Senior Category Manager

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Join a team of passionate thinkers innovators and dreamers and help us connect people and build communities to create economic opportunity for all.

About the team and role:

Our team plays a pivotal role in delivering personalized shopping experiences and seamless access to inventory from around the world. We aim to drive growth in new markets and enhance the shopping and selling experience by building accelerating and reinventing. The team comprises marketing merchandising operations business selling consumer selling and shipping.

We are seeking a Senior Category Manager to join our Verticals team at eBay. You will focus on expanding our Electronics and Home Improvement categories. If you have an ownership mentality can build crossfunctional relationships and are ready for an exciting career move we want to hear from you!

What you will accomplish:

• Develop and implement a comprehensive category strategy for a twosided marketplace covering the full eCommerce lifecyclefrom identifying buyer needs to enhancing the postpurchase experience.

• Stay informed on industry trends and category developments; actively engage with the broader market through networking and events to strengthen competitive and market intelligence.

• Conduct indepth market research and deliver datadriven insights to refine eBays category positioning and deepen understanding of the endtoend customer journey.

• Collaborate crossfunctionally with internal teams to execute strategic initiatives that elevate both buyer and seller satisfaction.

• Manage and grow relationships with top sellers brands and external partners to drive substantial business outcomes.

• Monitor and analyze category performance providing actionable recommendations to optimize growth efficiency and customer experience.

• Ensure robust inventory coverage and identify assortment opportunities; partner with Account Management and Business Development to close gaps and expand offerings.

• Define and track key category health metrics including pricing competitiveness inventory breadth discoverability customer satisfaction and overall user experience.

• Align trading strategies and promotional programs in partnership with regional teams global marketing and account managers.

What you will bring:

• 57 years of experience in buying merchandising or category management within retail or consumer products. eCommerce experience is required.

• Ability to thrive in a fastpaced evolving environment with a high degree of ambiguity.

• Customer and datacentric mindset with a proven ability to turn insights into impactful strategies.

• Passion for recommerce and familiarity with the industry landscape and players.

• Entreprenural spirit with a resultsoriented approach to achieving KPIs.

• Skilled in stakeholder management negotiation and crossfunctional collaboration.

• Solid analytical strategic thinking and project management skills.

The base pay range for this position is expected in the range below:

Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors including location skills and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements including a target bonus and restricted stock units (as applicable) in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits such as PTO and parental leave). Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired employees will be in an atwill position and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time including for reasons related to individual performance Company or individual department/team performance and market factors.

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