Ecommerce Category Growth Lead – Elevated Apparel

Mad Engine, LLC; Burbank (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Mad Engine, LLC in Burbank, CA, is seeking a Manager, Ecommerce Category Development to identify and advance new product opportunities across our ecommerce network, including Amazon and other partners. You will drive category expansion by elevating apparel and expanding assortments with licensed lifestyle brands.

Working with design, merchandising, purchasing, and sales, you will translate trends into commercially sound product recommendations and manage launches end-to-end, handing off to sales

Qualifications

• Minimum qualifications include demonstrated experience in apparel buying and merchandising.
• Strong knowledge of apparel trends, product construction, and consumer behavior.
• Experience evaluating products and creating commercially sound buy recommendations.
• Understanding of ecommerce marketplaces and major e-retail channels.
• Strong analytical skills to support recommendations and manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Develop category strategy and identify product opportunities across ecommerce channels.
• Evaluate portfolio and expand assortments to include elevated apparel and licensed brands.
• Identify growth opportunities with partnerships and recommend new brand collaborations.
• Create buy recommendations using demand, pricing, margins, and competition.
• Present recommendations to leadership for review and approval.
• Oversee product development from concept to ecommerce launch readiness.
• Coordinate timelines and ensure timely execution of launches and handoffs.

Skills

Apparel buying

Merchandising

Ecommerce knowledge

Analytical skills

Project management

Communication

Tools

Excel

Job description

Mad Engine, LLC in Burbank, CA, is seeking a Manager, Ecommerce Category Development to identify and advance new product opportunities across our ecommerce network, including Amazon and other partners. You will drive category expansion by elevating apparel and expanding assortments with licensed lifestyle brands.

Working with design, merchandising, purchasing, and sales, you will translate trends into commercially sound product recommendations and manage launches end-to-end, handing off to sales