About the company
Founded in 2017, RPG Commerce is a leading direct-to-consumer (DTC) omni-channel company dedicated to building cutting-edge everyday essentials. With an in-house portfolio ranging from innovative active wear to home and living products, RPG currently carries an in-house brand portfolio of brands, including MONTIGO, OiYO by MONTIGO and CASEBANG.
About the role
Reporting directly to the Product Lead, the Product Merchandiser serves as the central hub of our product lifecycle. In this role, you will transform high-level brand strategies into high-impact SKU frameworks and actionable design briefs. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to identify synergies and successfully roll out our global product strategy.
Job Responsibilities
1. Line Plan & Assortment Architecture: Bridge the gap between strategy and execution through the definition of high-impact SKU frameworks and directional design briefs.
- Translate the strategic Product roadmap into a comprehensive Line Plan. Define the technical SKU breadth and depth required to fulfill the strategic guidelines.
- Convert the product direction into actionable briefs for the Design and Development teams, ensuring aesthetic goals stay within functional and financial boundaries.
- Conduct market and competitor analysis to identify missing products where the brand has a right to win.
- Synthesize sell-through reports and market trends into clear directional briefs that guide the creation of a cohesive, high-performing SKU assortment.
2. Tactical Analytics & Hindsight: Drive the seasonal post-mortem Analysis by synthesizing SKU-level performance and market feedback into actionable reports.
- Conduct rigorous SKU-level analysis. Go beyond the numbers to explain the why behind product performance to the cross-functional partners.
- Consolidate product performance and feedback into a clear report that influences strategy for the following season and conduct monthly performance review at collection level and key product initiatives level.
- Deliver a pricing analysis, ensuring the pricing strategy is consistent across all product tiers and markets.
- Translate performance insights into reactive adjustments and shape future collections based on live market data.
3. Go-to-Market Execution & Flow: Architect the seasonal flow plan, synchronizing with Marketing and Commercial teams to ensure product launches achieve maximum strategic impact through precise timing and placement.
- Deliver a detailed a flow plan to ensure product launches occur exactly when and where the strategy requires.
- Define an accurate lifecycle strategy for legacy SKUs and categories to ensure a clean transition between seasonal drops and maintain optimal inventory health.
4. Cross-Functional Integration - work closely with product brand and planning to ensure timely launches and category readiness.
- Act as the central hub between Design, Brand, and Planning to streamline the product lifecycle, translating creative concepts into commercially viable assortments.
- Present the seasonal assortment plan to cross-functional partners, aligning stakeholders on key product stories, volume drivers, and strategic priorities.
What you need to have:
- 7+ years of experience with a proven track record in Merchandising within the consumer goods, lifestyle, or retail sectors.
- Extensive expertise in assortment planning and/or category management.
- Demonstrated ability to translate high-level concepts into detailed, commercially successful product assortments.
- Strong analytical skills with high proficiency in converting data, sell-through reports, and historical metrics into a concrete, actionable SKU plan.
- Robust commercial acumen, with a proven ability to balance brand identity and aesthetic vision with sales performance targets.
- High product sensitivity and an intuitive understanding of market trends, materials, and consumer preferences.
