Catalogue & Merchandising Consultant – E‑commerce Data Specialist

About the role

We are looking for a Catalogue & Merchandising Consultant to transform how Salla merchants organise product data, taxonomy and digital content. You will design scalable catalogue structures that are both merchant‑friendly and optimized for discovery across multiple markets.

Key responsibilities

• Redefine product data architecture and evaluate current merchant workflows.
• Build and maintain taxonomy, metadata and data‑governance frameworks for multi‑language (Arabic/English) catalogues.
• Collaborate with product, engineering and UX squads to improve import flows, attribute management and localisation logic.
• Design adaptive attribute templates and product schemas for different merchant types (fashion, beauty, electronics, etc.).
• Set standards for data completeness, consistency and SEO alignment to boost discoverability.
• Lead PIM/MDM implementations, system testing, integration and data validation for bulk imports and migrations.
• Define filter attributes and optimise product discovery, conversion and recommendation quality.
• Support the design of new catalogue management tools, AI enrichment features and merchant onboarding experiences.

Required profile

• 5‑8 years of experience in catalogue or product data management within e‑commerce, marketplaces or ERP environments.
• Hands‑on experience with PIM/MDM solutions such as Akeneo, Riversand, Pimcore, Salsify or Informatica.
• Strong understanding of SKU structures, product variants and attribute hierarchies across complex categories.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to audit merchant catalogs and propose scalable data models.
• Fluency in Arabic and English is a plus for localisation validation.

Required skills

• Akeneo, Riversand, Pimcore, Salsify, Informatica (PIM/MDM platforms)
• Data exchange formats: CSV, JSON, XML
• API integration and system interoperability
• Taxonomy design and data‑governance frameworks
• SEO best practices for product content