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Salary: GBP 80,000 - 100,000 / annual
Quince is a manufacturer-to-consumer (M2C) retailer delivering high-quality essentials at low prices through direct relationships with manufacturing partners. The company spans apparel, accessories, home goods, and more, operating across multiple countries with a culture built for builders and innovators.
You will lead end-to-end merchandising for the Bedding category across the UK/EU region, reporting to the Head of Home UK/EU. This is a data-driven, product-obsessed role focused on executing merchandising strategy, driving regional performance, and scaling Quince's value proposition in international markets.
Key responsibilities include:
- Lead assortment execution, launches, and performance tracking for Bedding across UK/EU
- Execute regional merchandising strategy in partnership with US Product Merchandising and international peers
- Contribute to product ideation and develop business cases for new opportunities
- Work cross-functionally with Product, Planning, Marketing, Technical Design, and Sourcing to deliver successful launches while balancing inventory, go-to-market execution, product quality, fit, sizing, and margin
- Analyze trading performance (sales, returns, margin) and own improvement actions
- Support pricing and assortment decisions for the region
- Own product catalogue management, data accuracy, and system maintenance
- Build site merchandising strategy, including PDP improvements and customer journey optimization
- Monitor ratings, reviews, and returns to identify product quality improvements
- Manage regional product samples and merchandising assets
- Maintain merchandising reports, tools, trackers, and pricing files
- Evaluate regional product compliance requirements and partner with Sourcing and Quality teams
Requirements:
- Based in London, Madrid, or Berlin with 4 days per week in-office requirement
- 8–10 years of retail buying or category experience in Home Textiles/Bedding with demonstrated ownership of category performance
- E-commerce and/or DTC experience; exposure to both startup and established (blue-chip) brands preferred
- Proven track record of progression within an organization with continuous growth in roles and responsibilities
- Bachelor's degree preferred
- Strong product awareness with commercial mindset and attention to detail
- Product obsessed; experience leveraging data tools and external sources to drive results
- Critical eye to anticipate customer needs (both science and art of retail merchandising)
- Strong analytical skills with experience using data to inform trading and merchandising decisions (sales, margin, return rates)
- Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in both executional and strategic support roles
- Experience working cross-functionally with Planning, Design, Sourcing, or Marketing teams
- Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills with ability to influence through concise written narrative
- Motivated by fast-paced collaborative environments; flexible to stretch into or out of functional comfort zones
- Adaptable and comfortable with ambiguity and change
