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E-commerce manager job description
This e-commerce manager job description template is written from the screening we run on real e-commerce managers — copy it, replace the brackets, and post it. The bracketed parts are where the filtering happens.
Salary figures checked July 2026, sourced on our salary research. Free to use — no attribution, no email wall.
The template
E-commerce Manager — [Company]
[Company] sells [products] on [Shopify/Amazon/channels]. You'll run the storefront day to day: listings, pricing, promotions, inventory coordination and the reporting behind all of it — the commercial engine room, with the numbers to show what's working.
What you'll do
- Maintain listings and pricing across [channels]: copy, images, variants, availability.
- Plan and execute the promotion calendar, and kill a promotion fast when stock or margin says so.
- Coordinate inventory with [suppliers/3PL]: forecasts, purchase orders, delivery chasing.
- Run marketplace hygiene: suppressed listings, buy-box issues, policy flags, review responses.
- Produce the weekly sell-through report and flag the SKU-level surprises.
- Watch the daily numbers closely enough to catch a problem before the weekly report does.
Requirements
- 2+ years running e-commerce operations on Shopify or Amazon Seller Central.
- Spreadsheet analysis you can demonstrate — sell-through, margin, stock cover.
- Supplier or 3PL coordination experience.
- Written English for supplier, marketplace and internal comms.
Nice to have
- Klaviyo or email-flow familiarity.
- Paid-ads exposure (Meta or Google) — enough to coordinate with whoever runs them.
- Basic image editing for listing refreshes.
Compensation
[State your band. Market rate for a full-time e-commerce manager is roughly $1,000–$1,900/month in the Philippines — sourced ranges for five countries are in the table below. Posting the band filters out mismatched expectations before they cost anyone an interview.]
How to apply
To apply, tell us about a listing, promotion or process you changed and what moved in the numbers because of it.
How to adapt it
- Replace every bracket. The named tools, the hours, the band, the application question — specifics are what make strong candidates self-select in and weak ones self-select out.
- Cut duties you don't actually need. Six real duties beat ten aspirational ones; candidates can tell when a list was padded.
- Keep the application question. It's a two-minute work sample in disguise — the answers will separate your applicant pile faster than any résumé line.
| Country | Monthly range | Full guide |
|---|---|---|
| Philippines | $1,000–$1,900 | E-commerce manager salary in the Philippines |
| Colombia | $1,250–$2,400 | E-commerce manager salary in Colombia |
| Mexico | $1,300–$2,450 | E-commerce manager salary in Mexico |
| South Africa | $1,150–$2,200 | E-commerce manager salary in South Africa |
| Argentina | $1,100–$2,100 | E-commerce manager salary in Argentina |
The part the description can't do
A good posting attracts the right pile; it doesn't sort it. For e-commerce managers, we sort with graded work: A stock-out and promotion-conflict scenario, plus a real merchandising or reporting artefact. That's the screening we run on every search — here's a real sample shortlist showing what the evidence looks like, and here are the interview questions we'd ask if you're running it yourself.
Or skip the pile entirely
Post this yourself and you'll do the screening. Hand us the brief and you'll read three graded finalists instead — the search runs free, and the flat $1,995 is due only when you want introductions.
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Common questions
Can I use this e-commerce manager job description as-is?
Copy it, then replace every bracketed placeholder — the company line, tools, hours and band. The bracketed parts are the parts that do the filtering; a posting left generic attracts generic applicants, which is the problem a good description exists to prevent.
Should I include the salary range?
Yes. Posting the band filters out mismatched expectations before they cost anyone an interview, and candidates in this market read a missing band as a lowball coming. Our sourced country ranges are linked below so you can anchor honestly.
What actually screens candidates — the description or the interview?
Neither, mostly. The strongest predictor is graded work: a role-specific scenario plus a real work sample, read before you ever speak to anyone. The application question at the end of this template starts that; our screening runs the full version for you.
Is this template free to use commercially?
Yes — copy it, edit it, post it anywhere. No attribution, no email wall. We publish the market's working documents for free whether or not you ever hire through us.