Category Assistant

We are now looking for category assistants to join our Category & Sourcing team at the HQ in Stockholm! We are responsible for the product portfolio including the development of our own brands and our supplier relations. Based on competence and your preferences we will match the right candidate within the Gear categories; Motocross, Motorcycle and Snowmobile. The Category team is multicultural, English is the master language and you will meet colleagues with passion and positive energy for products and sales.

The purpose of the category assistant role is to support category managers with statistics, analysis, supplier evaluation and negotiation preparations as well as manage the products lifecycle to deliver on category plans. You will be at the centre and manage many stakeholders, with the right mindset and ability to adapt you can have an exciting development within the Category & Sourcing team.

- You have a Bachelor’s degree in Business Economics/ Logistics and Purchasing or a relevant professional education within Purchasing Management
- You have at least 3 years’ experience from category and sourcing functions in the e-tail or retail perspective with category and purchasing assistant tasks
- You’re highly results oriented and accountable to deliverables
- You have a strong customer focused approach with proven analytical mind-set
- You're self-organized, very structured and can keep focused under pressure and deliver defined targets on time
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You’re a team player with a positive and solutions-oriented attitude

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You are highly skilled in MS Office and master Excel and database analysis

- Fluent English, written as well as spoken

Responsibilities

- You will support the category manager in optimizing the assortment based on category strategy and plan as well as product maintenance.
- You’re responsible for providing reports and statistics on supplier and category level to support the category manager in decision making as well as to other internal/ external stakeholders.
- You will coordinate campaign related information.
- You will be responsible for dedicated product group(s) with related category tasks. You will manage the products lifecycle such as phase in, phase out, providing relevant information to internal interfaces for optimized processes and cost efficiency
- You’re responsible for follow up and review of supplier performance and evaluation including pricing and volumes together with the Strategic Purchaser. You will also collect and provide relevant information from the supplier to the Product Information team. You’re responsible for administrating price files and purchasing price development to internal stakeholders.
- We encourage you to pro-actively keep learning and wanting to participate in dedicated projects to continuously broaden your skills.


Pierce is a leading and fast-growing e-commerce company selling gear, spare parts, accessories and streetwear to over 1.1 Million active riders across all of Europe through the online stores 24MX, XLMOTO and Sledstore via some forty websites adapted to the local markets. Pierce has two major segments targeting two different customer groups, Offroad – sales to motocross and enduro riders, and Onroad – sales to riders on paved roads and tracks. With a large and unique product assortment, including a number of its own brands, an excellent customer experience and attractive prices, Pierce is changing the motorcycle enthusiast market in Europe.

The headquarter is located in Stockholm, Sweden, the central warehouse is located in Szczecin, Poland, and the customer support is located in Barcelona, Spain. During 2020 Pierce had around 400 employees and net revenues exceeding SEK 1.5bn (€150MM). Pierce also hosts a very active social media community with over 1.3 million followers.

During 2020 Pierce was selected as one of ‘Sweden’s Best Managed Companies’ by Deloitte in partnership with Nasdaq and was recognized as a 'D-Award' finalist as a top-3 e-commerce player in Sweden. During 2021, Pierce concluded an IPO and listed its shares on Nasdaq Stockholm's main market.

It started with a passion for our sport, was driven by the enthusiasm of our staff and we still dare to reach out for more with love and dedication for our customers.

Join us on our quest to become the most admired retailer within the motorcycle industry and shape the way motor enthusiasts shop by offering a state-of-the-art online shopping experience built on passion, professionalism, and a good dose of rebellious spirit.

We are passionate about riding motorcycles and have an exciting program for employees who want to learn to ride or get more involved in motorsport. But non-riders are also very welcome to join of course.