Category Manager

My client are a rapidly expanding eCommerce start up looking for a Category Manager to join their team.

• Assist in the development and execution of category strategies to maximise revenue, profitability, and customer satisfaction
• Conduct market research and analyze data to identify growth opportunities and competitive trends within the category.
• Support the delivery of the sales and margin of owned categories, monitor performance, and take proactive measures to achieve revenue and profitability targets.
• Analyze sales data, market trends, and competitive landscape to identify areas for growth and profitability improvement.
• Assist with development and management of category budgets, forecasting revenue and KPIs accurately Utilize data analytics tools to gather insights into category performance and customer behavior.
• Present in weekly trade meetings; an overview of business performance as well as suitable data driven actions points to drive business metrics.
• Track key metrics such as GPV, UPT, Conversion, AOV.
• Daily site checks of key web/app links, product availability and findability within them and their visual merchandising.
• Review and analyse onsite customer experience for your categories identifying opportunities to drive users further through the conversion funnel to product pages and beyond.
• Periodic reviews and updates of the homepage menus and web/app filters vs global sites and local trends and campaigns to optimise user experience.
• Create ongoing trading calendar ensuring alignment with retail campaigns, checking readiness of campaign products, adjusting for regional nuances.
• Ensure alignment with local (retail) pricing & promotional calendar, executing  as required.
• Assist in planning and executing promotional campaigns to drive sales and achieve revenue targets.