Digital Catalog Specialist

About Ruggable:

Ruggable is a leading direct-to-consumer e-commerce brand based in Los Angeles California with an extraordinary track record of high profitable growth. We pride ourselves on having an extremely loyal customer base and a talented team made up of genuinely caring people who take action and deliver results. We are venture-backed and own a patented washable rug design thats disrupting the home décor industry. Our mission is to empower our customers to live vibrantly with beautiful products that dont compromise on function. If youre passionate about consumer products e-commerce and high-growth start-ups keep reading!

*Please note this role is onsite in our North Torrance location 3 days per week*

Job Summary:
We are seeking a highly meticulous data-focused seasoned Digital Catalog Specialist to own the operational setup integrity and structure of our digital product catalog across all e-commerce channels. This role reports directly into the Senior Director of Digital Experience & Merchandising.

This critical role is the functional expert in product data management responsible for the end-to-end product lifecycle on the site from initial product ingestion accurate launch to end-of-life catalog maintenance. Presently this process relies heavily on advanced management of catalog data via Excel and Google Sheets to ensure accurate input into Shopify. The Specialist will also play a key role in the future transition to a Product Information Management (PIM) system as it comes online.

You will ensure every product is accurately represented attributed and categorized to facilitate seamless site operations merchandising and customer discoverability. Youll work closely with the Merchandising Marketing Creative Operations and Tech teams and across the broader Digital/E-commerce team to ensure data quality and system synchronization are flawless.

What Youll Do:

Product Catalog Ownership & Lifecycle Management

• Own the complete end-to-end product lifecycle within the digital catalog including ingestion new launches updates seasonal creation and end-of-life/archiving processes.
• Utilize advanced Excel & Google Sheet templates as the primary source for bulk data upload and validation into the Shopify platform across storefronts.

Taxonomy & Attribution Execution

• Execute and maintain the sites taxonomy (category structure) and product attribution framework (filtering/facets) to optimize navigation search and product discovery.
• Apply manage and evolve the scalable classification system ensuring products are tagged and categorized accurately to align with Merchandising traditional SEO performance and customer experience goals.
• Support Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) efforts by meticulously structuring and enriching product metadata (titles descriptions schema-like attributes) to ensure the catalog is highly intelligible and accurately surfaced by Large Language Models (LLMs) and generative search engines.
• Support the development and governance of product attribution and metadata ensuring rich accurate tagging to support filtering personalization and site search capabilities.

Data Quality Assurance & Process Improvement

• Ensure accuracy and consistency across product data pricing imagery and availability across regional storefronts through ongoing audits of site catalogs.
• Proactively identify and resolve data quality or operational issues and errors related to catalog to reduce friction in the consumer journey..
• Support documentation of catalog workflows and recommend areas for process innovation and scalability assisting the team in implementing best practices for catalog management (including preparation for a future PIM).

Cross-Functional Execution & Coordination

• Work closely across the entire Digital/E-commerce team to support site deployments promotional execution and data-driven site optimizations.
• Coordinate with the Merchandising Operations Creative and Marketing teams to collect and validate all product assets (images copy video) needed for launch execution.
• Serve as the gatekeeper for all product data inputs ensuring all necessary fields are populated before publishing products live.
• Act as the subject matter expert on product data for the organization assisting in data mapping and troubleshooting system issues.

What Youll Need:

Required:

• 35 years of hands-on experience in eCommerce Data Management Catalog Management or Digital Merchandising preferably in a D2C retail environment.
• Proven functional proficiency with the Shopify platform back-end operations including product management inventory configuration and bulk data import/export processes.
• Expert-level proficiency in Microsoft Excel and/or Google Sheets for advanced handling validation manipulation and auditing of large product datasets (including VLOOKUPS if/and logic formulas pivot tables macros).
• A self-starting and proactive attitude with a high degree of independence. Must possess a strong sense of ownership and accountability for data accuracy and process outcomes.
• Meticulous attention to detail and a strong passion for data accuracy integrity and process rigoryou must enjoy ensuring quality control.
• Demonstrated ability in teamwork and transparency providing clear timely updates on catalog status and collaborating cross-functionally.
• Strong organizational and project management skills with the proven ability to manage multiple competing priorities and operational workstreams simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred:

• Demonstrated knowledge of taxonomy principles product attribution architecture and how metadata impacts site search and filtering capabilities.
• Direct experience working with or planning for a PIM (e.g. Salsify) system or experience with other CMS tools (e.g. Contentful).
• Experience in Atlassian suite (ConfluenceJIRA) and Airtable for process documentation and project management.
• Experience in home goods textiles or a similar consumer products industry.

Compensation:

• This role offers a base salary between $90000-$110000 depending on experience
• An annual bonus percentage that varies based on level of role
• Employer matching (up to 3% of base salary) for company sponsored 401K plan

At Ruggable we offer competitive compensation and benefits packages. Ruggable is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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