Senior Ecommerce Category Manager | Retail | 12 month FTC

Job description

Senior Ecommerce Category Manager | 12 month FTC

London (1 day per week in office + 1 additional travel day per week - the travel day is expensed)

Circa £80k

I’m looking for a Senior Ecommerce Category Manager to join a large UK retail brand at a pivotal point in its digital growth.

This is a senior commercial role with full ownership of a significant online category. You’ll be responsible for driving revenue, margin and trading performance across web and app - with accountability for how the category performs.

This is not a pure “digital” role. It’s about category leadership - range planning, promo planning, stock, pricing and commercial strategy - delivered through an ecommerce lens.

Why this role

• Established UK retail brand investing heavily in digital
• Online channel performing strongly and highly visible internally
• Full P&L ownership within a sizeable DTC business
• Team of 4 to lead and develop
• High level of cross-functional exposure across Digital, Commercial and Finance
• Role directly impacting revenue, margin and EBITDA
• 12-month contract with genuine scope to add value in a revenue-generating function

What you’ll be doing

• Building and delivering digital category strategy
• Owning end-to-end P&L: revenue, margin, EBITDA
• Leading detailed range planning - identifying gaps, optimising assortment and aligning with trading priorities
• Managing promo planning and commercial calendars
• Trading the category week to week based on performance data
• Owning marketplace performance across listings, pricing and availability
• Using data to spot growth opportunities and performance risks
• Partnering with Supply Chain and Commercial teams to ensure stock and visibility are aligned

What we’re looking for

• Strong ecommerce category / trading experience within a large retail environment
• Deep experience in range planning and category strategy - this is essential
• Clear P&L ownership
• Commercially sharp - understands margin, stock and promotional impact
• Comfortable working at pace in a fast-moving trading environment
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• Experience leading and developing teams
• Data-led, decisive and confident challenging the status quo

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

London Area

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

01-03-2026

Profession type

Retail

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English