Assistant Merchant, Merchandising, Digital, Fragrance

Job ID: 293924
Location Name: CA-FSC SF Off (0174)
Address: 350 Mission St, 20th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105, United States (US)
Job Type: Full Time
Position Type: Regular
Job Function: Merchandising
Work Location: Hybrid Schedule

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Your Role at Sephora

Ready for a career glow up? As Assistant Merchant, .com, you’ll support the Merchant, .com in executing online merchandising strategies that drive sales and accelerate growth across a designated brand portfolio. The work you do will impact beauty, as you bring assortments to life through thoughtful digital curation, compelling storytelling, and a seamless client experience across Sephora.com and mobile. You’ll be part of a merchandising team that’s united in beauty, supported by partners who are equally passionate about building brands, spotting trends, and creating new product categories.

What You’ll Do

- Support the execution of online strategies that drive sales and growth for an assigned brand portfolio across owned marketing channels, including email, site, and mobile.

- Monitor business performance, analyze results, and regularly share insights and recommendations with the Merchant and cross-functional partners.

- Partner with retail merchants, inventory teams, and brand partners to address shipping issues, review .com productivity, and maintain accurate, current assortments.

- Own the creative review process for digital placements within the brand portfolio, ensuring products and brand stories are represented accurately and consistently across channels.

- Collaborate with e-commerce partners on site enhancements, launches, and special projects that improve the online client experience.

- Coordinate product setup, content readiness, and ongoing assortment maintenance to support timely and accurate digital execution.

- Build strong working relationships across Merchandising, Marketing, Inventory, Creative, and E-commerce to keep priorities aligned and projects moving forward.

- Develop expertise in online merchandising and digital commerce best practices by staying current on client behavior, market trends, emerging brands, and the competitive landscape.

- Manage multiple deadlines and shifting priorities with strong attention to detail, proactively identifying risks and following through on solutions.

What You’ll Bring

- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.

- 2+ years of retail buying, merchandising, e-commerce, or related experience, ideally within a major retailer.

- Working knowledge of online merchandising, digital marketing channels, and assortment management.

- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and experience working with merchandising or retail systems.

- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present information clearly and collaborate across functions.

- Excellent organization, prioritization, and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.

- Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and a proactive approach to identifying and resolving issues.

- Ability to build relationships, negotiate, and influence partners to support business priorities and project delivery.

- Curiosity about beauty, retail, digital commerce, trends, and the competitive marketplace.

Working Conditions

- Ability to work in a hybrid office environment, including onsite work two days per week.

- Ability to communicate information and ideas clearly so others can understand.

- Ability to travel as business needs require.

What You’ll Get:

The annual base salary range for this position is $85,000.00 - $94,000.00 The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include, as applicable, the applicant’s qualifications for the position; years of relevant experience; specific and unique skills; level of education attained; certifications or other professional licenses held; other legitimate, non-discriminatory business factors specific to the position; and the geographic location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will perform the job. Individuals employed in this position may also be eligible to earn bonuses. This job will be posted for a minimum of five days.

- Caring Community. You’ll collaborate with teammates who are equally passionate about innovating and driving the industry forward – together, united in beauty.

- Fulfilling Path. Your career transformation starts here, with opportunities that will challenge, stretch and develop your skills.

- Meaningful Work. As you make an impact on beauty, you’ll feel and see the positive change (consumer, industry, and social) that your individual voice is a part of.

Rewards as Unique as You:

Some benefits have eligibility requirements and may depend on job classification and length of employment.

- Health . Choose a healthcare plan to fit you and your family’s needs with medical, dental, and vision coverage. Sephora also fully covers our employees’ disability and life insurance.

- Wealth . We offer a competitive 401k with 4% match as well as FSA and HSA programs. We also offer a Student Debt Retirement plan, where your student loan payments qualify to earn the 401k match from Sephora.

- Balance . You’ll be empowered to find the perfect blend of work/life balance that actually works for you with PTO, flexibility, protected leave, and more.

- Growth . Career growth is built into every role, with access to training, development, and tuition reimbursement.

- Perks . Think you’ve tried it all? Enjoy a 30% discount on all merchandise/services, opportunities for free product or “gratis,” and flash sale discounts on LVMH brand products.

- Support . Join a team that truly cares – with free mental health and financial coaching resources with 24/7 access to Modern Health and Financial Finesse. Plus, volunteer and donation matching.

Sephora values a diverse and inclusive workplace and considers all applicants without regard to sex, pregnancy, race, color, national origin, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), age, religion, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, disability, or any other protected category. Sephora is committed to providing reasonable accommodation ta applicants with disabilities or other medical conditions.

Sephora will consider all qualified applicants, including those with arrest and conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of all applicable laws, including the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York City Fair Chance Act.

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