Category Manager

The Position

Pierce is one of Europe’s most successful online retailers. We are growing rapidly, and we are currently looking for a Category Manger in Stockholm, Sweden. Would you like to be part of a dynamic Category Management team in a company with close to 300 people, that sells across 18 European markets and manages suppliers around the globe, then this could be the role for you!

We are looking for a commercially driven, entrepreneurial, high energy category manager, who will own and develop our technical motorcross parts range. This role would be responsible for all commercial aspects of the category, including sales, profit, stock development and supplier relationships.

The key goals for this role include:

- Increase sales and profit in line with projected budgets
- Balance product availability against the desire to minimize stock value and help increase stock turnover
- Create a compelling and differetiated product offering in the market, make Pierce the company of choice for your product range

Responsibilities include:

- Own and drive the specified product assortment
- Develop yearly category plans and manage the execution roadmap, with clear milestones and deliverables
- Expand assortment, sales and profit
- Manage existing suppliers and identify new supplier opportunities
- Negotiate supplier terms and conditions
- Conduct periodic supplier reviews
- Instigate and lead projects to develop new private label products
- Manage category performance, track kpi's, identify opportunities to improve the business
- Plan and develop an integrated product marketing plan in close collaboration with the other departments



- Bachelor level education with a strong interest in technology and/or motorcross
- Minimum of 2 year previous experience in purchasing or category management
- Solid understanding of how to market and sell product online, preferable from an ecommerce environment
- Excellent communication skills in English and preferably in Swedish
- General knowledge of MS Office and PIM and ERP systems
- Experiece in the motorcycle industry or having affinity with motorcycles would be a clear advantage
- Flexibility to adapt quickly in a fast paced, fast growing international and multi-cultural organization
- We expect you to be a team player, to live and breathe the Pierce values, to operate with a sense of urgency and to bring a real winners mentality
- As part of this role we expect you to travel internationally to attend fairs, events and supplier meetings


Pierce AB is the ecommerce company that has grown to become Europe’s biggest online retailer for gear and accessories within Motorcycles and Snowmobiles. We do this throughout Europe through our shops 24MX, XLmoto and SledStore. The company is in an amazing growth spurt, growing by more than 40% yearly, always with black numbers on the last row. At the beginning of 2009 we were a team of 4, today we are more than 240 international professionals, committed to giving our customers across 17 European markets a huge range of products and an extraordinary level of service. Our turnover during 2017 was 60 MEUR, up 45% from the year before.

It started with 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 motor 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