Category Manager (İstanbul, TR)

Sephora
Istanbul
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Business OperationsExperience: 10+ yearsSkills: ["Strategic thinking","Analytical skills","Problem-solving","Stakeholder management","Communication"]

Lead end-to-end category performance by owning results across sales, margin, stock, market share, and growth. Develop category strategies aligned with global guidelines, translate market and customer insights into actionable plans, and drive brand, assortment, merchandising, and pricing/promotion excellence. Partner across global category/RGM teams, CRM, digital, supply chain, and suppliers to deliver omnichannel customer experiences, run regular business reviews, and ensure forecast accuracy and availability.

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Sephora
Sephora
1 week ago

Category Manager (İstanbul, TR)

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Job Summary

Lead end-to-end category performance by owning results across sales, margin, stock, market share, and growth. Develop category strategies aligned with global guidelines, translate market and customer insights into actionable plans, and drive brand, assortment, merchandising, and pricing/promotion excellence. Partner across global category/RGM teams, CRM, digital, supply chain, and suppliers to deliver omnichannel customer experiences, run regular business reviews, and ensure forecast accuracy and availability.
Location: Istanbul
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Business Operations
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own the category’s performance across Sales, Margin, Stock, Market Share, and Growth, ensuring alignment with long-term business objectives.
  • •Develop and implement purpose-driven strategies balancing profitability, customer satisfaction, and brand equity within global guidelines.
  • •Drive brand and assortment excellence by defining optimal assortment mix and ensuring a customer-centric portfolio across touchpoints.
  • •Lead merchandising updates and store layout planning/execution, and collaborate with CRM to enhance recruitment and loyalty with personalized offers.
  • •Coordinate pricing and promotions, run regular business reviews, and partner with supply chain to protect forecast accuracy and supply continuity.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Training

Key Requirements

  • •10+ years of leadership experience in category management, driving growth and innovation.
  • •Strong strategic and analytical skills to translate performance and market data into actionable category strategies.
  • •Demonstrated ability to engage, inspire, and influence senior stakeholders and external partners.
  • •Excellent communication skills to synthesize complex information across diverse functions and organizational levels.
  • •Fluency in English (spoken and written); French proficiency is a plus.
Experience:10+ yearsCategory managementRetail
Skills:Strategic thinkingAnalytical skillsProblem-solvingStakeholder managementCommunication
Languages:EnglishFrench

Company Brief

Sephora
Global retailer of cosmetics, skincare, fragrance and beauty accessories operating physical stores and e-commerce. Sephora offers multi-brand product assortments, in-store services, and digital experiences and is a subsidiary of LVMH.
Industry: Omnichannel Retail
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: Paris, France
Founded: 1969
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