Director of Category Management (m/w/x)

The role

The Director of Category Management will own the device category strategy end-to-end. This includes assortment, merchandising, supplier relationships, margin, fulfilment, and inventory health. You will lead a category management team and collaborate with various cross-functional teams.

What you will do

• Define and own the multi-year category strategy and roadmap
• Build and lead commercial relationships with OEMs, distributors, and refurbishment partners
• Negotiate pricing, terms, and volume commitments
• Own end-to-end assortment strategy
• Manage merchandising on the platform
• Set pricing strategy and promotional mechanics
• Partner with supply chain to optimise stock levels
• Drive execution against sales and revenue targets
• Partner with Procurement, Marketing, Product, and Pricing teams
• Build and mentor a high-performing category management team

Required qualifications

• Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Marketing, or a related field
• At least 10 years leading cross-functional teams covering sourcing, pricing, and assortment
• Extensive experience in category management, merchandising, or commercial buying within high-growth B2C or B2B industries
• Deep expertise in vendor negotiation, pricing strategy, merchandising and inventory management
• Track record of owning €10M+ category P&Ls
• Proficient with modern analytics, forecasting, and inventory management tools
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills in English

Nice to have

• Master's degree
• Experience across a multi-category or multi-market portfolio
• German language skills

Benefits

• Diverse global team of 75 nationalities
• Virtual or In-person Coaching Sessions with the Fürstenberg Institut
• Physical health support with Urban Sports Club
• Annual learning budget of 750€
• 15 remote business days per year to work abroad
• 4 Volunteer days per year
• Exclusive Grover Tech discount
• BVG monthly discount
• Engaging, open office located in Berlin-Schöneberg with regular events

About the company

Founded in 2015, Grover enables consumers and businesses across Europe to subscribe to tech devices and comprehensive technology solutions. A pioneer of the circular economy, Grover refurbishes and recirculates devices to help eliminate e-waste.