[Hiring] Category Manager @refurbed

Role Description

We’re looking for a Category Manager to help us scale our newest categories - Home & Garden, Sports, and Kids - and unlock even more opportunities for customers across Europe to buy refurbished products. You’ll own the growth strategy, leverage data to identify the biggest opportunities across supply, demand, and the on-site experience, and ensure we consistently deliver a competitive and attractive offering to customers.

You’ll report to the Category Management Team Lead and work closely with the Head of New Categories.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant experience in a category management or commercial analytics role, in a dynamic e-commerce and/or marketplace environment.
• Highly analytical and structured — you turn data into clear insights and prioritised actions.
• Strong commercial acumen — you understand marketplace supply and demand dynamics.
• Experienced in project management — you thrive working with cross-functional teams and drive impactful results across them.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Growth mindset — persistent, proactive, and a hands-on problem solver.
• AI-advocate — you use the latest tools and technologies to work smarter and faster.

Requirements

• Experience in one of the categories in scope: Home & Garden, Sports, or Kids.
• Ability to work with data beyond dashboards — e.g., Python and/or SQL.

What You Will Do

• Define the mid-term category growth strategy, including targets, assortment priorities, and category-specific opportunities to unlock growth.
• Identify and close assortment gaps (subcategories, brands, top-selling products) by working closely with the respective business developers and account managers.
• Constantly assess category performance, stock availability, and attractiveness; trigger sourcing and commercial actions to improve performance where needed.
• Prioritise initiatives to improve the on-site category experience, product presentation, and customer journey with our product team, based on competitor insights and customer data.
• Automate processes so you spend more time understanding insights and crafting recommendations rather than doing analysis.
• Act as the category expert and point of contact for internal teams.

Benefits

• Access to a dedicated learning budget within your department to support your growth, whether it's courses, conferences, or other learning opportunities that matter to you.
• Partnership with Likeminded, offering you private sessions with experts for your personal growth and mental health.
• Frequent internal workshops, allowing our teams to further develop their skills in different areas and enhancing collaboration across departments.
• Fully remote setting with the option to work from our beautiful office in the vibrant heart of Vienna.
• Self-organization and flexibility in work hours.
• Participation in office weeks, happening three times a year, for team-building events and on-site workshops.