Category Manager – Bücher

Eberlein Kunz

Category Manager overseeing European book categories in e-commerce. Fostering supplier partnerships and driving data-driven decision-making for product assortment.

Posted 4/2/2026full-timeBerlin • 🇩🇪 GermanyJuniorMid-LevelWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

You are responsible for the strategic and operational development of your book categories in European e‑commerce
You independently manage publishers and suppliers and actively develop existing partnerships
You analyze market, competition, assortment and performance, identify potential and derive concrete measures
You make data-driven decisions for assortment planning to create sustainable competitive advantages
You identify trends and growth opportunities early and develop new approaches to expand our book portfolio
You evaluate products and assortments from economic, market-oriented and customer-relevant perspectives
You work closely with Marketing, Customer Service, Fulfillment, Accounting and Goods Receipt to ensure strong execution across the entire process chain

Requirements

What you’ll need

A successfully completed degree in a business-related field or a completed commercial apprenticeship with relevant further training
At least 2 years of professional experience in purchasing, category management or product management – ideally with a focus on books, publishing or a media-related environment
Solid e‑commerce experience and a good understanding of data-driven assortment management in online retail
Strong analytical thinking, pronounced numerical affinity and a good sense for markets, products and potential
A structured, independent and results-oriented way of working
Strong communication skills, initiative and quick comprehension
Initial experience with Amazon FBA or additional knowledge in the e‑commerce environment is a plus
Fluent German and English skills, written and spoken, at least at C1 level

Benefits

Comp & perks

Attractive employee discounts on all products in our range
Over 1,500 offers through our partner Corporate Benefits
Subsidized job ticket
Drinks, fruit + Salad Wednesday
We celebrate successes together; summer party, team events, Christmas party
Flexible working hours with a start window between 6 and 10 a.m. to enable the best work–life balance
Mobile working 2 out of 5 days per week – for more flexibility
An attractive salary
A dynamic company that is one of the leading e‑commerce sellers on Amazon in the German-speaking region

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Hard Skills & Tools

data-driven assortment managementcategory managementproduct managemente-commerceanalytical thinkingnumerical affinitymarket analysisperformance evaluationtrend identificationsustainable competitive advantages

Soft Skills

strong communication skillsinitiativequick comprehensionstructured workingindependent workingresults-oriented approach