Groupon’s Retail Division is seeking a Category Manager to partner closely with the GM and Retail leaders to develop and lead strategic initiatives, projects, and category analysis to help drive significant growth and innovation.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with Product, Revenue Management, Merchandising, and SEO teams to develop, establish, and optimize category performance and user experience for Retail

• Develop and deliver executive level presentations and summaries on Retail performance, strategy, project updates, and retail trends

• Manage and lead Retail initiatives and projects both specific to Retail and as they contribute to Groupon’s overall strategies and initiatives

• Recommend and define app/website and overall Retail go to market product enhancements for a better customer experience and improved financial performance

• Analyze marketplace trends to determine new category-related products to launch, as well as identify down-trending or oversaturated offerings on Groupon to be eliminated or optimized

• Interpret/analyze sales data independently and in conjunction with RM and Finance to make strategic recommendations to help guide Retail leaders and their Sales teams

• Constantly look for opportunities to improve performance

• Coordinate annual, quarterly, and seasonal promotional strategies across the Retail Division and partner with Merchandising to implement as well as collaborating with Merchandising to help the Retail Division support Merchandising campaigns and initiatives

Professional Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree

• 5+ years professional experience, preferably in Sales, Account Strategy, management consulting, B2B operations, tech.

• Expert skills in Excel and PowerPoint are required

• Knowledge of Salesforce, analytics tools (e.g. Tableau), SQL/Teradata warehousing is a plus

• Experience and comfort working in a cross-functional role and matrixed environment

• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills required

• Experience in e-commerce

• Track record of developing innovative strategies that increase profitability

Personal Qualities:

• Self-starter and fast learner

• Adaptive to fast-paced working environment and can adhere to tight deadlines

• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability and confidence to succinctly convey complex information to senior management

• Highly collaborative with a positive attitude

• Strong attention to detail and superior organization and project management skills

• Superior critical thinking and problem solving

• Passionate, goal oriented with a strong work ethic and consistent desire to get things done

• Deadline driven and comfortable with shifting prioritization

Groupon provides a global marketplace where people can buy just about anything, anywhere, anytime. We’re enabling real-time commerce across an expanding range of categories including local businesses, travel destinations, consumer products, and live or lively events. At the same time, we are providing advertising options and tools that merchants can use to grow and manage their businesses. Culturally, we believe that great people make great companies and that starting with the customer and working backward moves us forward. Community matters to us on an internal, local and global scale—it’s fundamental to our company’s growth and to the well-being of the world at large. We also value self-awareness, candor, lunch and WiFi. If we match with you, please apply to join us.