About the TeamThe German Verticals team is responsible for the B2C business (i.e. from business sellers to consumers) of eBay Germany (ebay.de). The team is organized by industries (‘Verticals’, such as Consumer Electronics, Home & Garden, Fashion, Lifestyle, or Motors) and horizontal teams such as trading and planning functions.
We are currently recruiting for our Fashion & Lifestyle Vertical team in Berlin/ Dreilinden a
Category Manager Fashion & Lifestyle (m/f/d).The Category Manager will manage and develop one or multiple categories within the Fashion & Lifestyle Vertical team. The role includes strategy definition, operational cadences (insights, reporting, trading), relationship with allocated brands and retailers and a close alignment with our Product Management department to further develop e.g. the categories’ user experience. The Category Manager will also lead wider, cross-functional and cross-category projects.
Responsibilities
- Provide an ongoing inventory- / category management including coordination, delivery of category insights as well as sourcing and marketing of inventory
- Analysis of inventory insights, product trends, market data, industry dynamics, customer shopping trends and the competitive landscape to assess growth opportunities and product improvements
- Manage business performance based on defined KPIs
- Build and strengthen relationships with sellers and manufacturers to identify and implement scaling opportunities and resolve all operational issues through liaison with the customer support team
- Identify and source relevant and market leading inventory to support execution of strategy
- Cross-organisational collaboration with other teams (marketing, customer service, product management, verticals, and others) in conceptualizing, planning as well as executing campaigns and initiatives