Redcare Pharmacy is hiring a Senior Category Manager (m/f/d) for Austria. This is a fixed-term position until approximately 31 August 2027 as a maternity leave replacement. You will take on the strategic steering of multiple product categories for one of our key international markets, shaping performance, growth, and direction on a country level.
What You'll Do
- Contribute to the strategic steering of multiple categories in Austria, translating overarching company and country targets into concrete category initiatives and initiating corrective actions when performance deviates from plan.
- Collaborate closely with Controlling, Country Management and the broader Country Management Team on annual planning and forecasting processes, providing category expertise, market insights and data-driven recommendations.
- Drive the continuous optimization of assortment strategy and onboarding roadmap, including bundles and sets, to increase average order value and contribution margin while ensuring strong market coverage.
- Act as a strategic interface for cross-functional stakeholders (e.g. Pricing, Procurement, CRO, Marketplace, CRM, Country Management), ensuring aligned execution and contributing to specific country-related projects.
- Lead a small team of three Category Managers, enabling them to grow in their roles while fostering efficient processes and scalable ways of working.
What We're Looking For
- Solid experience in Category Management within e-commerce or online-driven business models (e.g. marketplace, food delivery, online retail).
- Hands-on experience with forecasting, margin management and performance steering, and understand how category decisions translate into P&L impact.
- Comfortable operating in steering committees or comparable governance formats and enjoy contributing to broader commercial discussions.
- Able to zoom out and manage complexity, deriving strategic priorities from data, market trends and business targets.
Nice to Have
- Ideally with exposure to country-level steering and cross-functional collaboration.
Team & Environment
You will lead a team of three Category Managers and be part of the Country Management Team steering committee.
Benefits & Compensation
- 500,00 € to set up your office space from home.
- Travel to office for anchor days is fully reimbursed including any travelling costs or hotel expenses.
- Membership (M) package at Urban Sports Club.
- Support and encouragement for individual development through various in- and external trainings.
- 30 days paid vacation per annum and the option to take unpaid vacation of up to 10 days to those who have been employed with us for more than one year.
Work Mode
This role follows a hybrid work model and is based in Austria.
We strive to create a healthy collaborative work environment where every employee feels valued and inspired to contribute to our vision “Until every human has their health”.
