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Title: Category Manager, Collectibles
Location: Toronto, Canada (but flexible)
Reports to: Head of Collectibles, eBay Canada
Are you passionate about Collectibles? Do you love helping find the rare and unique, the sentimental and loved, the rare find that you know will grow in value? If so, this role is perfect for you! eBay is the market leader in helping Canadian collectors sell and buy whatever their passion may be! Whether it’s comics, toys, stamps, coins, paper money, vinyl – you can find it on eBay. We are looking for people with drive, ideas, and a passion for helping small businesses succeed.
Business Overview:
Founded in 1995 in San Jose, California, eBay Inc is a global ecommerce leader, and one of the world’s most recognizable brands. Our marketplace connects millions of buyers and sellers around the world, every day. From our roots in online auctions for used goods, today eBay is an ecommerce powerhouse with over 1 billion new and used items available for purchase using both fixed-price and auction formats. We have over 130M active buyers in 190 countries. Canadians trade over $1.5 billion dollars on eBay annually, making us one of the country’s most successful ecommerce businesses.
eBay’s purpose is to “connect people and build communities to create economic opportunity for all” – this includes individuals, entrepreneurs and businesses of all sizes. eBay’s marketplace enables small and medium businesses across Canada to succeed while they ‘stay local and sell global’.
eBay Canada has a very entrepreneurial atmosphere with the feeling of a start-up, but the resources (via our global teams) of an established company – the best of both worlds.
Role Overview:
Reporting to the Head of Collectibles for eBay Canada, this position involves driving the collectibles vertical strategy for Cross Collectibles (X-Collectibles) under the broader Collectibles business. This will include Coins & Paper Money, Toys, and Coins amongst other categories. You will work closely with both internal and external partners to make sure eBay has the inventory and on-site experience to grow the business. This category is a major priority for eBay and the successful candidate will have the opportunity to drive this business to the next level.
Key Responsibilities:
Help drive category strategy (including strategic assessment of subcategory opportunities – customers, competitors, market forces, etc.)
Develop and execute tactics and plans to build the business
Monitor key performance metrics (pricing, inventory, discoverability, customer happiness, gross merchandise volume, etc.) and react to drive business
Lead all aspects of performance and business planning for top sellers, buyers, and 3rd party partners
Develop solutions to identify new businesses, build a strong pipeline and help with onboarding
Drive strategic product, policy, communications, business development, marketing, and inventory initiatives in a holistic manner to improve buyer & seller happiness
Drive eBay onsite and offsite event planning with cross functional teams
Develop and execute initiatives to fundamentally improve the user experience for our buyers and sellers
Required Skills:
1-3 years of relevant experience with growing responsibility in Merchandising, Buying, Category Management/Account Management in an online retail or marketplace environment
Prior experience within the Collectibles industry (Comics, stamps, etc.,) is an asset
Strong written and verbal English communication skills; French fluency desirable
Strong attention to detail with the sense of responsibility for the flawless execution of assigned tasks
Strong time management skills, including the discipline to get things done in ambiguous situations and the ability to work on multiple projects and navigate multiple partner engagements simultaneously
Expert in MS-Excel and fluency with MS-Office and SQL
Bachelor's degree required
Experience in buying and selling on eBay an asset
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