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Senior Product Category Manager

Senior Product Category Manager

Super Bright LEDs, Inc.Earth City, MO, US
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Job Description

Salary : $65,000-$80,000

Senior Product Category Manager

Super Bright LEDs is seeking a Senior Product Category Manager to lead the strategy, development, and performance of our LED lighting product categories on our e-commerce platform. This role focuses on retail category management and requires a strong understanding of eCommerce merchandising, product lifecycle planning, and market-driven decision-making.

The ideal candidate will bring a solid foundation in product and market analysis, pricing strategy, and supplier management to build and maintain a compelling, customer-focused product assortment. This position plays a key role in optimizing category performance, enhancing the online customer experience, and driving profitable growth through effective merchandising and strategic product planning.

Note : This position requires working in our Earth City, Missouri office with available options for a condensed workweek schedule (4-10 hour days or 4-9s and 1-4 hour day) and a flexible workday schedule.

Key Responsibilities :

Market Competition & Strategy

  • Conduct ongoing competitive analysis across e-commerce and retail channels to monitor market trends, benchmark product offerings, and identify opportunities for category expansion and differentiation
  • Recommend new products, merchandising strategies, and promotional approaches that align with customer demand and support profitable category growth
  • Develop and implement competitive pricing strategies that drive online conversion and maintain healthy margins, while minimizing cannibalization across related product categories
  • Use insights from sales data, customer behavior, and competitor activity to continuously refine category strategy and positioning

Supplier & Product Development

  • Collaborate with sourcing and procurement teams to identify and evaluate new suppliers and product opportunities that enhance category depth and competitiveness within the e-commerce marketplace
  • Ensure supplier capabilities meet quality, compliance, and fulfillment standards critical to supporting online retail operations
  • Negotiate product costs, minimum order quantities, and lead times to maximize margin performance and inventory efficiency
  • Define initial stocking strategies and order quantities using sales performance data, customer demand trends, and category benchmarks to support effective merchandising and minimize excess inventory
  • E-Commerce Merchandising

  • Develop product briefs and collaborate with the Web Content and Creative teams to create accurate, engaging, and conversion-focused product listings that reflect retail category strategy
  • Ensure product titles, specifications, images, videos, filters, and cross-sell opportunities (e.g., products and accessories frequently bought together) are optimized to support discoverability, customer decision-making, and the overall online shopping experience
  • Partner with the marketing team to align product positioning, promotions, and seasonal campaigns with category goals and customer demand
  • Continuously review on-site merchandising performance to identify opportunities for improvement and ensure consistent execution of the brand and category strategy across the companys e-commerce platform
  • Category Performance & Lifecycle Management

  • Own the end-to-end performance of assigned product categories by monitoring and analyzing key metrics such as sales, profit margins, conversion rates, and inventory turnover across the e-commerce platform
  • Identify actionable growth drivers - including pricing strategies, promotional effectiveness, product attributes, and customer engagement - to optimize category performance and profitability
  • Evaluate the success of new product launches using sales and site performance data, recommending adjustments to content, pricing, or assortment based on early insights
  • Manage the full product lifecycle by identifying and addressing underperforming SKUs, analyzing returns and customer feedback, and making informed decisions on product repositioning or discontinuation
  • Relationships & Collaboration

  • Build and maintain strong supplier relationships to support competitive pricing, reliable inventory availability, and the introduction of innovative, high-demand products that strengthen category performance within our e-commerce platform
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with sourcing, marketing, operations, and web content teams to ensure cohesive execution of category strategies, from product onboarding and merchandising to promotions and fulfillment
  • Serve as the key category owner, ensuring alignment across departments to drive sales, improve customer experience, and support overall business objectives
  • Qualifications :

  • Bachelors degree in Business Administration, Marketing, or a related field
  • 5+ years of experience in retail category or buyer management, and / or e-commerce category management and merchandising
  • Experience in the LED lighting industry or in managing technical product categories is preferred
  • Demonstrated ability to analyze complex data sets and translate insights into actionable category strategies

  • Proven project management skills, with the ability to prioritize and execute multiple initiatives in a fast-paced environment
  • Experience with web platforms or tools (e.g., content management systems, e-commerce platforms); familiarity with NetSuite or web design concepts is considered an asset
  • Benefits :

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • Life / AD&D, STD, Voluntary LTD, and Voluntary Life / AD&D Insurance
  • Paid Time Off, Paid Sick Time, Holidays, Jury Duty, and Bereavement Pay
  • Eligibility for annual raises and annual bonuses based on performance
  • 401(k) retirement plan with 6% match
  • Compressed workweek schedule options
  • Workday schedule flexibility
  • Casual work environment
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