Category Manager

Category Manager

Lovehoney Group is the world’s leading sexual wellbeing company, with the mission to elevate pleasure through innovative technologies, a data-driven approach, and foster creative and fresh perspectives on intimacy. We offer exciting brands with innovative, high-quality sex toys, lingerie, and accessories in a streamlined online shopping experience.

At Lovehoney, we employ over 800 passionate and progressive individuals across 11 global offices, each person contributing a unique blend of talents to our diverse workforce. We are proud to be a company that thrives by doing things differently, challenging expectations and stereotypes while making a positive impact on our customers’ lives.

Join us at Lovehoney, where pleasure combines with creativity, data, and innovation!

We are currently looking for a Senior Category Manager to drive strategic growth and global category excellence. You’ll leverage deep insights and strategic thinking to optimize product assortments and achieve our ambitious commercial goals.

What you will do

• Define and execute global category strategies aligned with overarching business objectives.
• Identify growth opportunities, optimize product assortment, and create differentiated strategies to achieve sustained success.
• Regularly analyse financial, onsite, and customer data, translating insights into concrete, actionable plans.
• Monitor industry trends and competitor activity closely, deriving strategic implications for category planning.
• Collaborate closely with product development, merchandising, trading, and marketing teams to effectively implement category strategies.
• Support establishing efficient working practices across multiple teams, enabling category scalability on a global level.

What you should bring

• Minimum of 3 years' proven category management experience in an international e-commerce environment.
• Strong commercial acumen, with a history of driving revenue, profitability, and market share through informed assortment strategies.
• Exceptional analytical abilities, interpreting sales data, market research, and performance metrics to optimize category results.
• Strong strategic skills, adept at translating customer insights and market trends into practical category plans.
• Effective cross-functional collaboration, able to work seamlessly with diverse teams including product development, marketing, and trading.
• Customer-focused mindset with a commitment to enhancing the shopping experience and anticipating market needs.
• Resilience, adaptability, and a results-driven approach in dynamic, fast-paced environments.
• High levels of self-organization, independence, and ownership, coupled with initial experience in mentoring junior team members.

What we can offer you

• • A welcoming workplace full of drinks, snacks, friendly faces and fun team-building events.
  • Access to unique discounts at high street retailers, hotels, and service providers, in addition to a 50% discount on all Lovehoney products to explore and discover new ways to have fun.
  • Enjoy a hybrid work model that fosters flexibility and work-life balance, with three days per week in-office and the opportunity to work remotely for up to 4 weeks per year, alongside 25 days’ holiday, plus an additional day for each year you are with Lovehoney, providing ample time for relaxation, rejuvenation, and exploration.
  • Access to customized training opportunities to support your unique learning journey, complemented by biannual feedback cycles, offering valuable insights into your performance and growth areas, enhancing your development within the company.
  • Recognising the significance of physical and mental health, we proudly provide gym benefits in addition to a mental wellbeing platform, to ensure our employees thrive both professionally and personally.
  • Stay secure at work and at home with a complimentary 1Password Family account. All Lovehoney Group employees can invite up to five family members to join, offering your household a safe and simple way to manage passwords and sensitive information safely and easily.

Our interview process

• CV review
• Interview with one of our Talent Acquisition team members
• Interview with the Hiring Manager
• Case Study & Presentation at our Berlin Office with the Hiring Manager and a Senior stakeholder

Lovehoney Group is an equal opportunities employer. We promise that every qualified person will be evaluated according to skills regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

If you require accommodations during the interview process due to a disability, please inform your Talent Acquisition Specialist so that we can ensure a smooth and inclusive experience for all candidates.

At Lovehoney Group, we embrace innovative technologies to enhance our recruitment process. We leverage artificial intelligence during screening interviews for CV reviews and note-taking. We prioritize transparency and respect your preferences, so you'll have the option to opt out of recording and AI-driven note-taking while still receiving full and fair consideration for the role.

We currently have a hybrid work model supporting a blend of in-office and remote work (3 days per week in-office)

If we sparked your interest and you are open to embarking on your professional path with us, please visit our Lovehoney careers page to apply: Careers | Lovehoney Group

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