Senior Category Manager (Womenswear UK/EU)

TL;DR

Senior Category Manager (Womenswear UK/EU): Own end-to-end womenswear merchandising for the UK & EU, driving regional assortment execution, trading performance, and customer experience improvements with an accent on data-driven category performance, pricing/assortment decisions, and cross-functional product launch execution. Focus on analyzing sales/returns/margin, improving PDP and customer journey, and ensuring product quality and compliance through strong merchandising operations.

Company

Quince is a direct-to-consumer retail tech company using AI, analytics, and automation to deliver high-quality essentials at low prices.

What you will do

• Support end-to-end merchandising for selected womenswear categories in the UK & EU, including assortment execution, launches, and performance tracking.
• Execute regional merchandising strategy in partnership with US Product Merchandising and international regional peers.
• Analyze trading performance (sales, returns, margin) and take ownership of actions to improve results.
• Partner cross-functionally with Product and Regional Merchandising, Planning, Marketing, Technical Design, and Sourcing to deliver product launches (inventory, go-to-market execution, fit/sizing, and margin).
• Own product catalogue management and administration (product setup, data accuracy, system maintenance) and maintain merchandising reports/tools/trackers/pricing files.
• Build site merchandising strategy (PDP improvements roadmap and customer journey optimizations) and monitor ratings/reviews/returns to drive product quality improvements and compliance execution.

Requirements

• Location: 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 womenswear categories, with demonstrated ownership of category performance.
• Strong e-commerce and/or DTC experience; exposure to both startup and established (blue-chip) brands preferred.
• Strong analytical skills using data to inform trading and merchandising decisions (sales, margin, return rates).
• Proven ability to operate in both executional and strategic support roles and work cross-functionally with Planning, Design, Sourcing, or Marketing.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with ability to influence through concise written narrative.

Culture & Benefits

• Mission-driven environment focused on sustainable, fair production and radical price transparency.
• High-performing, fast-paced collaboration with flexibility to stretch across functional areas.
• Base salary range: £80,000–£100,000 GBP; bonus and equity may be provided for eligible roles.
• Employment is contingent on successful completion of a background check.