Retail & Omnichannel Shopper Marketing Lead

Auburn Hills, MI (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level6+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own a cohesive, omnichannel retail experience that turns shopping environments into active discovery and conversion engines for Whisker, by translating DTC strategy into retailer-specific executions and continuously testing merchandising across partners.

  • Growth and Experience: Align retail, digital, and owned channels into a unified customer journey that reduces friction and drives high-consideration purchases.
  • Retail Media and New Surfaces: Activate and optimize retail media with partners like Amazon and TikTok Shop while scaling new commerce surfaces.
  • Measurement and Playbook: Define success metrics across fragmented retail touchpoints and propagate learnings across partners.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Defines how retail environments (in-store, online, activation and tradeshow) function as extensions of the Whisker customer journey
  • Optimizes how customers discover, evaluate, and “experience” the product without traditional trial
  • Turns retail into a high-performing “showroom” consideration engine for in-store and DTC vs “point of sale"
  • Translates DTC strategy, messaging, and learnings into retailer-specific execution across physical and digital channels
  • Ensures consistency while adapting to the nuances of each partner (PetSmart, Best Buy, Costco, Amazon, TikTok Shop, etc.)
  • Builds integrated plans that connect retail, digital, and owned channels into a unified experience
  • Owns how the product is presented across environments—from shelf presence and displays to PDPs and content modules
  • Develops experiences that reduce friction for a high-consideration purchase (education, comparison, proof, demonstration)
  • Continuously tests and improves how merchandising drives engagement and conversion
  • Partners with Performance to activate and optimize retail media (Amazon, retailer networks, emerging platforms)

Requirements

  • BA/BS in Marketing, Business, eCommerce, or related field
  • 6+ years in shopper marketing, retail marketing, ecommerce, or omnichannel roles
  • Experience working with major retailers (e.g., PetSmart, Best Buy, Costco, Amazon)
  • Strong understanding of both physical retail and digital commerce environments
  • Experience optimizing PDPs, merchandising, and/or retail media
  • Analytical mindset with ability to connect retail performance to broader business outcomes
  • Ability to translate brand and DTC strategy into channel-specific execution
  • Strong cross-functional collaboration skills (Sales, Performance, Creative, Product)
  • Maintains confidentiality of proprietary information
  • Ability to maintain a professional atmosphere in a fast-paced environment with numerous interactions and interruptions

Benefits

  • Premium Medical/Dental/Vision insurance
  • Paid parental leave
  • Whisker Parents Program
  • 1 day "pawternity" leave for new pet adoption
  • Pet Insurance Discount
  • 401K match
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • Company-paid short-term disability and life insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Generous paid time off
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Whisker

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Whisker is the maker of Litter-Robot, Feeder-Robot, and Litterbox.com. At Whisker, we believe pet parenthood can always get better. As leading innovators in pet tech and refined pet accessories, we work tirelessly to solve problems and deliver smarter insights for pet parents while enriching the lives of pets. Whether it’s a self-cleaning litter box that automates scooping, an automatic feeder that helps pets develop healthier eating habits, or a modern cat tree that delights both humans and felines, we strive to deliver better solutions for consumers, transforming pet care along the way. And we don’t rest once we’ve created the best—we exist to make life for pets and pet parents endlessly better. Whisker's team of 500 employees are headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan with manufacturing operations in Juneau, WI, and a growing remote team. Interested in joining? Visit www.litter-robot.com/careers.html

Founded in 1999
Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA
520 employees (60 in marketing)
0% recommend to a friend

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
720.3K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$37.3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
35.9%
Direct
50.9%
Referral
4.5%
Social
7.4%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~522

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
42 (8% of company)

Funding

Total Funding
$31M
Last Raise
$31M
Private Equity, 6 years ago

Funding History

  • Dec 2019
    Private Equity • $31M

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