Merchandising / Category Managers Specialist
About this role
About Turing
Turing is one of the world’s fastest-growing AI companies, accelerating the advancement and deployment of powerful AI systems.
Turing helps customers in two ways: Working with the world’s leading AI labs to advance frontier model capabilities in thinking, reasoning, coding, agentic behavior, multimodality, multilinguality, STEM, and frontier knowledge; and leveraging that work to build real-world AI systems that solve mission-critical priorities for companies.
Role Overview
We are looking for a Merchandising & Category Management Subject Matter Expert (SME) to design, evaluate, and calibrate high-fidelity domain tasks, retail scenarios, and benchmark solutions.
Depending on your depth of retail experience, candidates will be considered for an Expert Contributor (Merchandising / Category Manager) or a Senior Specialist / Reviewer (Senior Merchandising / Category Manager) track within our functional evaluation pods.
Requirements
Experience: 3 to 15 years of hands-on experience in retail merchandising, buying, category management, or inventory allocation.
Core Competencies:
Demonstrated expertise in assortment architecture, product allocation, and merchandise financial planning.
Practical experience creating and analyzing assortment plans, visual planograms, and promotional calendars.
Strong command of foundational retail calculations (GMROI, turn, markdowns, margin impact, weeks of supply).
Execution & Communication:
Proven ability to work under peer review, adapt quickly to calibration feedback, and adhere to structured rubrics.
Strong written communication skills to articulate clear solution rationales and step-by-step methodology breakdowns.
Responsibilities
Benchmark Task Authoring: Design realistic, high-difficulty retail exercises, assortment planning scenarios, promotional strategy models, and planogram challenges with gold-standard solution sets.
Rubric Application & Scoring: Apply evaluation rubrics established by the Functional SME (Expert) Lead to systematically assess and score retail planning submissions.
Review & Calibration: Participate in peer calibration sessions, incorporate structured feedback, iterate on task designs, and help resolve edge cases in retail math or allocation logic.
Commercial Modeling: Build and evaluate scenarios incorporating core retail KPIs, including sell-through rates, GMROI, open-to-buy (OTB), margin mix, and inventory turnover.
Education & Experience
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in any field.
- Experience in AI evaluation, data annotation, content review, quality assurance, or a related analytical role is preferred but not required.
Offer Details:
- Commitments Required: at least 4 hours per day and upto 40 hours per week with 4 hours of overlap with PST.
- Engagement type: Contractor
- Engagement Length: 12 weeks
Evaluation Process -
- Applicants needs to submit Job Interest Form & complete the assessment.
- Final selected candidates will be contacted with the next steps and onboarding requirements.
Key skills
Details
- Pay: Shared during the application process
- Company: Turing
- Location: Remote
- Eligible locations: Worldwide (no restriction)
- Platform: Turing
Frequently asked questions
How much does the Merchandising / Category Managers Specialist role pay?
Turing does not publish a pay rate for this Merchandising / Category Managers Specialist position. Pay is shared during the application process and depends on your experience and the scope of the work.
Is the Merchandising / Category Managers Specialist role remote, and can I work from home?
Yes. Turing lists this Merchandising / Category Managers Specialist position as fully remote, so you can work from home or anywhere with a reliable computer and internet connection.
Is Merchandising / Category Managers Specialist full time or part time?
Turing lists this as a contractor remote role. Full details are in the role description above.
Which countries can apply for Merchandising / Category Managers Specialist?
Turing lists this role with no country restriction. Check the Turing listing for current requirements before applying.
Do I need experience to apply for Merchandising / Category Managers Specialist?
The requirements are listed in the role description above. Turing screens applicants through its own process, and relevant skills or credentials strengthen your application.
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