Head of The Fashion Category Manager

4 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom IT Talent Solutions Ltd Full time

**Head of the Fashion Category Manager**

Our client is a global commerce leader that connects millions of buyers and sellers around the world. They exist to enable economic opportunity for individuals, entrepreneurs, businesses and organizations of all sizes.

The organisations strategic vision is to become the best global marketplace for buyers and sellers through a tech-led reimagination of the company.

Looking for a purpose-driven company that puts the customer at the heart of everything? A culture that encourages people to think big and be curious, to act with urgency and integrity and to be fearlessly inclusive?

**The Team**

The Fashion team is part of the UK Trading team which works across multiple categories in the UK including Clothing, Shoes, Accessories, Preloved & Outlet inventory.

We partner with our global product & technology teams, and local marketing teams to develop, build and deliver a differentiated proposition.

The business has an exciting opportunity for a Head of the Fashion Category (Maternity Cover) to lead this growing area for the business and play a pivotal role in owning and driving the growth for your area of the business. as part of the UK managementteam, you will create new and better ways for the organisation to be successful, ensuring the focus is aligned with our goals and DNA.

**Key responsibilities**
- Develop innovative programs and to implement growth strategies, manage seller behaviour and maximise. operational efficiency to position the business as the best place for buyers to buy and sellers to sell excellent products.
- Lead and develop the category, including strategy definition, operational cadences (insights, reporting, trading) and key relationships.
- Identify and source relevant and market leading inventory to support execution of strategy and ensure the business is the most competitive site to find great value.
- Plan and execute cross-organizational projects to strengthen the business's competitiveness.
- Own and cultivate the relationship with key sellers, brands, and retailers within the portfolio and in line with the category strategy.
- Build, advance, and close a strong sales pipeline to acquire, grow and retain sellers, partners and brands selling on the platform.
- Develop annual strategy and quarterly commercial plans as part of the trading leadership team.
- Lead and influence in a Matrix environment, building strong relationships with a range of internal teams including Finance, Marketing, Operations, Legal and People.
- Grow and inspire the individuals in your team to successful drive business results whilst crafting a team environment of trust, collaboration, motivation and fun.

**Requirements**:

- A strong background in a digital B2C or C2C environment, ideally in E-commerce, or a consumer facing online platform plus previous experience and/or a keen interest in Fashion, Shoes & Accessories
- Validated experience of budget/P&L ownership and delivery.
- Strong executive presence and ability to communicate clearly and simply. Ease with executive-level interactions - ability to distil complex business issues and strategies to highlight insights and measurable recommendations in a concise and persuasive manner.
- Strong people leadership skills, confident in providing mentoring and leadership from junior to senior members of the team.
- Ability to articulate vision and purpose for the initiatives and programs as it relates to long-term goals and objectives.


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