Director of Merchandising, E-commerce

Manages a team responsible for managing product categories for e-commerce.

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Compensation by seniority

Simulated

Median

$159k

Mean

$165k

10th–90th pct

$121k–$219k

Observations

435

Confidence: 34% · based on 435 simulated observations · last updated 7/27/2026

Historical trend & projection

Median total compensation at the typical seniority level for this role, 2021–2025, projected forward under three scenarios.

Simulated

Common skills

People Management

Core

Strategic Planning

Core

Demand Forecasting

Process Improvement

Education requirements

Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.

Simulated

Bachelor's Degree

61% require · 30% prefer

Master's Degree

11% require · 26% prefer

No College

17% require · 12% prefer

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Common next roles

E-commerce Category Manager-46.6%E-commerce Merchandising Assistant-52.6%Director of Marketing, E-commerce-0.6%E-commerce Marketing Coordinator-49.6%E-commerce Growth Marketing Manager-50.3%

Common previous roles

E-commerce Merchandising Assistant-111.1%E-commerce Marketing Coordinator-98.4%E-commerce Category Manager-87.3%E-commerce Growth Marketing Manager-101.3%Director of Marketing, E-commerce-0.6%

Demand snapshot

Active openings (simulated)2,957

Posting growth+31.3%

Median days to fill41 days

Simulated

Employed (US, simulated)122,874

Projected growth-1.1%/yr

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Role characteristics

Remote-friendliness30%

Automation exposure15%

Sources & freshness

Compensation and demand figures on this page are simulated demo data, deterministically generated for this build of CareerAtlas — not verified real-world observations.

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