Data-Driven Bedding Category Lead - UK & EU

United States Digital Space LLC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Senior Category Manager, Bedding for the UK/EU to lead merchandising strategy, assortment execution, and regional performance using data-driven insights. You will work cross-functionally with Product, Planning, Sourcing, Marketing and Design to deliver a compelling regional assortment, optimize the customer journey, and drive profitable growth.

The role requires 8–10 years of retail buying in Home Textiles / Bedding, ecommerce or DTC experience,

Qualifications

• Role is based in London / Madrid or Berlin with 4 days per week in-office requirement
• 8-10 years of retail buying or category experience in Home Textiles / Bedding, with demonstrated ownership of category performance
• E-commerce and/or DTC experience, with exposure to both startup and established (blue-chip) brands preferred
• Bachelor’s Degree, preferred
• Strong product awareness, with a commercial mindset and attention to detail
• Product obsessed, with experience leveraging data tools to drive results
• Critical eye to anticipate customer needs (both the “science” and “art” of retail merchandising)
• Strong analytical skills, with experience using data to inform trading and merchandising decisions
• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in both executional and strategic support roles
• Experience working cross-functionally with teams such as Planning, Design, Sourcing, or Marketing
• Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills with particular ability to influence through concise written narrative
• Motivated by working in a fast-paced collaborative environment, where flexibility to stretch into or out of functional comfort zones is crucial for team success
• Adaptable and comfortable with ambiguity and change.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end merchandising for the Bedding category across UK/EU including assortment execution, launches, and performance tracking
• Execute regional merchandising strategy in partnership with US Product Merchandising and international regional merchandising peers
• Contribute to product ideation, helping shape new product opportunities and business cases
• Work cross-functionally with Product and Regional Merchandising, Planning, Marketing, Technical Design, and Sourcing to deliver successful product launches—balancing inventory, go-to-market execution, and product quality (fit, sizing, and margin)
• Analyse trading performance (sales, returns, margin) and take ownership of actions to improve results
• Support pricing and assortment decisions for the region
• Own product catalogue management and administration, including product setup, data accuracy, and system maintenance
• Build site merchandising strategy, including PDP improvements roadmap and customer journey optimisations
• Monitor ratings, reviews, and returns to identify and support product quality improvements
• Manage regional product samples and merchandising assets
• Maintain merchandising reports, tools, trackers, and pricing files
• Take ownership of evaluating regional product compliance requirements and partner with Sourcing and Quality teams to execute

Skills

Data-driven

Product obsessed

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree, preferred

Tools

Data tools

Job description

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Senior Category Manager, Bedding for the UK/EU to lead merchandising strategy, assortment execution, and regional performance using data-driven insights. You will work cross-functionally with Product, Planning, Sourcing, Marketing and Design to deliver a compelling regional assortment, optimize the customer journey, and drive profitable growth.

The role requires 8–10 years of retail buying in Home Textiles / Bedding, ecommerce or DTC experience,