Category Manager, Collectible Cards

Are you passionate about collectibles? Do you love helping find the rare and unique, the sentimental and loved, the rare find that you know will grow in value? If so, this role is perfect for you! eBay is the market leader in helping Canadian collectors sell and buy whatever their passion may be! Whether it’s cards, comics, toys, stamps, coins, paper money, vinyl – you can find it on eBay. We are looking for people with drive, ideas, and a passion for helping small businesses succeed.

Business Overview

Founded in 1995 in San Jose, California, eBay Inc is a global ecommerce leader, and one of the world’s most recognizable brands. Our marketplace connects millions of buyers and sellers around the world, every day. From our roots in online auctions for used goods, today eBay is an ecommerce powerhouse with over 1 billion new and used items available for purchase using both fixed-price and auction formats. We have over 150M active buyers in 190 countries. Canadians trade over $1.5 billion dollars on eBay annually, making us one of the country’s most successful ecommerce businesses.

eBay’s purpose is to “connect people and build communities to create economic opportunity for all” – this includes individuals, entrepreneurs and businesses of all sizes. eBay’s marketplace enables small and medium businesses across Canada to succeed while they ‘stay local and sell global’.

eBay Canada has a very entrepreneurial atmosphere with the feeling of a start-up, but the resources (via our global teams) of an established company – the best of both worlds.

Role Overview

Reporting to the Head of Collectibles for eBay Canada, this position involves driving the collectibles vertical strategy for Collectibles with a focus on Collectible Card Games. You will work closely with both internal and external partners to make sure eBay has the inventory and on-site experience to grow the business. This category is a major priority for eBay and the successful candidate will have the opportunity to drive this business to the next level.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor key performance metrics (pricing, inventory, discoverability, customer happiness, gross merchandise volume, etc.) and react to drive business
• Help drive category strategy (including strategic assessment of subcategory opportunities – customers, competitors, market forces, etc.)
• Develop and execute initiatives to fundamentally improve the user experience for our buyers and sellers
• Drive strategic product, policy, communications, business development, marketing, and inventory initiatives in a holistic manner to improve buyer & seller happiness
• Develop and execute tactics and plans to build the business
• Drive eBay onsite and offsite event planning with cross functional teams
• Develop solutions to identify new businesses, build a strong pipeline and help with onboarding
• Lead all aspects of performance and business planning for top sellers, buyers, and 3rd party partners

Required Skills

• Strong attention to detail with the sense of responsibility for the flawless execution of assigned tasks
• Prior experience within the Collectibles industry is an asset
• Strong time management skills, including the discipline to get things done in ambiguous situations and the ability to work on multiple projects and navigate multiple partner engagements simultaneously
• Expert in MS-Excel and fluency with MS-Office and SQL
• Experience in buying and selling on eBay an asset
• Strong written and verbal English communication skills; French fluency desirable
• 3-5 years of relevant experience with growing responsibility in Merchandising, Buying, Category Management/Account Management in an online retail or marketplace environment
• Bachelor's degree required; MBA preferred

Benefits are an essential part of your total compensation for the work you do every day. Whether you’re single, in a growing family, or nearing retirement, eBay offers a variety of comprehensive and competitive benefit programs to meet your needs. Including maternal & paternal leave, paid sabbatical, and plans to help ensure your financial security today and in the years ahead because we know feeling financially secure during your working years and through retirement is important.

Here at eBay, we love creating opportunities for others by connecting people from widely diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and geographies. So, being diverse and inclusive isn’t just something we strive for, it is who we are, and part of what we do each and every single day. We want to ensure that as an employee, you feel eBay is a place where, no matter who you are, you feel safe, included, and that you have the opportunity to bring your unique self to work. To learn about eBay’s Diversity & Inclusion click here: https://www.ebayinc.com/company/diversity-inclusion/

eBay Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, and disability, or other legally protected status. If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at [email protected]. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible. View our accessibility info to learn more about eBay's commitment to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities. For more information see: EEO is the Law Poster and EEO is the Law Poster Supplement.

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