Director of E-Commerce, Retail Media, Merchandising

Mars

Director of E-Commerce Retail Media & Merchandising at Champion Petfoods. Driving retail strategy and optimizing eCommerce performance to accelerate growth across major partners.

Posted 5/14/2026full-timeColorado, New York, Tennessee • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $130,000 - $150,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the end ‑ to ‑ end retail media strategy across priority retail partners with primary focus on Amazon, Chewy and specialty retailers.
Manage planning, activation, optimization, and performance reporting for on ‑ site and off ‑ site retail media programs.
Define investment strategy, budgets, and KPIs to maximize ROAS, sales lift, NTB and share of voice.
Ensure best ‑ in ‑ class product detail pages (PDPs), including SEO, imagery, copy, A+ content, and brand store experiences.
Build, lead, and mentor a high ‑ performing retail media and merchandising team.

Requirements

What you’ll need

8–10+ years of experience in e ‑ commerce, retail media, digital merchandising, or digital marketing.
Proven experience managing retail media platforms across top eCommerce (specifically Amazon and Chewy).
Strong analytical skills with experience using retail media and e ‑ commerce performance data to drive decisions.
Experience in CPG, retail, or omnichannel environments with proven ability to drive growth.
Drive category and item ‑ level optimization using insights from consumer behavior and retailer analytics.
Collaborate closely with Sales, Marketing, Analytics, Brand, and Supply Chain teams to align strategies and execution.
Familiarity with digital shelf and analytics tools (e.g., Profitero, Nielsen IQ, Skai, Helium 10, etc).

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental, vision and employee assistance programs to meet your individual or family needs.
401k with company matching.
Annual bonus eligibility.
In house & online learning & development.
Education assistance program.
Free bag of premium pet food each month.

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Hard Skills & Tools

retail media strategyperformance reportinginvestment strategybudget managementKPI definitionSEOdigital merchandisingcategory optimizationitem-level optimizationdata analysis

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcollaborationanalytical thinkingstrategic alignment