Category Manager
refurbed
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Austria
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About the role
- Own the category growth strategy and leverage data to identify growth opportunities.
- Work closely with the Head of New Categories and the wider team.
- Define the mid-term category growth strategy including targets and assortment priorities.
- Identify and close assortment gaps by working closely with sales and account managers.
- Run weekly performance reviews to improve category performance and attractiveness.
- Plan the annual commercial and promotional calendar with Marketing.
- Collaborate with product team to enhance on-site category experience based on insights.
Requirements
- 3+ years of relevant experience in category management, e-commerce, marketplaces, consulting, or commercial analytics.
- Highly analytical and structured — you turn data into clear insights and prioritised actions.
- Strong commercial acumen with an understanding of marketplace supply and demand dynamics.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Growth mindset — persistent, proactive, and a hands-on problem solver.
- AI-literate — you use the latest tools and technologies to work smarter and faster.
- Experience in one of the categories in scope: Home & Garden, Sports, or Kids (nice to have)
- Ability to work with data beyond dashboards — e.g., Python and/or SQL (nice to have)
Benefits
- Up to two months of workation per year
- Access to a dedicated learning budget for professional development
- Private sessions with experts for personal growth and mental health
- Internal workshops for skill development and collaboration
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
category managemente-commercecommercial analyticsdata analysisPythonSQL
Soft Skills
analyticalstructuredcommercial acumenstakeholder managementcommunicationgrowth mindsetproblem solving