At flaconi, we believe that diversity fuels creativity, innovation and growth. It thrives in all its forms of beauty. Our team is a mosaic of individuals from different backgrounds, cultures and life journeys, all united by a shared passion for beauty. Our commitment is grounded in our core values, particularly #trustinpeople. We hold ourselves accountable for creating an environment where every employee feels honestly valued, heard and empowered to contribute their unique perspectives to foster belonging.

flaconi is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes and encourages all qualified candidates from all backgrounds and identities, regardless of ethnicity, race, gender identity, migration background, national origin, disability status, sexual orientation, religion, or age to apply.

We are looking for an analytical and proactive Category Manager to join our dynamic and diverse Category and Purchasing team. As part of the team, you will be responsible for managing either the Makeup or Skincare category from a strategic perspective within the online beauty business environment

Your role

You know your KPIs and how to work with a P&L

You report on the status and health of your assortment, making sure that you know the characteristic peculiarities and workings of the category. Your ultimate goal is financial success on both the top and bottom line

Your strong analytical skills consistently derived category insights and transform customer, market, and competitor data into actionable next steps

Using market data, you evaluate opportunities to enhance the assortment. This includes, among other things, seasonal items, limited editions, gaps in the market, and brands to onboard or delist. You thrive on informed decision-making, with recommendations grounded in data

Your function is truly based on cross functional collaboration. You align closely with your purchasing counterparts and work with stakeholders in pricing, campaign, retail media and supply chain. This ensures the attractiveness, availability and financial performance of your category

Additionally you ensure a great shopping experience by providing category specific knowledge to optimize navigation, category pages, filters and PDPs

Your profile

You have extensive experience managing a commercial category in a fast-paced e-commerce environment. Beauty, lifestyle or fashion background is a plus!

You have a strong understanding of KPIs and how to impact them.

You can proficiently manage the day to day operations in terms of assortment and inventory management.

You are keen on streamlining processes and procedures.

You have a mindset focused on driving financial success and achieving KPIs.

You are proactive and a strong communicator. You are able to build your network fast and successfully collaborate with various stakeholders.

Fluent in English. German is a bonus.

What we offer you

Full transparency: For this role, we have a salary band between 40,000€ and 51,000€ gross per year for Junior position and between 50,000€ and 65,000€ for a mid-level position. The salary that we will offer you will always be within this span and is based on the skills that you show during the recruitment process.

Our employees matter to us: We offer you a permanent contract and will cover the costs for your BVG or Deutschland ticket.

Work-life balance: 29 vacation days, flexible working hours, up to three days of working from home a week and in specific cases the option to work 100 % remotely; the possibility of a paid sabbatical.

flaconi Academy: Actively shape your own career path by taking advantage of our internal and external training opportunities.

We care about your well being: We want to support you also during difficult times. For this, we offer you and your close relatives counseling sessions with mental health professionals.

flaconi Fitness: a wide range of sports options & discounts on memberships.

Family first: Our “emergency-daycare” is there for you in out-of-the-ordinary situations to look after your child on site at our office.

Thinking about tomorrow together: flaconi subsidizes your savings contribution to the company pension scheme with an additional 20%.

A comfortable working space with everything you need: High end technical equipment, fruits and drinks, no dress code and dogs are welcome in our office!

Other perks: Great discounts in our online shop as well with our partner companies, cool team events & company parties!

About flaconi

flaconi is one of Germany’s leading online beauty retailers with an extensive portfolio of almost 1000 brands and 50.000 products. From drugstore over organic cosmetics to premium and luxury, the online shops in Germany, France, Austria, Poland and Switzerland cover all product segments and offers a diverse selection of products for a unique and daily beauty routine.

Founded in 2011 as one of the first online perfumeries, flaconi is honored to work with more than 700 people from 60 different nations at the flaconi headquarters in Berlin-Charlottenburg and its fulfillment center in Halle.

Shape our company’s success with us and apply now online! We look forward to receiving your complete application documents including your earliest starting date.

flaconi will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source (e.g. recruitment agency) other than directly from a candidate.