Merchandising and Product Lifecycle Manager - Bodily

Merchandising and Product Lifecycle Manager:

Bodily is seeking a full-time Merchandising and Product Lifecycle Manager that is an analytical and detail-oriented individual to join our team. This full-time role, reporting to the VP of Product Strategy and Lifecycle, offers the chance to use both analytical and creative skills to manage a strategic product assortment and aid in product lifecycle management and purchasing analysis for an assortment of intimates, apparel and women's health products. This position is perfect for a driven self-starter eager to contribute to a mission-driven, high-growth direct-to-consumer company.

Responsibilities:

Reporting:

• Analyze weekly and monthly sales, update the dashboard, and create reports outlining key observations with actionable insights (e.g., assortment changes, site adjustments, marketing needs, photography updates)
• Report weekly and monthly on SKU and category productivity at a color and style level for all channels (DTC and Amazon)
• Analyze bundle performance on the site and suggest updates based on customer purchasing behaviors.
• Identify potential inventory opportunities or liabilities and inform the VP of needed adjustments. 
• Perform ad hoc and periodic analysis to provide actionable insights for the Product team.

Collection Assortment Management:

• Handle SKU item requests, setup, and communication to cross-functional teams.
• Maintain and update the SKU Master monthly or as needed ahead of forecast reviews.
• Conduct color research, color dips requests to PD, and dip selection. Maintain records of all approved colors.
• Conduct monthly market research on product opportunities and competitive activity
• Maintain and update collection in-development line sheets for visibility into our quarterly product roadmaps. Track and manage status of product development in cross-functional line sheets and tools.
• Facilitate cross-functional communications on line adds/changes/drops
• Communicate discontinued colors/styles to cross-functional teams in the SKU master and Launches TB.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate and timely product launches, promotions, and sales.
• Manage sample collection: photoshoot samples, buyer samples, and latest approved PPS/TOPs samples.

Purchasing Support and Inventory Management:

• Conduct monthly/bi-weekly inventory reviews in forecasting models and provide recommendations to the VP.
• Review reorders and purchasing decisions, making necessary color-split and size-split adjustments based on sales and forecast updates.
• Monitor stockouts and risks, and communicate findings with the VP and cross-functional teams as needed
• Assist the VP with Amazon assortment updates and their implications on inventory needs
• Attend purchasing meetings and support decision-making with suggestions as needed.
• Review excess retail inventory and assist with creative plans to utilize it.

GTM and Digital Assortment Management:

• Contribute to site merchandising strategy and digital execution in order to promote product visibility and cross-selling opportunities
• Communicate weekly site merchandising directives/updates to maximize revenue and improve user experience
• Support Sale Collection and promotional decision-making and margin analysis
• Monitor and manage our presentation on other channels monthly (Amazon, Babylist)

About Us:  

Bodily is a DTC-native business focused on transforming common experiences in women's health. We are a growth-stage company with a dynamic and agile environment, managing a lean production process and a diverse range of products.

At Bodily, we believe that the most important conversations are often the ones that are left unspoken, especially when it comes to women’s bodies and the physical changes they experience. Our mission is to bring attention and provide support where it’s needed most, even if it’s not always easy or pretty. Through evidence-based research and thoughtfully designed products, we make essential items that help you live confidently in your body. Our goal is to ensure that these products not only serve their functional purpose but enable women to feel great. We are female-founded and run, and supported by venture and celebrity investors including Morgan Stanley, Hearst Corporation, FJ Labs, Global Founders Capital, Brooklyn Decker, and Andy Roddick.

Requirements

• Hybrid with the ability to work 2 days from our office in NYC (near Columbus Circle)
• 3-5+ years of experience as a merchandiser, some within DTC or ecommerce business
• Experience in a dynamic and agile environment, such as a startup.
• Proficiency in using tools like Slack, Asana or equivalent project management systems, Google Sheets, and advanced Excel skills.
• Very detail-oriented and an exceptional project manager.
• Meticulous organizational skills. You have a knack for bringing order to chaos.
• Excellent communication skills required for effectively collaborating with internal and external teams.

Benefits

Medical, vision, dental, 3 weeks of vacation, employee discount on our full suite of products, 12 weeks paid parental leave with perks, office in Hearst Tower with full cafe, gym, floor to ceiling views of Central Park and Hudson River