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Commerce Staffing Insights

Hiring guides, role comparisons, and market perspective for Retail, Omnichannel, and eCommerce leaders.

Hiring Strategy July 10, 2026
Omnichannel Retail Compensation Benchmarks for 2026

What Site Ops, Category, Marketplace, and Omnichannel leadership roles actually pay this year, and the variables that move a number more than the job title does.

Hiring Strategy July 8, 2026
How Long Should It Take to Fill a Commerce Role in 2026?

Real hiring timelines by practice area, and the specific things that stretch a five-week search into a twelve-week one.

Retail & Digital Technology July 7, 2026
How to Hire a Site Operations Manager

The role that keeps a growing catalog accurate, fast, and sellable across every channel, and the one most companies wait too long to fill.

Supply Chain & Operations July 6, 2026
The Real Cost of a Bad Supply Chain Hire (and How to Avoid One)

A weak Supply Chain hire doesn't just underperform quietly. It shows up in stockouts, missed peak season windows, and margin erosion that takes months to trace back to its source.

DTC Site Management & Marketing July 5, 2026
DTC to Omnichannel: How Site Management Roles Are Evolving

The eCommerce Manager job description from five years ago barely resembles what the role actually covers today.

Category Management July 4, 2026
Why Category Management Talent Is Getting Harder to Hire in 2026

Retailer data requirements have gotten more sophisticated. The candidate pool that can meet them hasn't grown as fast.

Brand & Category Management July 3, 2026
Brand Manager vs. Category Manager: Understanding the Career Path

Two adjacent roles that get confused constantly, with different day-to-day responsibilities and different hiring profiles.

Marketplace Management July 2, 2026
Retail Media Manager vs. Marketplace Manager: What's the Difference?

Two roles that increasingly overlap, and increasingly need to be filled by two different people as retail media budgets grow.

Marketplace Management July 1, 2026
How to Hire a Marketplace Manager

The best Marketplace Managers think like a P&L owner, not a listings administrator. Here's what to screen for.

Hiring Strategy June 30, 2026
Contingency vs. Retained Search: What's the Difference for Retail & Commerce Hiring?

Both models get you a candidate. They get there very differently, and the difference matters more for some roles than others.

Company June 29, 2026
Why We Built Commerce Staffing Around 12 Practice Areas

A generalist staffing firm can post a job description. A specialist can tell you whether the candidate in front of you actually understands the difference between a 1P and 3P Amazon listing. Here's why we chose specialization over breadth.