Junior Category Manager- Upholstery

Junior Category Manager- Upholstery

Department: Category Management

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Vancouver

Compensation: CA$80,000 - CA$90,000 / year

Description

Hi there, we’re Article. 👋 Since 2013, we have been redefining the furniture industry one sofa at a time. It’s not easy, it requires solving challenging, meaningful problems. This is where you come in. As a Junior Category Manager - Living Room Upholstery - Small Bodies & Made to Order Business, you'll drive the continuous in-season health, margin optimization, and cross-functional execution of these integral categories.

In the Category Management team, we curate a world-class furniture catalog that balances consumer trends, competitive pricing, and profitability. This fits into our larger need to expand our Living Room Upholstery and Made-to-Order categories, ensuring we deliver the right products at the right price and time while hitting our financial targets.

Within the first few months, you’d take ownership of in-season reporting, support line plan creation, and ensure product milestone deadlines are met. In a year, you’ll be proud to say you’ve optimized the category's margin profile, managed key product lifecycles, and helped scale our Made to Order business.

We are a collaborative team that bridges customer insights with commercial execution. We work closely with Design, Sourcing, Merchandise Planning, and global factory partners to bring product assortments to life across digital channels.

We are a hybrid team - you'll be in the office 3 days per week.

What You’ll Do

You’ll be part of the Category Management team, working under the guidance of the Category Manager to solve product assortment, pricing, and execution challenges across Small Bodies & Made to Order Upholstery.

• Act as the Subject Matter Expert for Living Room Upholstery, keeping a pulse on consumer trends, market competition, and the Article customer.
• Support the creation and execution of category line plans to deliver the right product at the right price and time.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Design, Sourcing, and Merchandise Planning from analysis through recommendation.
• Define pricing architecture to optimize revenue and deliver against margin expectations.
• Ensure all product commercialization calendar milestone deadlines are hit on schedule.
• Share accountability for revenue targets by continuously monitoring performance and reacting to business results.
• Conduct extensive in-season and post-season market analysis to maintain unrivaled product quality and customer value.
• Manage product lifecycles end-to-end, including promotional strategies, sales initiatives, and product exits.
• Communicate category strategy to Marketing and Sales teams to align campaign executions with business goals.

Who You Are

• 2+ years of experience in Category Management, ideally within eCommerce or the furniture industry.
• Strong knowledge of category management, merchandising, marketing, and sales principles.
• Analytical mindset with a solid understanding of data analysis and forecasting methods.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and a deadline-driven work ethic.
• Adaptable multitasker capable of managing tight deadlines and  expected to take ownership of your work.
• Proven ability to build strong working relationships with factories, customers, and internal colleagues.
• Completion of related post-secondary courses preferred.
• Comfortable with occasional international travel (1–2 trips per year).
• Legally able to work in Canada.
• Completion of criminal background check.

Perks & Benefits

Wealth:

• The salary range is $80,000 to $90,000
  • Starting salary is determined by your transferable skills, knowledge, work experience, and the hiring team’s budget, which is based on business needs, market compensation data, and internal equity
• We believe in Winning Together. When Article hits its annual financial goals, eligible employees will receive a cash bonus
• 4% RRSP matched contributions through Wealthsimple 

Life:

• 15 days of vacation*
• 1 extra day off (Inclusion and Diversity Day)
• 6 well-being (sick) days
• Hybrid work: 3 days a week in the office
• Work remotely (anywhere in the world) for up to 3 weeks

Total Health:

• Excellent extended health, dental and vision benefits
• $1000 health/lifestyle spending account* for your total physical and mental well-being
• TELUS Health App
  • Mental Health Assistance/Counseling 
  • Virtual medical appointments

Office Space:

• The Article HQ is a converted warehouse, with an open accessible layout and no offices (even for our founders)
• Work from your desk, an Article sofa, collaboration spaces, or a private meeting room
  • Standup desks can be requested too
• Our kitchens are stocked with salty, sweet and healthy snacks, & all the premium coffees and teas to keep you buzzing 
• Onsite fitness equipment with showers and towel service
• Pickleball, badminton, and table tennis matches happen, from very competitive to very casual
• A dog-friendly office - well-socialized pups are welcome

Getting here:

• Free street parking (first come, first serve; no reserved spots for senior leaders)
• Indoor secure bike storage with change rooms and showers
• 20-minute walk to either Main Street- Science World or VCC Clark Skytrain stations 

Extra:

• 45% discount on our entire product range (15% for friends and family) 

*Prorated