Automotive Category Manager (m/f/d)

AUTODOC is the largest and
- growing auto parts ecommerce platform in Europe. Present across 27 countries with over 5, 500 employees, AUTODOC generated revenue of over €1. 5 billion in 2024, supplying more than 8. 4 million active customers with its 6. 6 million vehicle parts and accessories for car, truck, and motorcycle brands. Curious minds, adventurous experts and
- savvy professionals - one team, one billion euros revenue. Catch the ride!

What we’re looking for

As Category Manager (m/f/d), you lead various categories with the goal of boosting sales, profits, and customer satisfaction metrics, and develop new categories from scratch. This will be achieved by optimizing product mix, working on category presentation to ensure an exceptional customer experience on AUTODOC’s web and app platforms across target markets. The role focuses on driving category strategy development and execution to meet business objectives.

The ideal candidate is a proactive professional who is driven by continuous improvement, capable of working both autonomously and collaboratively, and possesses a passion for crafting exceptional consumer experiences, demonstrates strong ownership and commitment, and has proven leadership experience in driving cross‑functional projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute category‑specific strategy to achieve key KPIs – revenue/profitability.
• Define and execute assortment mix rules to achieve key KPIs.
• Analyze market trends, consumer behavior and competitive landscape to identify growth opportunities.
• Launch new categories from scratch with the focus on building a perfect customer journey.
• Provide inputs to pricing team to maximize revenue and profit in target markets.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Product
  Tech to ensure cohesive execution of category strategies.

Job Requirements

• 3–5 year’s experience in a commercial role (category management, assortment management, etc. ).
• Bachelor or Master degree in business management, marketing, or a comparable background.
• Experience in the car/automotive business, preferably in an e
  Commerce setting.
• Experience in e
  Commerce distribution and platform, preferably in a B2C‑centric environment.
• Strong analytical mindset.
• Fluency in English is a must.
• Strong, proven negotiation and communication skills.

Perks at work

• Competitive salaries based on your professional experience.
• Annual vacation of 25 working days and 1 additional day off on your birthday.
• Meals allowance.
• Mental Wellbeing Program – providing you and your immediate family members with free and confidential mental and physical health support services for a wide range of personal and work‑related issues.
• AUTODOC Corporate Discount.
• Opportunities for advancement, further training (over 650 courses on soft and hard skills on our e‑learning platform) and coaching.
• Free English and German language classes.
• Referral Program with attractive incentives.
• Flexible working hours and hybrid work.
• Fast‑growing international company with stable employment.

We celebrate diversity and are committed to building teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.

AUTODOC does not accept unsolicited CVs from recruiters or employment agencies in response to the AUTODOC Careers page or an AUTODOC social media post. Any legal offering in this regard as well as any Terms and Conditions of recruiters or employment agencies are expressly rejected by AUTODOC. AUTODOC will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee relating to these unsolicited CVs. AUTODOC explicitly reserves the right to hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency.