Category Manager, Merchandising - Fine Jewelry

Category Manager, Merchandising - Fine Jewelry

New York

Since 2015, Mejuri has reimagined what fine jewelry can be in a modern world—shifting it from a traditional gift to a personal choice rooted in self-expression.

Founded by third-generation jeweller Noura Sakkijha, the brand was built on a simple idea: fine jewelry shouldn’t require a special occasion, and it should never come with guilt. It’s about celebrating yourself—your style, your life, your everyday.

Mejuri meets customers where they are—online, in app, and through a growing global retail footprint of 58+ stores worldwide. Mejuri is also deeply committed to doing things the right way, with responsible sourcing, sustainable practices, and philanthropic initiatives that reflect our values and long-term vision.

Mejuri is seeking a Category Manager to own the end-to-end product lifecycle, strategy, and performance of a critical jewelry category (e.g., Earrings, Gold Chains, etc.). You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, leveraging deep consumer insights, competitive intelligence, and financial analysis to help define an optimal, high-growth assortment that reinforces Mejuri's brand positioning and mission. This role requires a strong analytical background, a passion for product, and proven experience managing projects.

• Contribute to the Category P&L:
  Execute the comprehensive 360-degree category strategy (assortment, pricing, promotion, distribution) to meet and exceed revenue, gross margin (GM), and inventory turnover goals for your category across all channels (e-commerce and retail stores).
• Merchandise Planning Partnership:
  Support the collaboration with the Merchandise Planning team to build seasonal and annual forecasts, manage Open-to-Buy (OTB) inputs, and help ensure optimal inventory flow to support sales and minimize markdowns/obsolescence.
• New Product Introduction (NPI):
  Serve as a key commercial partner in the Product Development process, providing data-driven design inputs based on sales trends, market gaps, and customer feedback to inform new collections and product optimizations.
• Competitive Intelligence:
  Continuously monitor the competitive landscape, market trends, and pricing strategies for fine/demi-fine jewelry and share actionable insights with the broader Merchandising team.
• Lifecycle Management:
  Support lifecycle management reviews, making recommendations for product discontinuations, as well as partnering with cross-functional teams to establish obsolescence and liquidation strategies.
• Gross Margin Optimization:
  Conduct rigorous pricing analysis on new and existing products, modeling various scenarios to help set retail prices that align with target gross margin objectives and ensure competitive relevance.
• Price Change Execution:
  Coordinate and execute the formal price change process, ensuring data accuracy in all systems and clear communication of changes to cross-functional partners.
• Cost & Value Engineering:
  Partner with Product Supply and Production teams to monitor product costs and support efforts to meet cost targets and maintain Mejuri's transparent pricing model.
• Pricing Reporting:
  Prepare regular analysis and reporting of pricing and gross margin, including competitive analysis, and execute price changes when necessary.

• Omnichannel Assortment:
  Assist in defining channel-specific assortment strategies, ensuring the mix of product in our retail stores maximizes conversion and that the e-commerce offering is optimized for online sales performance.
• Go-to-Market (GTM):
  Support the Merchandising GTM process, coordinating with Marketing, Brand, and Retail teams to communicate product positioning and launch plans to ensure successful product launches and campaigns.
• Performance Reporting:
  Develop and prepare regular business reviews and hind sights for the leadership team, highlighting category performance, risks, and recommended actions.
• Data Integrity:
  Manage the maintenance of accurate product data (SKU details, attributes, launch dates) in merchandising and product information management systems.
• Team Support:
  Partner with the Director to execute…