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Ruggable · 1 day ago

Digital Catalog Specialist

Los Angeles, California, United States

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$90K/yr - $110K/yr

3+ years exp

Ruggable is a leading direct-to-consumer e-commerce brand based in Los Angeles, California, known for its innovative washable rug design. The Digital Catalog Specialist will manage the operational setup and integrity of the digital product catalog across e-commerce channels, ensuring accurate product representation and lifecycle management.

Consumer GoodsHome DecorInterior DesignManufacturing

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Own the complete end-to-end product lifecycle within the digital catalog, including ingestion, new launches, updates, seasonal creation, and end-of-life/archiving processes

Utilize advanced Excel & Google Sheet templates as the primary source for bulk data upload and validation into the Shopify platform across storefronts

Execute and maintain the site’s taxonomy (category structure) and product attribution framework (filtering/facets) to optimize navigation, search, and product discovery

Apply, manage, and evolve the scalable classification system, ensuring products are tagged and categorized accurately to align with Merchandising, traditional SEO performance, and customer experience goals

Support Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) efforts by meticulously structuring and enriching product metadata (titles, descriptions, schema-like attributes) to ensure the catalog is highly intelligible and accurately surfaced by Large Language Models (LLMs) and generative search engines

Support the development and governance of product attribution and metadata, ensuring rich, accurate tagging to support filtering, personalization, and site search capabilities

Ensure accuracy and consistency across product data, pricing, imagery, and availability across regional storefronts through ongoing audits of site catalogs

Proactively identify and resolve data quality or operational issues and errors related to catalog to reduce friction in the consumer journey

Support documentation of catalog workflows and recommend areas for process innovation and scalability, assisting the team in implementing best practices for catalog management (including preparation for a future PIM)

Work closely across the entire Digital/E-commerce team to support site deployments, promotional execution, and data-driven site optimizations

Coordinate with the Merchandising, Operations, Creative and Marketing teams to collect and validate all product assets (images, copy, video) needed for launch execution

Serve as the gatekeeper for all product data inputs, ensuring all necessary fields are populated before publishing products live

Act as the subject matter expert on product data for the organization, assisting in data mapping and troubleshooting system issues

Qualification

ECommerce Data ManagementShopify platformMicrosoft ExcelGoogle SheetsTaxonomy principlesProduct attribution architecturePIM systemTeamworkProject managementAttention to detail

Required

3–5 years of hands-on experience in eCommerce Data Management, Catalog Management, or Digital Merchandising, preferably in a D2C retail environment

Proven functional proficiency with the Shopify platform back-end operations, including product management, inventory configuration, and bulk data import/export processes

Expert-level proficiency in Microsoft Excel and/or Google Sheets for advanced handling, validation, manipulation, and auditing of large product datasets (including VLOOKUPS, if/and logic formulas, pivot tables, macros)

A self-starting and proactive attitude with a high degree of independence. Must possess a strong sense of ownership and accountability for data accuracy and process outcomes

Meticulous attention to detail and a strong passion for data accuracy, integrity, and process rigor—you must enjoy ensuring quality control

Demonstrated ability in teamwork and transparency, providing clear, timely updates on catalog status and collaborating cross-functionally

Strong organizational and project management skills, with the proven ability to manage multiple competing priorities and operational workstreams simultaneously in a fast-paced environment

Preferred

Demonstrated knowledge of taxonomy principles, product attribution architecture, and how metadata impacts site search and filtering capabilities

Direct experience working with or planning for a PIM (e.g., Salsify) system, or experience with other CMS tools (e.g., Contentful)

Experience in Atlassian suite (Confluence|JIRA) and Airtable for process documentation and project management

Experience in home goods, textiles, or a similar consumer products industry

Benefits

An annual bonus percentage that varies based on level of role

Employer matching (up to 3% of base salary) for company sponsored 401K plan

Company

Ruggable

Glassdoor3.4

Ruggable leverages its patented technology to design and manufacture machine-washable rugs.

Founded in 2010

Gardena, California, USA

201-500 employees

https://ruggable.com/

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