About this role
Work Your Magic with us! Start your next chapter and join MilliporeSigma.
Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.
This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US.
Your Role:
Are you analytical? Interested in eCommerce? Customer obsessed? MilliporeSigma, a market leader supplying the global Life Science industry, is growing its digital category team and is looking for qualified candidates passionate about the digital customer experience.
The Digital Category Associate Manager serves as a strategic contributor and executional expert, leading multiple category-level projects that enhance product discoverability and conversion. This role bridges execution and strategy, mentoring team members and partnering closely with Category Managers and Marketing to drive measurable business impact.
Responsibilities:
- Lead at-scale, cross-functional merchandising initiatives and optimize category performance, partnering with Digital Category Managers to co-owning categories or sub-categories.
- Translate category strategies into actionable merchandising roadmaps.
- Identify and prioritize digital opportunities through analytics.
- Use analytics tools (e.g. Foundry, BigQuery, etc.) to develop dashboards and insights.
- Mentor junior specialists and guide onboarding and training.
- Act as a subject matter expert for eCommerce topics, leading conversations and initiatives to increase our organization’s digital and merchandising acuity.
Who You Are:
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Biology, Chemistry or other Business or Life Science field
- 5+ years of a combination of experience in digital merchandising, category management, product marketing, science and/or sales role
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s Degree in Marketing, Life Science (e.g. Biology, Chemistry, etc.), or related field
- Experience leading category or cross-functional initiatives, with demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities
- Excellent communication skills, with proven success in stakeholder collaboration and influence
- Life Science, Chemicals, or Healthcare industry knowledge
- Understanding of and experience with relevant systems/databases (PIM, ERP, Palantir Foundry, BigQuery, etc.) and demonstrated ability to work with and analyze large datasets
- Knowledge of AI-assisted merchandising tools
- Strong business acumen and ability to connect merchandising to commercial outcomes
- Story building and storytelling skills, and ability to interact with senior management in matrix organization
Pay Range for this position: $78,000 - $117,000
The offer range represents the anticipated low and high end of the base pay compensation for this position. The actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level of experience, education, skills, and other job-related factors. Position may be eligible for sales or performance-based bonuses. Benefits offered by the Company include health insurance, paid time off (PTO), retirement contributions, and other perquisites. For more information click here.
What we offer: We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe that this variety drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!
Apply now and become a part of a team that is dedicated to Sparking Discovery and Elevating Humanity!
Other facts
About The businesses of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
We are Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany and its global affiliates. We are a leading global science and technology company headquartered in Germany.
We are curious explorers, courageous pioneers, and ingenious inventors. Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Life Science, Healthcare, and Electronics.
Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and the planet.
We believe in the positive power of science and technology. It has determined our actions since 1668 and inspires us to continue researching for a future worth living. As a family-owned company with over 350 years of experience, we stand for sustainability, responsibility, and innovative strength.
We take pride in being a diverse and inclusive company that values and fosters the talents and abilities of our employees. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.
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What you'll do
- This role involves leading large-scale, cross-functional merchandising initiatives and optimizing category performance by co-owning categories with Digital Category Managers. The manager will translate category strategies into actionable merchandising roadmaps and use analytics to identify and prioritize digital opportunities.
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