Crunchyroll
Senior Category & Product Development Manager, eComm
Los Angeles, California, United States · Senior
Sponsorship not specified$105k-$130kDetected 9 days ago
Product ManagementForecastingExcelInventory ManagementOrganizational Skills
About the role
- We're looking for a Senior Category & Product Development Manager to help shape the future of the Crunchyroll Store.
- Reporting into the VP of eCommerce, you'll sit at the intersection of merchandising, product development, and commercial strategy.
- Translate anime, gaming, and pop culture trends into compelling assortments across apparel, accessories, collectibles, and collaborations
Responsibilities
- You'll partner closely with Design, Creative, Marketing, Planning, Finance, Legal, and Operations to create culturally relevant products that delight fans while delivering strong business results.
- Own the end-to-end product lifecycle for your category, from concept through launch and post-launch optimization
- Develop product briefs, define assortments, and make buy, pricing, and inventory decisions that balance fan demand, profitability, and long-term category growth
- Partner with vendors to manage product development, sampling, approvals, production timelines, quality, and delivery
- Drive cross-functional execution across Design, Creative, Marketing, Planning, Finance, Legal, and Operations to ensure successful product launches
- Experience partnering directly with manufacturers and vendors to manage product development, sampling, approvals, production, quality, and delivery
- Proven success leading cross-functional initiatives across Design, Creative, Marketing, Planning, Finance, Legal, and Operations
- Support program for new parents
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in merchandising, buying, category management, or product development within direct-to-consumer eCommerce or consumer products
- Deep knowledge of anime, gaming, and youth culture, with a proven ability to translate fan trends into commercially successful products and assortments
- Proficiency with Excel/Google Sheets and experience using eCommerce, analytics, inventory, or PLM systems
Compensation
- The Pay Range for this position is listed.
Benefits
- Receive a great compensation package including salary plus performance bonus earning potential, paid annually.
- Flexible time off policies allowing you to take the time you need to be your whole self.
- Generous medical, dental, vision, STD, LTD, and life insurance
- Health Saving Account HSA program
- Health care and dependent care FSA
- Employer paid commuter benefit
- The range listed is just one component of Crunchyroll's Total Rewards offerings for employees.
- Other rewards may include performance bonuses, employer matched retirement savings, time-off programs, and progressive health benefits and perks.
Company info
- About Crunchyroll
- Founded by fans, Crunchyroll delivers the art and culture of anime to a passionate community.
- We super-serve over 100 million anime and manga fans across 200+ countries and territories, and help them connect with the stories and characters they crave.
- Whether that experience is online or in-person, streaming video, theatrical, games, merchandise, events and more, it's powered by the anime content we all love.
- Join our team, and help us shape the future of anime!
- https://help.crunchyroll.com/hc/en-us/articles/360040471712-Crunchyroll-Hiring-FAQs
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- We are considering applicants available to work a hybrid schedule in our Los Angeles office.
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