Category Manager
Since launching the world’s first portable wood-pellet pizza oven in 2012, Ooni has grown into an award‑winning, multinational company with a product range loved by pizza makers all over the globe. Our mission has always been to design innovative products that spark joy in our customers, and whilst we’re incredibly proud of what we’ve accomplished so far - we’re only just getting started.
We’re now entering an exciting new chapter in Ooni’s journey. As part of our growth strategy, we’re strengthening our core technical capabilities within our product team and that’s where you come in. We’re looking for a Category Manager superstar to join the Ooni team. Working as part of our Category Management team, you’ll be involved in shaping our product roadmap and driving strategy for our award‑winning product range. Alongside our Head of Product Category Management and Senior Category Managers, you’ll be an in‑house expert on all things consumer and ensure our customers are always at the heart of our product development.
What you’ll do
* Support our Head of Category Management and Senior Category Managers to deliver our long-term commercial strategy.
* Building on consumer insight, market understanding and internal expertise help to build out market-leading segment plans for the categories you’re leading on.
* Identify and share knowledge of existing and emerging consumer needs and wants identifying potential opportunities.
* Work closely with our Product team throughout the new product development process to ensure we deliver best-in-class products that exceed consumer expectations.
* Brief new products into the Marketing team for the creation of packaging, collateral and product launch assets.
* Work closely with the Sales and Marketing teams on go-to-market planning and retailer line reviews.
* Contribute to demand planning with Sales, Operations, and Finance, offering forecasts grounded in market insight.
* With the Planning team, manage product lifecycles post-launch - tracking performance, addressing technical issues, driving improvements and coordinating end-of-life processes.
* Understand, report on, and offer insight into Ooni’s product and category financials.
What you’ll need to succeed
* Strong commercial understanding – able to connect consumer insight, pricing and performance data to make smart recommendations.
* Consumer-first mindset – you’re passionate about understanding customer needs and using that knowledge to shape great products.
* Analytical thinker – comfortable working with numbers, reports and market data to draw clear, actionable insights.
* Collaborative approach – you thrive working cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Marketing, Sales and Operations teams to bring ideas to life.
* Organised and detail-oriented – able to manage multiple projects, deadlines and stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.
* Excellent communicator – clear, confident and comfortable presenting your ideas and insights.
* Curious and growth-minded – you love learning, exploring trends and challenging yourself to keep improving.
* Experience in consumer product or category management – ideally within a consumer goods/durables environment.
* Solid category management or product experience – in category, product or brand management, ideally within consumer goods, retail or a design‑led environment.
Why Ooni?
When you join one of our global teams, you’re joining a dedicated group of doers who value Kindness, Passion, Innovation, Ambition and Rigor above all else. We live, work and play by these values and are proud of what we’ve built here.
As a member of our team, you will also receive the following:
* Work for an employer that cares about your well-being – private healthcare through Bupa as well as on-demand coaching and therapy sessions via BetterHelp.
* £500 to spend on Ooni products each year, and a 50% discount on any other Ooni products.
* £500 every year to spend on your passion – whatever that may be.
* 35 days of paid time off per year, plus an additional five-week sabbatical after five years.
* Access to an employee assistance programme which includes on-demand coaching.
* We believe in giving back to our communities – every team member receives five paid volunteer days each year to support causes they care about.
Having a fantastic culture is really important to all of us at Ooni. We work hard to make it diverse and inclusive, and want everyone to have access to the same opportunities.
If you would like this advert in a different format or need an alternative method of applying, please let us know – you can email us at jobs@ooni.com.
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