Senior Category Manager, Home - Bedding UK/EU

About the role

The Senior Category Manager for Bedding UK/EU will lead the execution of merchandising strategy and drive regional performance. This role involves managing product launches, optimizing the customer experience, and partnering cross-functionally to scale the company's value proposition in international markets.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end merchandising for the Bedding category across UK/EU including assortment execution, launches, and performance tracking
• 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
• Analyse trading performance and take ownership of actions to improve results
• Support 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

Required skills

• Retail buying
• Category management
• Home Textiles
• Bedding
• E-commerce
• DTC
• Data analysis
• Merchandising strategy

Nice to have

• Startup experience
• Blue-chip brand experience

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of retail buying or category experience in Home Textiles / Bedding
• Bachelor’s Degree

About the Company

Quince is a destination for builders, creators, innovators, and operators who want to challenge the status quo. The company uses a unique manufacturer-to-consumer model to deliver high-quality essentials at low prices.