Category Manager leading critical business lines in US Collectibles for eBay. Driving growth, improving buyer/seller trust, and optimizing customer experience within the marketplace.
Responsibilities
Drive strategy development, execution, and ongoing management/optimization across your categories.
Create economic opportunities for your sellers by helping them understand what drives seller performance and creating joint business plans together.
Manage buyer and seller trust metrics through projects that help customers feel more comfortable buying and selling on eBay.
Work with consumer insights, buyers, and sellers to identify pain points and create solutions alongside cross functional teams.
Dive deep into the business to understand the drivers and report on business critical metrics on a weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis.
Requirements
4-7+ years of relevant experience: Category management, strategy & operations, management consulting, instock management, or similar in e-commerce, retail, consumer goods, or consumer tech.
BA/BS degree, or equivalent.
Excellent verbal & written communication skills.
Excellent presentation skills + high-level proficiency in related tools: Google Slides and/or MS Powerpoint.
Excellent analytical skills, experience pulling data/gathering insights, and high-level proficiency in related tools: Google Sheets and/or MS Excel.
Excellent program/project management skills and high-level proficiency in related tools: MS Project, Smartsheet, etc.
Travel to industry events, external partners, and eBay offices as-needed (4+ times/year).
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