At a Glance
- Tasks: Drive innovative merchandise strategies for the iconic Beatles brand and enhance fan experiences.
- Company: Join Universal Music, a leading name in the music industry with a vibrant culture.
- Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, flexible working hours, and opportunities for personal growth.
- Other info: Dynamic role with potential for career advancement in a fast-paced environment.
- Why this job: Be part of a creative team shaping the future of music merchandise and fan engagement.
- Qualifications: Experience in ecommerce, merchandising, and a passion for music and fashion.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 50000 £ per year.
Music is Universal. It’s the passionate and dedicated team at Universal Music who help make us the world’s leading music company. From A&R to finance, legal to digital, sales to marketing, Universal Music is the place to grow and develop your career within a truly commercial and innovative business that leads in everything it does.
Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief, age, marital status, background, pregnancy, or caring responsibilities. We also recognise the importance of diversity of thought within our teams and are fully committed to embracing the talents of people with autism, dyslexia, ADHD, and other forms of neurocognitive variation.
We will always seek to make appropriate adjustments to recruitment, workplaces, and work processes to be fully inclusive to people with different needs and working styles. If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments for you from application onwards, including alternatives to the online form or to disclose a neurocognitive condition, please email.
Location: 4 Pancras Square, London
Working pattern: 4 days per week expected in the office
About the opportunity: Universal Music Group UK and Apple Corps are working together to build a dedicated team focused on shaping the next chapter of Beatles ecommerce, retail, product and customer experience. This is a rare opportunity to work at the intersection of music, culture, commerce, creativity and fan experience. The Beatles remain one of the most important and influential creative forces in the world, with a legacy that continues to inspire fans across generations.
Role purpose: The eCommerce Merchandise Product Manager will be responsible for driving ecommerce merchandise product strategy across a portfolio of the Beatles stores. This role will work closely with Apple Corps, UMG label teams, artist management, creative teams, N1 Creative and third-party merchandising partners to identify, develop, produce and deliver profitable merchandise collection ranges that connect artists and fans.
The role combines buying, merchandising, product development, creative project management and commercial planning. It will be central to developing high-quality, sustainable and commercially effective merchandise collections that are aligned with artist identity, fan expectations, fashion and seasonal trends, ecommerce best practice and label commercial strategy. This is a fast-paced and varied role, suited to someone who can balance creative ambition with commercial performance, operational delivery and exceptional fan experience.
Key responsibilities:
- Merchandise strategy and range development
- Artist, label and stakeholder partnership
- Creative development and product storytelling
- Buying, merchandising and commercial planning
- Production and critical path management
- Supplier, sampling and production coordination
- Trading, marketing and performance optimisation
- Financial management and profitability
Key skills and experience:
- Buying, merchandising and ecommerce expertise
- Product development and production knowledge
- Creative and strategic capability
- Project management and operational delivery
- Stakeholder management and communication
- Commercial analysis and marketing understanding
Experience requirements:
- Demonstrable experience in ecommerce, specifically within fashion, apparel buying and merchandising.
- Experience developing merchandise, apparel or fashion product ranges from concept to delivery.
- Experience managing product development, sampling, production timelines and critical paths.
- Experience working with creative teams, suppliers, production partners and third-party merchandisers.
- Experience managing ecommerce product strategies across multiple brands, artists, stores or collections.
- Experience building buy matrices, managing forecasts, sell-through, rate of sale, stock levels and margins.
- Experience using ecommerce data and analytics to inform product, marketing and trading decisions.
- Experience presenting product strategies, creative concepts or commercial recommendations to stakeholders.
- Experience working with marketing teams across CRM, organic and paid channels to support ecommerce sales.
- Experience working in a fast-paced commercial environment with multiple deadlines and competing priorities.
Desirable experience:
- Experience in label or merchandise brand management.
- Experience working in music, entertainment, fashion, lifestyle, retail, artist merchandise or fan commerce environments.
- Experience working with artist management, A&R, creative teams or label stakeholders.
- Experience developing merchandise ranges for both frontline and catalogue artists.
- Experience with sustainable product development, responsible sourcing or lower-impact merchandise production.
Just So You Know… The company presents this job description as a guide to the major areas and duties for which the jobholder is accountable. However, the business operates in an environment that demands change and the jobholder's specific responsibilities and activities will vary and develop. Therefore, the job description should be seen as indicative and not as a permanent, definitive, and exhaustive statement.
