Merchandising & Category Management Specialist

up to $80/hr

source wording: “Up to $80/hr”

What this role asks for

5–20 hrs/week
2+ yrs experience
No experience needed

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5–20 hrs/week: “…no minimum hour requirement; most contributors work approximately 5–20 hours per week when participating in an active project. • Placement depends on current project needs,…”
2+ yrs experience: “…future projects as they become available. Qualifications At least 2 years of professional experience in merchandising, category management, or buying, in roles such as: • Merchandiser •…”
No experience needed: “…data and evaluate AI-generated responses for accuracy and relevance. No prior AI experience required. • Fully remote with a flexible, asynchronous schedule and no minimum hour requirement;…”

The role, as Handshake AI describes it

Overview

Handshake is looking for Merchandising & Category Management professionals to support AI research through flexible, hourly contract work. This is not a traditional job. You’ll draw on your hands-on experience with pricing strategy, markdown planning, and competitive analysis to evaluate AI-generated content and provide feedback that helps AI better understand merchandising and category management workflows and practices.

This is an ongoing, project-based opportunity that can be done alongside research, teaching, postdoctoral work, or industry employment.

Details

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• This project involves using your professional experience and hands-on knowledge of the tools you use in your daily work to create expert-level training data and evaluate AI-generated responses for accuracy and relevance. No prior AI experience required.

• Fully remote with a flexible, asynchronous schedule and no minimum hour requirement; most contributors work approximately 5–20 hours per week when participating in an active project.

• Placement depends on current project needs, with opportunities to be considered for future projects as they become available.

Qualifications

At least 2 years of professional experience in merchandising, category management, or buying, in roles such as:

• Merchandiser

• Merchandise Planner

• Category Manager

• Buyer

• Or equivalent roles in the retail industry

Hands-on experience with merchandising and category management workflows, including:

• Pricing strategy (including tariff and competitive pricing analysis)

• Markdown optimization and hindsight analysis

• Promotional campaign planning

Strong written communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently and asynchronously with AI research teams.

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Merchandising & Category Management Specialist

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