Category Merchandiser
Grupo IskayPet (Tiendanimal, Kiwoko, Kivet, Clinicanimal)
Job Overview
Who's the hiring manager?
Sign up to PitchMeAI to discover the hiring manager's details for this job. We will also write them an intro email for you.

Job Description
About Grupo IskayPet
Join the Leading Group in Animal Care! Grupo IskayPet is the leader in Iberia for companion animal care. Iskay, meaning 'the union of two' in Quechua, was formed in 2020 through the merger of Tiendanimal and Kiwoko. With our physical stores, veterinary clinics, animal hospital, and online platform, we are the top choice for animal lovers in Spain and Portugal. We strive to be leaders in animal welfare, driven by our mission: "To care for animals and make life better."
We are more than a team: We Are Caretakers (WAC). This concept guides our culture, promoting care across three fundamental pillars:
- World: protecting the environment.
- Animals: improving the lives of animals.
- Community: creating an inclusive and diverse environment for all people.
At Grupo IskayPet, we are looking for a Category Merchandiser who shares our purpose in our Madrid or Malaga offices: the best for animals, the best for all.
About the Role: Category Merchandiser
The Category Merchandiser will be responsible for optimizing the visibility, relevance, and conversion of the online catalog across IskayPet's main categories. Your mission is to ensure customers find the right products for each brand, continuously enhancing the shopping experience on listings, category pages, promotional landings, and the search engine.
Key Responsibilities
- Optimization of listings and category pages: Manage and improve the order, relevance, and content of the catalog. Supervise results of sorting rules based on data: rotation, margin, availability, and commercial priorities. Ensure a differentiated experience per brand.
- Management of promotional landings: Ensure assortment and optimize it on promotional campaign landings. Ensure correct linking with commercial campaigns and visual content. Upload attributes to promotional and/or non-promotional assortments to ensure optimization of promotional landing results and general navigation.
- Review of search engine results: Analyze top queries, searches without results, and clicks – Raise alerts to work with the Search Manager.
- General web experience: Review navigation, filters, attributes, and recommendations with the responsible catalog team. Collaborate with UX/UI to detect and resolve friction points.
- Analysis and reporting: Monitor key KPIs: CTR, conversion, null searches, add-to-cart. Propose data-driven actions and measure their impact.
- Cross-functional collaboration: Collaborate with Trading, Marketing, SEO, CRM, and Product/Tech teams. Align actions with IskayPet's commercial objectives.
Candidate Profile
We are looking for a person with:
- Education in digital marketing or ecommerce.
- Previous experience in ecommerce, trading, or digital merchandising.
- Knowledge of catalog, search engine, or CMS tools.
- Analytical profile and user experience orientation.
- Ability to work with multiple teams and priorities.
- Results-oriented, clear communication, attention to detail, proactivity, and continuous improvement.
What We Offer
Thanks to our #HappyIskaylife program, you will find:
- Flexible entry and exit hours.
- #Petfriendly environment: Bring your best friend to the office!
- Hybrid work system: 50% remote work.
- Intensive workday every Friday and during July and August.
- Possibility of flexible retribution (meal vouchers, childcare, and transport) with Cobee.
- Health insurance for you and your family at competitive prices.
- Erasmus program through which you will have the opportunity to temporarily or indefinitely relocate to any of our offices: Malaga, Madrid, and Porto.
- Psychological support for professional and personal issues.
Grupo IskayPet S.L. (Tiendanimal, Kiwoko, Clinicanimal, Kivet) is committed to equality and opportunity among all candidates participating in selection processes, and is also committed to the integration of people with disabilities, paying special attention to candidates with disability certificates.
Key skills/competency
- Ecommerce Merchandising
- Digital Marketing
- Catalog Management
- Conversion Optimization
- User Experience (UX)
- Data Analysis
- SEO Strategy
- Cross-functional Collaboration
- CMS Management
- KPI Monitoring
How to Get Hired at Grupo IskayPet (Tiendanimal, Kiwoko, Kivet, Clinicanimal)
- Research Grupo IskayPet's culture: Study their mission, values, recent news, and employee testimonials on LinkedIn and Glassdoor to understand their "We Are Caretakers" philosophy.
- Tailor your resume for digital merchandising: Highlight specific achievements in ecommerce, catalog management, conversion optimization, and A/B testing for Category Merchandiser roles.
- Showcase your analytical and UX skills: Emphasize experience with web analytics, reporting KPIs, and collaborating with UX/UI teams to improve online shopping experiences.
- Prepare for cross-functional collaboration questions: Be ready to discuss how you've successfully worked with marketing, trading, SEO, and product teams to achieve commercial objectives.
- Demonstrate passion for animal welfare: Align your responses with Grupo IskayPet's mission "To care for animals and make life better" and their commitment to animals and community.
Frequently Asked Questions
Find answers to common questions about this job opportunity
Explore similar opportunities that match your background