Director of Ecommerce and Performance

New York, USA (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Description

About Elmhurst

Elmhurst 1925 is a plant-based food and beverage company built on a legacy of innovation and a commitment to delivering high-quality, clean-label products. As we scale, our focus is on building a durable brand, innovative products, and business that delivers profitable growth, strong consumer connection, and long-term value. We are an entrepreneurial, fast-moving organization looking for individuals who are curious, accountable, and motivated to build.

About the Role

The Director of eCommerce & Performance is responsible for owning digital revenue and performance systems across DTC, Amazon, Thrive.com, and key retailer eCommerce platforms. This role leads the development and execution of Elmhurst’s performance-driven growth engine, spanning traffic, conversion, and retention.

This leader will operate at the intersection of eCommerce, media, merchandising, and experience, ensuring that brand strategy translates into measurable, high-performing digital outcomes. This role is ideal for a hands-on operator who can think strategically while executing at speed in a dynamic, high-accountability environment.

What You Will Do

Digital Revenue Strategy

  • Own eCommerce P&L and performance across DTC, Amazon, and Pure Play channels 
  • Develop and execute strategies to drive growth across traffic, conversion, and retention 
  • Translate brand strategy into high-converting digital experiences 
  • Identify, test, and scale new digital growth opportunities

Performance Marketing

  • Own overall performance marketing outcomes and accountability across all paid channels 
  • Set strategic direction, priorities, and guardrails to achieve revenue, efficiency, and KPI targets 
  • Oversee budget allocation and ensure optimization across channels to maximize ROI and business impact 
  • Guide development of full-funnel acquisition and retention strategies 
  • Oversee the testing roadmap across audiences, creative, landing pages, and offers 
  • Partner with Brand to ensure alignment between creative strategy and performance outcomes 
  • Monitor performance closely, identify opportunities and risks, and course-correct quickly 
  • Manage and hold internal team members and external partners accountable for results

DTC & Conversion Optimization

  • Own DTC performance including UX/UI, conversion rate optimization, and merchandising 
  • Develop and execute bundling, subscription, and promotional strategies 
  • Optimize customer journey and on-site experience 
  • Integrate paid media to drive efficient traffic and conversion 
  • Partner with operations on fulfillment, packaging, and customer experience

Amazon & Pure Plays

  • Own Amazon and Pure Play performance including: 
  • PDP optimization (content, SEO, keywords) 
  • Product assortment, pricing, and promotions 
  • Ensure alignment with platform algorithms and merchandising best practices 
  • Integrate retail media to drive conversion and visibility

Digital Shelf & Content Optimization

  • Lead strategy for digital shelf excellence across all platforms 
  • Manage ratings & reviews, sampling, and content consistency 
  • Optimize search visibility and conversion across retailer ecosystems

Forecasting & Demand Planning

  • Own eCommerce forecasting by channel 
  • Develop demand plans incorporating: 
  • Marketing investment 
  • Promotions 
  • Seasonality 
  • Identify risks (OOS, excess inventory, channel imbalance) and proactively manage mitigation plans 
  • Partner cross-functionally with sales, finance, and operations 

Performance Management & Reporting

  • Define, track, and report on defined KPIs
  • Build dashboards and reporting to drive data-driven decision making 
  • Continuously optimize performance based on insights and learnings

Team & Cross-Functional Leadership

  • Manage and develop internal team and external partners 
  • Foster a high-performance, accountable culture 
  • Partner with: 
  • Brand/Shopper (creative + messaging) 
  • Innovation (new product launches)
  • Sales (customer alignment) 
  • Finance (pricing, margins)
  • Operations (production, inventory, fulfillment) 
  • Align execution to broader business and growth priorities

What You Bring

  • Ownership mindset with a proven ability to drive and scale digital revenue 
  • Strong command of performance marketing, conversion optimization, and digital merchandising 
  • Data-driven decision maker with a test-and-learn approach to growth 
  • Ability to translate strategy into practical, high-impact execution 
  • Effective at prioritizing and navigating ambiguity in a fast-paced environment 
  • Strong cross-functional collaborator and communicator (marketing, sales, operations, finance) 
  • High level of accountability, organization, and attention to detail 

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, eCommerce, or related field required; MBA preferred
  • 8–10+ years of experience in eCommerce & performance marketing, or digital growth roles with clear ownership of revenue outcomes
  • Proven track record of scaling digital revenue across DTC, Amazon, and/or Pure Play channels
  • Experience in CPG, food & beverage, or consumer goods 
  • Hands on experience with Shopify, Amazon Seller/Vendor Central, retail media networks, and paid media ecosystems (Meta, Google, Amazon Ads, etc) 
  • Experience leveraging analytics and CRM tools (Google Analytics, Klaviyo) to drive performance and decision-making
  • Demonstrated ability to manage and optimize budgets, forecasts, and performance KPIs 
  • Experience leading and managing external agencies and partners
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Elmhurst® 1925

Elmhurst® is the fastest growing plant-based beverage company, crafting simple, nutritious and delicious plant-based dairy alternatives.AwardsAwards2026 NEXTY Awards – Dairy Alternative Product – Clean Protein2026 VegNews Hot Product Pick – Expo West – Clean Protein2025 SELF Pantry Awards – Best Pistachio Milk 2025 Good Housekeeping Best Snack Awards 2025 VegNews Veggie Awards – Editor’s Choice – Best Vegan Milk & Coffee Beverage2025 FoodBev Plant-Based Taste Awards 2025 Taste For Life Back-To-School Awards2024 Good Housekeeping Coffee & Tea Awards 2024 Delicious Living Awards – Gold – Best Dairy/Non-Dairy Product2024 World Plant-Based Innovation Awards 2024 – Best Condiment2024 VegNews Best New Vegan Product Awards – Plant-Based LattesOUR STORYOriginally founded as a family-run New York City dairy way back in 1925, Elmhurst spent nearly a century building a reputation for quality as the city’s largest and most trusted dairy provider.Then in 2016, Elmhurst’s third-generation owner, Henry Schwartz, sensed a growing need for higher-quality plant-based alternatives and led the company through a bold change. The following year, Elmhurst 1925 was founded, giving up dairy to exclusively craft the world’s cleanest, creamiest and most nutritious plant-based foods and beverages. With over a century of know-how and a focus onwhat’s next, Elmhurst continues to set the standard for what plant-based should be. All varieties are created through a unique HydroReleaseTM method, using water to harness the nutritional content of raw grains, nuts, or seeds. The result - naturally creamy products with more natural protein, fiber and healthy fats, all free from added gums, seed oils or emulsifiers.All Elmhurst Products begin with whole raw ingredients, and are shelf-stable, Non-GMO, Gluten Free, Vegan, Dairy Free and OU Kosher. And because sustainability is the only way forward our cartons are fully recyclable.

Founded in 1925
Elma, New York, USA
41 employees (10 in marketing)