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Salary: GBP 80,000 - 100,000 / annual
Quince is a manufacturer-to-consumer (M2C) retailer on a mission to deliver high-quality essentials at low prices, fairly and sustainably. The company operates across apparel, accessories, home goods, and more, serving tens of millions of customers globally through a direct-to-consumer model that eliminates traditional retail layers.
You will own end-to-end product strategy and assortment for the women's activewear category across the UK and EU. This is a strategic and executional role where you will drive regional performance through strong product execution, trading decisions, and deep customer insight. You may build this department from the ground up with oversight, establishing yourself as the category expert and setting long-term strategy.
Key responsibilities include:
- Own assortment execution, product launches, and performance tracking for women's activewear in 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, Regional Merchandising, 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 actions to improve results
- Make pricing and assortment decisions for the region
- Manage product catalogue, 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
Quince's culture is built by builders for builders. The company questions conventional thinking, uses technology and data to uncover opportunities, and moves quickly. Responsibility is not determined by role or seniority—every team member has the opportunity to drive the business and shape trajectory.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 8-10 years of retail merchandising or buying experience in womenswear, with specific women's activewear experience and demonstrated ownership of category performance
- E-commerce and/or DTC experience, with exposure to both startup and established (blue-chip) brands preferred
- Proven track record of progressing within an organization and demonstrating continuous growth in roles and responsibilities
- Strong product awareness with commercial mindset and attention to detail
- Product obsessed, with experience leveraging data tools and external sources to drive results
- Critical eye to anticipate customer needs (both the "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; flexibility to stretch into or out of functional comfort zones
- Adaptable and comfortable with ambiguity and change
- Bachelor's Degree preferred
- Based in one of Quince's UK/EU offices (London, Madrid, or Berlin) with 4 days per week in-office requirement
