We are hiring an Associate Manager to join our Retail Strategy & Operations team, with a focus on merchandising across our retail verticals. You will build the retail shopping experience by understanding customer shopping behavior, developing merchandising strategies for store pages, and building visibility across retail verticals in-app. You will report into a Manager on the Retail Strategy & Operations team and will manage a team of 1. The New Verticals team is building the future of local commerce by expanding product offerings on the DoorDash marketplace platform.
Responsibilities
Build and execute merchandising strategies across all retail categories including apparel, home, beauty, occasions, electronics, sporting goods and office; Create a best-in-class shopping experience for customers by analyzing sales data, search trends and seasonal priorities; Collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders to identify merchandising tools and ideate on product roadmap strategy; Merchandise and maintain product assortment by monitoring business trends, customer demand, historical trends and seasonal variations; Understand the consumer by anticipating their demands, analyzing their behavior and determining what they might come to the DoorDash platform for next; Understand customer shopping behavior, develop merchandising strategies for store pages, and build visibility across retail verticals in-app; Iteratively test and learn to continuously optimize the site experience; Work cross-functionally to translate business priorities into in-app merchandising or product strategies
Requirements
4-6+ years of experience in retail, e-commerce or site merchandising; Analytical and comfortable working with large data sets within Excel, Google Sheets and basic SQL; AI native with experience leveraging LLMs and AI tools like Claude, Cursor and Gemini to automate merchandising workflows, accelerate test-and-learn cycles, and deliver measurable impact; Completed Bachelor's Degree
Benefits
401(k) plan with employer matching; 16 weeks of paid parental leave; Wellness benefits; Commuter benefits match; Paid time off and paid sick leave; Medical, dental, and vision benefits; 11 paid holidays; Disability and basic life insurance; Family-forming assistance; Mental health program; Opportunities for equity grants; Wellness expense reimbursement
Stany Zjednoczone · New York
