Job Description

This role is for one of the Weekday's clients
Min Experience: 4 years
Location: Gurugram
JobType: full-time
We are seeking a detail-oriented and highly organized Catalog Specialist to manage end-to-end product catalog operations across digital platforms. The ideal candidate will own the complete catalog lifecycle--from data collection and enrichment to quality control, categorization, and publication--ensuring customers receive accurate, complete, and updated product information.
This role requires strong experience in cataloging for e-commerce, retail, or digital marketplaces, along with a deep understanding of product taxonomy, attributes, classification, and content optimization. The candidate should have 4-5 years of hands-on experience in maintaining large product catalogs and working closely with cross-functional teams such as merchandising, product, operations, and content.
Requirements
Job Title: Catalog Specialist
Experience Required: 4-5 Years
Location: [Insert Location or Remote]
Employment Type: Full-Time
About the Role
We are seeking a detail-oriented and highly organized Catalog Specialist to manage end-to-end product catalog operations across digital platforms. The ideal candidate will own the complete catalog lifecycle--from data collection and enrichment to quality control, categorization, and publication--ensuring customers receive accurate, complete, and updated product information.
This role requires strong experience in cataloging for e-commerce, retail, or digital marketplaces, along with a deep understanding of product taxonomy, attributes, classification, and content optimization. The candidate should have 4-5 years of hands-on experience in maintaining large product catalogs and working closely with cross-functional teams such as merchandising, product, operations, and content.
Key Responsibilities

• Manage, update, and maintain product catalogs across platforms, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and completeness of product details, attributes, images, and metadata.
• Create and define product categories, taxonomies, and attribute structures to enhance product discoverability and search relevance.
• Work with product, sales, and sourcing teams to collect essential product data, including specifications, pricing, inventory details, and compliance information.
• Enrich existing product listings with SEO-friendly descriptions, keywords, tags, and classification standards to improve visibility and conversions.
• Monitor product content quality and execute regular audits to identify missing, outdated, or incorrect data.
• Coordinate with content writers, designers, and technical teams to ensure catalog readiness and timely go-live for new product launches.
• Maintain product mapping across marketplaces, internal systems, and third-party integrations.
• Understand and apply catalog standards, including GS1, UNSPSC, e-commerce taxonomy, and industry-based classification.
• Track competitor catalogs and market trends to enhance product positioning.
• Troubleshoot catalog issues, including listing errors, attribute mismatches, and platform-level discrepancies.
• Generate catalog performance reports and recommend improvements based on customer behavior, search patterns, and product analytics.
• Support bulk uploads, data migration, and system transitions using Excel, CSV templates, or catalog management tools.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 4-5 years of proven experience in catalog management, preferably in e-commerce, retail, or marketplace environments.
• Strong knowledge of product cataloging, SKU creation, product lifecycle management, and taxonomy structuring.
• Proficiency in MS Excel, Google Sheets, bulk data handling, and catalog upload formats (CSV, XML, etc.).
• Hands-on experience with catalog management platforms, PIM/DAM systems, or e-commerce CMS (e.g., Shopify, Magento, Amazon Seller Central, etc.).
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage large data sets with accuracy.
• Good understanding of SEO principles for product listing optimization.
• Ability to work cross-functionally and manage catalog operations across multiple teams.
• Experience in handling consumer-facing product data across industries such as electronics, fashion, FMCG, home, industrial, etc., is a plus.

Preferred Attributes

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Knowledge of marketplace compliance rules (Amazon, Flipkart, etc.) is an advantage.
• Familiarity with automation tools, scripts, or catalog APIs is a plus.

Skills Required