Senior Category Manager, Women's - Activewear UK/EU

The role

This role supports the execution of merchandising strategy for the women's activewear category in the UK and EU. You will drive regional performance through product execution, trading, and customer insight to scale the company's value proposition.

What you will do

• Own end-to-end product strategy and assortment for women's activewear in the UK & EU
• Execute regional merchandising strategy in partnership with US and international peers
• Contribute to product ideation and business cases
• Work cross-functionally to deliver product launches
• Analyse trading performance including sales, returns, and margin
• Own pricing and assortment decisions for the region
• Own product catalogue management and administration
• Build site merchandising strategy and customer journey optimisations
• Monitor ratings, reviews, and returns for quality improvements
• Manage regional product samples and merchandising assets

Required qualifications

• 8-10 years of retail merchandising or buying experience in womenswear category
• Specific women's activewear experience
• Demonstrated ownership of category performance
• Proven track record of progressing within an organisation
• Strong product awareness with a commercial mindset and attention to detail
• Experience leveraging data tools and external sources to drive results
• Strong analytical skills using data to inform trading and merchandising decisions
• Ability to operate in both executional and strategic support roles
• Experience working cross-functionally with Planning, Design, Sourcing, or Marketing
• Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced collaborative environment
• Adaptable and comfortable with ambiguity and change

Nice to have

• E-commerce and/or DTC experience
• Exposure to both startup and established (blue-chip) brands
• Bachelor’s Degree

Before you apply

• Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check

About the company

Quince is a destination for builders, creators, innovators, and operators. They use a manufacturer-to-consumer model to deliver high quality essentials for low prices.