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Senior Category Manager, Women's - Activewear UK/EU

Quince· International
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Hybrid (Berlin / London / Madrid)full-timePosted 2w ago

About the role

Senior Category Manager responsible for end-to-end product strategy, assortment, and regional performance for women's activewear in the UK/EU, partnering cross-functionally to deliver regional assortment, optimize customer experience, and bring high-quality products to market.

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end product strategy and assortment for women's activewear category in the UK & EU, including assortment execution, launches, and performance tracking
  • Category-expert, sets long-term strategy with support; may build department from the ground up, with oversight
  • Execute regional merchandising strategy in partnership with US Product Merchandising and international regional merchandising peers
  • Contribute to product ideation, helping shape new product opportunities and business cases
  • Work cross-functionally with Product and Regional Merchandising, Planning, Marketing, Technical Design, and Sourcing to deliver successful product launches—balancing inventory, go-to-market execution, and product quality (fit, sizing, and margin)
  • Analyse trading performance (sales, returns, margin) and take ownership of actions to improve results
  • Own pricing and assortment decisions for the region
  • Own product catalogue management and administration, including product setup, data accuracy, and system maintenance
  • Build site merchandising strategy, including PDP improvements roadmap and customer journey optimisations
  • Monitor ratings, reviews, and returns to identify and support product quality improvements
  • Manage regional product samples and merchandising assets
  • Maintain merchandising reports, tools, trackers, and pricing files
  • Take ownership of evaluating regional product compliance requirements and partner with Sourcing and Quality teams to execute

Qualifications

  • 8-10 years of retail merchandising or buying experience in womenswear category, with specific women's activewear experience
  • E-commerce and/or DTC experience, with exposure to both startup and established brands
  • Proven track record of progressing within an organisation and demonstrating continuous growth in roles and responsibilities
  • Strong product awareness, with a commercial mindset and attention to detail
  • Product obsessed, with experience leveraging data tools and external sources to drive results
  • Critical eye to anticipate customer needs (both the “science” and “art” of retail merchandising)
  • Strong analytical skills, with experience using data to inform trading and merchandising decisions (e.g. sales, margin, return rates)
  • Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in both executional and strategic support roles
  • Experience working cross-functionally with Planning, Design, Sourcing, or Marketing
  • Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills with ability to influence through concise written narrative
  • Motivated by working in a fast-paced collaborative environment
  • Bachelor’s Degree, preferred
  • Based in London, Madrid, or Berlin with 4 days per week in-office requirement

Skills

Required:Category managementData-driven decision makingCross-functional collaborationPricing strategyProduct lifecycle management
Last updated Oct 7, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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