About this role
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. Why We Need You 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. About the Category Management Team 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. 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.