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

Quince - London, England, United Kingdom - In-office - posted 2026-10-05

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Salary: GBP 80,000 - 100,000 / annual

Quince is a manufacturer-to-consumer (M2C) fashion and essentials brand on a mission to deliver high-quality products at fair prices sustainably. The company operates across apparel, accessories, home goods, and more, using proprietary technology and data analytics to scale rapidly. You will own end-to-end product strategy and assortment for the women's woven category across the UK and EU regions. This is a strategic and executional role where you will set long-term category direction, potentially building the department from the ground up with oversight, and drive regional performance through strong product execution, trading decisions, and customer insight. Key responsibilities include: - Own assortment execution, product launches, and performance tracking for women's wovens 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 corrective actions - 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 drive 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 You will be based in one of Quince's UK/EU offices (London, Madrid, or Berlin) with a 4-day per week in-office requirement. Qualifications: - 8–10 years of retail merchandising or buying experience in womenswear, with specific women's woven category 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 with continuous growth in roles and responsibilities - 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 the "science" and "art" of retail merchandising) - Strong analytical skills 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 - Bachelor's degree preferred

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