Category Manager (all genders)

For our category management team, consisting of eight team members, we are looking for an analytical sales expert as Category Manager (all genders) for the perfume category. In this purely internal role, you take a deep dive into our sales numbers to make data-proof recommendations to your stakeholders, to push sales and grow your category through a thorough understanding and steering of your KPIs. In the meanwhile, you also guide one of our assistants and one of our interns and are in constant exchange with your fellow category managers to nurture knowledge exchange and professional growth in the team.


Your role
You are responsible for managing the commercial performance of the perfume category, defining a sustainable growth strategy and optimizing all user touch point with the category and placing the right products at the right time and place on the website
Knowing your KPIs like the alphabet, you make sure that traffic, average order value and conversion are always on track to steer sales towards your revenue targets
You work closely with our assortment department as well as with your commercial stakeholders including pricing, campaign and retail media
You continuously use your outstanding analytical skills to derive customer, market and competition data into actionable projects to satisfy customer needs, continuously analyzing and reporting on your category to make sure that you know exactly what’s going on
The P&L of your category is your responsibility: you establish targets for your category together with your peers from the commercial department, and are responsible to operationally steer your category towards financial success
Additionally, you support the campaign team in defining promotion mechanisms and product selection logics to promote your category on-site and through various marketing channels, while working closely with our Performance Marketing and Retail Media teams
You are in touch with all areas and stakeholders concerning fragrances with the category performance as your ultimate responsibility

Requirements
Completed studies in business, economics, marketing or a similar field
At least two years of experience in an analytical and KPI-driven e-commerce role, ideally in category management or similar areas such as sales or merchandising
Good understanding of P&L as well as a data-driven way of working
Strong analytical skills, a result-oriented, entrepreneurial mentality with a strong drive to get things done and the ability to work cross functionally
Good knowledge of MS Office or GSuite as well as proficiency in Excel
Basic or better knowledge of SQL are an advantage
Business fluent in English, German is a plus

What we can offer you?
Our employees matter to us:
We offer you a permanent contract, a BVG ticket and relocation support for international applicants moving to Germany
Work-life balance:
29 Vacation days, flexible working hours, up to three days of homeoffice a week and the possibility of a paid sabbatical
flaconi Academy:
Actively shape your own career path by taking advantage of our internal and external training opportunities
We care about your well being:
We want to support you also during the difficult times. For this, we offer you and your close relatives counseling sessions with mental health professionals
flaconi Fitness:
a wide range of sports options & discounts on memberships
Family first:
Our “emergency-daycare” is there for you in out-of-the-ordinary situations to look after your child on site at our office
Thinking about tomorrow together:
flaconi subsidizes your savings contribution to the company pension scheme with an additional 20%
A comfortable working space with everything you need:
high end technical equipment, fruits and drinks, no dress code and dogs are welcome in our office!
Other perks:
great discounts in our online shop as well with our partner companies, cool team events & company parties!

About flaconi

flaconi is one of Germany’s leading online beauty retailers. Our online shop’s portfolio offers more than 850 international brands and 55.000 products in the categories perfume, skin care, make-up, hair care, natural cosmetics and accessories, covering from drugstore over organic to premium products.

flaconi was founded in 2011 and has a team of over 700 employees working from three locations: Our HQ in Berlin-Charlottenburg, our logistics center in Halle and our Concept store in Berlin-Mitte. We are also represented in Austria and Poland.


Shape our company’s success with us and apply now online! We look forward to receiving your complete application documents including your earliest starting date. Please direct your application to Frederik Marcel Müller (Junior Talent Acquisition Manager).