Company Description L’AGENCE is a modern lifestyle brand founded in 2008 that blends Southern California ease with refined Parisian style. The brand began with ready-to-wear and denim and has expanded into footwear, swimwear, belts, and hats to support a versatile, on-the-go wardrobe. L’AGENCE is stocked in approximately 450 specialty stores worldwide and is carried by major luxury retailers such as Bergdorf Goodman, Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Bloomingdale’s, Harrods, Printemps, and Holt Renfrew. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, with additional showrooms in New York City, Paris, and Seoul, offering a global perspective and reach. Team members join a fast-growing, fashion-forward organization that values creativity, quality, and a polished yet effortless aesthetic.
Location: Los Angeles, On-Site
Department: Ecommerce
Compensation: $100,000-$115,000
Job Summary
The Senior Merchandiser owns ecommerce merchandising strategy for L’AGENCE, from seasonal launch planning to the daily onsite product experience. The role combines the work of a merchandise manager (launches, inventory-driven marketing, campaign alignment) with that of a merchandiser (catalog quality, navigation, search, and product presentation) to drive sales, sell-through, and conversion. Reports to the director of ecommerce and guides the Ecommerce Coordinator.
Examples of Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Plan and execute ecommerce launches for seasonal collections, categories, and capsule drops in partnership with design, planning, and merchandising teams.
- Build integrated campaign strategies with marketing and creative that highlight key product stories and drive sales.
- Own the ecommerce merchandising calendar and align it with inventory flow, category priorities, and promotional moments.
- Monitor inventory and sell-through to identify high-priority and at-risk styles, then recommend placement, promotion, and markdown actions to optimize sell-through.
- Set onsite merchandising strategy for homepage, category pages, navigation, filters, collections, and product placement.
- Analyze site, search, and product performance to improve navigation, search results, conversion, and average order value.
- Define standards for product setup, including attributes, imagery, pricing, and categorization, and review launch readiness with the Ecommerce Coordinator.
- Brief creative teams on digital assets needed for launches, homepage updates, emails, and paid media.
- Direct product storytelling for site and email in partnership with marketing.
- Report on campaign and category performance with clear recommendations to improve conversion, inventory management, and margin.
- Benchmark competitor sites, promotions, and positioning to inform strategy.
- Serve as the main liaison between ecommerce, design, marketing, planning, and operations to keep launches on time.
- Advise on UX upgrades designed to drive conversion and AOV, such as category entry points on the PLP, in partnership with the Web Designer and development team.
- Coach and delegate to the Ecommerce Merchandise Coordinator, setting priorities and reviewing work.
The preceding functions have been provided as examples of the types of work performed by employees assigned to this job classification. Management reserves the right to add, modify, change or rescind the work assignments of different position and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job.
Skills/Competencies & Qualifications
- 5 or more years of ecommerce merchandising or digital merchandising experience, ideally in fashion or apparel.
- Strong analytical skills, with comfort in sales, inventory, and web analytics data (Excel, Looker, or similar).
- Experience with a product information or catalog system and an ecommerce platform such as Shopify.
- Working knowledge of inventory planning, sell-through, and markdown strategy.
- Strong written communication, project management, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Bachelor’s degree in merchandising, marketing, business, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Physical Requirements
- This position is an office position that requires frequent use of a computer, mouse and keyboard.
- Frequent sitting.
- Occasional standing, bending, stooping.
- Must be able to travel domestically and internationally.