Senior Category Manager, Men’s EU

About This Opportunity

We are representing a fast-growing e-commerce retailer in the apparel and home goods sector. Our client is seeking a Senior Category Manager, Men's EU to join their regional merchandising team. This role is ideal for a data-driven, product-obsessed professional who thrives on driving performance through smart execution, trading insights, and customer understanding.

Reporting to the Head of Merchandising, Men's UK, you will support merchandising strategy across selected menswear categories and take ownership of regional performance. You'll play a critical role in scaling a compelling assortment for the UK and EU markets, optimizing the customer journey, and partnering cross-functionally to bring quality products to market.

Responsibilities

• Support end-to-end merchandising for selected menswear categories in the UK & EU, including assortment execution, launches, and performance tracking
• Execute regional merchandising strategy in partnership with US Product Merchandising and international peers
• Contribute to product ideation and help shape new product opportunities with sound business cases
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Planning, Marketing, Technical Design, and Sourcing to deliver successful launches—balancing inventory, go-to-market execution, and product quality
• Analyse trading performance (sales, returns, margin) and drive actions to improve results
• Support pricing and assortment decisions tailored to the regional market
• Own product catalogue management, including product setup, data accuracy, and system maintenance
• Build site merchandising strategy, including product detail page improvements and customer journey optimisations
• Monitor ratings, reviews, and returns to identify and support product quality enhancements
• Manage regional product samples and merchandising assets
• Maintain merchandising reports, tools, trackers, and pricing files
• Evaluate regional product compliance requirements and partner with Sourcing and Quality teams to execute

What We're Looking For

• Based in one of the UK/EU offices (London, Madrid, or Berlin), with 4 days per week in-office requirement
• 8+ years of retail merchandising or buying experience in menswear categories, with demonstrated ownership of category performance
• E-commerce and/or direct-to-consumer experience; exposure to both startup and established brands preferred
• Proven track record of career progression and continuous growth in roles and responsibilities
• Strong product awareness with a commercial mindset and attention to detail
• Product-obsessed professional who leverages 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 (sales, margin, return rates)
• Ability to operate effectively in both executional and strategic support roles
• Experience working cross-functionally with Planning, Design, Sourcing, or Marketing teams
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to influence through concise narrative
• Motivated by working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment where flexibility and adaptability are essential
• Comfortable with ambiguity and change
• Bachelor's Degree preferred

How We Work with You

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Pay

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