Category Management Team Lead (Home & Living)

In November 2024, Printful and Printify came together as two equals and merged to form a global on-demand powerhouse. This role will involve working across our two platforms and brands, a unique and special challenge. To learn more about the merger, check out our blog post.

About Us

Both Printify and Printful are pioneering production on-demand companies and platforms established in Latvia but with a global customer base.

Printify is bringing the dream of financial freedom and business ownership to the world by connecting e-commerce entrepreneurs with over 100 print-on-demand facilities around the globe.

Printful has built world-class in-house production facilities and helps people to build their brands, empowering thousands of businesses—including iconic names like Coca-Cola and MTV.

About the role:

As the Product Group Manager for Apparel, you will be the strategic commercial leader of our Apparel product category across the two catalogs. This is a highly influential role, responsible for driving significant growth and market leadership across multiple sales channels and merchant segments within our newly merged organization. You will leverage the strengths of both Printful's in-house capabilities and Printify's extensive network to create a truly differentiated offering.

You will lead, mentor, and empower a team of experienced Category Managers and their associates, setting the overarching strategic direction and ensuring the Apparel group consistently outperforms expectations. Your vision will directly impact our company's success.

In this pivotal position, you will define and execute the comprehensive strategic vision for the Apparel group, ensuring a balanced approach between optimizing our core portfolio and pioneering innovative new selections. Your ultimate goal will be to maximize sales, profitability, and our market-leading position. Collaborating closely with your team, you will ensure our apparel assortment features both best-selling, high-quality products and cutting-edge printing methods, all at competitive pricing.

You will serve as a critical liaison, working closely with cross-functional executive and senior teams, including Product, Operations, Finance, Sales, and Marketing, to drive key strategic initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, refine, and champion the long-term strategic direction for the entire Apparel product group, ensuring initiatives are fully aligned with overarching company objectives and market opportunities across both Printful and Printify platforms.

• Oversee the commercial performance of the Apparel group, analyzing results, identifying market trends, and making data driven decisions to maximize sales, profitability, and market share.

• Lead, inspire, and develop a high-performing team of Category Managers and associates. Foster a collaborative, innovative, and performance-driven culture that encourages professional growth and strategic thinking.

• Own and lead the creation and execution of the new Apparel product roadmap, ensuring it is aligned with strategic company initiatives, is informed by e-commerce trends and evolving merchant needs.

• Drive seamless collaboration with Sourcing, Onboarding, Design, Product and both Printful's in-house development teams and Printify's global network of print providers to consistently bring innovative products to our catalogs.

• Collaborate strategically with Product teams to significantly improve the new merchant onboarding journey, enhance product discoverability within our catalogs, and refine the overall product creation experience.

Your qualifications:

• 5+ experience in Category Management role and 2-5 years of experience in team leading role (as a head of Category Manager, Business Development or other related areas), preferably in e-commerce or retail.

• Strong leadership skills, track record of recruiting and managing high performance teams.

• Proven ability to strategically prioritize and effectively manage multiple complex initiatives in a fast-paced, dynamic, and evolving environment.

• Strong project management skills with extensive experience leading large-scale cross-functional initiatives and consistently driving measurable, impactful outcomes.

• Strong analytical skills with experience in interpreting complex data sets, extracting insights, and presenting clear, actionable recommendations to management.

• Strong proficiency in English and excellent communication skills

What We Offer:

• Monthly salary EUR 3500 - 4000 gross, depending on work experience, education, and skills 

• Be part of a friendly, inclusive, and global team

• An opportunity to work remotely or in person, from one of our modern and welcoming offices in Rīga, Tallinn, or Barcelona

• Flexible working hours (start your day as late as 11 a.m.)

• Health insurance

• Access to mentorship, internal meetups, and hackathons both on-site and online

• Exciting team-building events and parties you’ll never forget! 

• Free and healthy lunch if you work from the Rīga office

• Design and order your own merch using our platforms with employee discount

We are an equal opportunity workplace. We’re committed to diversity and inclusion and make hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and work experience.

If you think you’d excel in this role, send us your resume in English, showing us why you are the right person for the job. 

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