Ecommerce Category Growth Manager

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

Job summary

Mad Engine Global LLC in Burbank, CA is seeking a Manager, Ecommerce Category Development to identify and advance new product opportunities across its ecommerce network including Amazon, Walmart, Target, Kohl's, and other partners. The role focuses on expanding category through elevated apparel and licensed lifestyle brands.

You will work across design, merchandising, purchasing, sales, and operations to translate trends into product recommendations and ensure timely launch with strong

Qualifications

• Experience in apparel buying and merchandising.
• Strong knowledge of apparel trends, product construction, assortment development, pricing, and consumer behavior.
• Experience evaluating products and creating commercially sound buy recommendations.
• Understanding of ecommerce marketplaces and major channels such as Amazon, Walmart, Target, and Kohl's.
• Strong analytical skills using market, sales, pricing and competitive data to support recommendations.
• Proven project-management ability across multiple products, priorities, timelines and cross-functional dependencies.
• Experience working with design, product development, purchasing, operations and sales teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication, presenting recommendations clearly to leadership.
• Excellent organization, follow-through and commercial judgment.
• Proficiency with spreadsheets and standard business tools.

Responsibilities

• Research fashion, consumer, marketplace and competitive trends to identify opportunities.
• Evaluate portfolio and identify product-development opportunities to expand elevated apparel offerings.
• Identify ecommerce growth opportunities with licensed lifestyle and fashion brand partnerships.
• Develop buy recommendations using demand, pricing, margins and competition.
• Recommend optimal ecommerce channels for each product (Amazon, Walmart, Target, Kohl's, etc.).
• Present product, purchasing and channel-placement recommendations to leadership.
• Partner with design and development teams to launch concepts and specs.
• Manage approved products from concept through purchase-order execution and launch readiness.
• Create timelines, coordinate deliverables and resolve launch issues.
• Review post-launch sales and apply insights to future planning.

Skills

Apparel buying experience

Merchandising expertise

Fashion trends knowledge

Ecommerce marketplace knowledge

Analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Commercial judgment

Job description

Mad Engine Global LLC in Burbank, CA is seeking a Manager, Ecommerce Category Development to identify and advance new product opportunities across its ecommerce network including Amazon, Walmart, Target, Kohl's, and other partners. The role focuses on expanding category through elevated apparel and licensed lifestyle brands.

You will work across design, merchandising, purchasing, sales, and operations to translate trends into product recommendations and ensure timely launch with strong