Category Manager (Decor)
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About the Role
Article is hiring a Category Manager to lead the Decor category, driving product strategy, revenue growth, and P&L ownership. The role involves analyzing market trends, managing pricing, and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
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Responsibilities
- Be accountable for the performance (revenue and profitability) of the Decor product category
- Utilize customer, market, and competitor research to develop and drive product strategy
- Identify, document, and prioritize investment proposals for category growth
- Work with product and sourcing organizations to bring product strategy to life
- Drive team performance against category and departmental objectives
- Own pricing and promotional pricing strategy for the category
- Analyze category performance and present high level insights
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in Merchandising, Product Line Management, Merchant, or Category Management
- Proven track record of driving revenue with assortment/product line decisions
- Strong analytical capabilities taking raw data, organizing it in excel/google sheets, and deriving insights
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Legally able to work in Canada
- Completion of criminal background check
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Description
- Article is reinventing the furniture industry one sofa at a time.
- As a Category Manager, you’ll bring our brand to life through a product assortment that captures customers’ hearts.
- This role focuses on managing the 'Decor' category.
What You’ll Do
- Be accountable for the performance (revenue and profitability) of an assigned Article product category in this case, it is our 'Decor' category.
- Utilize customer, market, and competitor research and trend information to develop and drive the implementation of our product strategy.
- Identify, document, and prioritize investment proposals for category growth that help grow your category’s share of the market.
- Work with your partners in the product and sourcing organizations to bring your product strategy to life.
- Drive team performance against category and departmental objectives by ensuring direct reports consistently achieve defined KPIs.
- Act as a champion of the customer internally, negotiating performance commitments on behalf of our customer with function owners across the business.
- Own pricing and promotional pricing strategy for your category, ensuring we meet revenue and margin targets.
- Analyze category performance with the ability to dive deep into the details and present high level insights that translate into actions.
Who You Are
- 7+ years of experience in a Merchandising, Product Line Management, Merchant, or Category Management position.
- Proven track record of driving revenue with your assortment/product line decisions.
- Strong analytical capabilities taking raw data, organizing it in excel/google sheets, and then deriving insights.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- A track record of successful partnership both internally and externally.
- Legally able to work in Canada.
- Completion of criminal background check.
Perks & Benefits
- The salary range is $115,000 to $140,000
- 4% RRSP matched contributions through Wealthsimple
- 20 days of vacation
- 1 extra day off (Inclusion and Diversity Day)
- 6 well being (sick) days
- Hybrid work: 3 days a week in the office
- Work remotely (anywhere in the world) for up to 3 weeks
- Excellent extended health, dental and vision benefits
- $1000 health/lifestyle spending account
- 45% discount on our entire product range
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