvement in online experience and sales performance; Own promotional planning, launch and post-event analysis of performance, spend, and ROI; Report E-commerce financials, provide insights and learnings to the leadership team monthly; Own iMAP and standard pricing for select channels, meet margin requirements and maintain a fair consumer price.; Own weekly, monthly, quarterly sales, units, and market share reporting.
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Central Garden & Pet

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Central Garden & Pet understands that home is central to life and has proudly nurtured happy and healthy homes for over 40 years. Our innovative and trusted products are dedicated to helping lawns grow greener, gardens bloom bigger, pets live healthier, and communities grow stronger.Central is home to a leading portfolio of more than 65 high-quality brands, including Amdro®, Aqueon®, Cadet®, C&S®, Farnam®, Ferry-Morse®, Four Paws®, Kaytee®, Nylabone®, and Pennington®, strong manufacturing and distribution capabilities, and a passionate, entrepreneurial growth culture. With fiscal 2024 net sales of $3.2 billion, Central is on a mission to lead the future of the pet and garden industries.Central Garden & Pet is brought to life every day by over 6,000 passionate people who are primarily located across North America. Our employees are talented, energetic, and dedicated to the growth and success of our brands. We take pride in providing a great work experience to our employees – including a safe work environment, friendly atmosphere, and a comprehensive compensation & benefits package. For additional information about careers at Central, please visit www.central.com/careers/career-with-central.

Founded in 1980
Walnut Creek, California, USA
1.9K employees (238 in marketing)
64% recommend to a friend

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
47.6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
33.9%
Direct
56.4%
Referral
7%
Social
1.7%
Paid
0.7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.9K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
205 (11% of company)
Median Career Experience
9 years
Median Tenure
2.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2

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