Senior Category Manager, Apparel Product Group

About This Role

Serve as a strategic leader for high-impact apparel product categories, responsible for their long-term commercial performance and competitive positioning. Define vision, set strategy, and drive execution to increase revenue, profitability, and market leadership.

Responsibilities

• Set and own the long-term strategic vision for product categories, aligning with broader company objectives and influencing cross-functional planning at a senior level
• Drive P&L performance, continuously analyzing revenue, margin, pricing, and competitive landscape to make data-driven decisions that maximize growth and profitability
• Identify, size, and lead major revenue opportunities across assortment expansion, product innovation, and category optimization with minimal oversight
• Oversee the full product lifecycle from assortment strategy to discontinuations, ensuring category completeness, competitiveness, and quality remain top-tier
• Lead high-impact product launches, coordinating with sourcing, selection development, onboarding, design, operations, sales, and marketing to deliver best-in-class go-to-market plans
• Conduct advanced market and trend analysis to anticipate shifts, uncover merchant needs, and proactively shape the product roadmap
• Optimize catalog performance by driving initiatives around pricing strategy, product presentation, and discoverability
• Mentor and guide Junior Category Managers / Associates, providing coaching, direction, and feedback to elevate team capabilities
• Champion process improvements within Category Management, streamlining workflows, tooling, and cross-team communication to increase efficiency and consistency

Requirements

• 5+ years of category management, buying, merchandising, or similar commercial experience, ideally within e-commerce or a related high-growth retail environment
• Strong track record of owning and growing a product category, with direct responsibility for revenue, margin, pricing, and product lifecycle strategy
• Demonstrated strategic thinking with the ability to set long-term plans, build business cases, and drive alignment across multiple teams
• Advanced analytical capabilities, including interpreting complex data sets and transforming insights into clear, actionable recommendations
• High proficiency with analytics tools such as Excel/Google Sheets
• Exceptional project management skills, with experience leading multi-team initiatives and managing competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Strong leadership and mentoring abilities, with 2+ years of experience coaching junior team members or leading a small team
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, able to influence decisions at all levels of the organization
• A proactive, ownership-driven mindset, with the ability to operate independently and drive initiatives from idea to execution

Qualifications

• 5+ years of category management, buying, merchandising, or similar commercial experience, ideally within e-commerce or a related high-growth retail environment. 2+ years of experience coaching junior team members or leading a small team.

Nice to Have

• Experience with Power BI, Looker or similar BI tools

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits