Sr Category Manager, Japan Merchandising, Retail

Sr Category Manager, Japan Merchandising, Retail Department: Business Development Team: Business Development Location: Tokyo, Japan Type: Full-Time **Senior Merchandising Manager, Grocery** Tokyo, Japan * * * **About the Role** We're seeking a strategic merchandising leader to own content and shopping experience strategy for Grocery in Japan. You'll combine data-driven insights with creative storytelling to drive consumer engagement and conversion across high-impact marketing campaigns. * * * **What You'll Do** _Merchandising & Content Strategy_ - Lead local merchandising and content strategy for Grocery and Retail - Craft compelling consumer narratives using performance data, seasonality insights, and market trends - Optimize the end-to-end shopping journey to drive engagement and conversion _Campaign Ownership & Execution_ - Own merchandising execution for high-impact marketing campaigns from planning through delivery - Manage campaign prioritization, planning calendars, and timelines in partnership with Sales and Marketing - Drive high-quality execution while contributing to longer-term strategic initiatives _Performance & Insights_ - Define success metrics and continuously track campaign and category performance - Generate actionable insights to improve consumer engagement, conversion, and shopping experience - Use data to identify opportunities to innovate and scale best practices _Cross-Functional Leadership_ - Serve as key leader aligning Operations, Sales, Strategy & Planning, Marketing, Legal, Product, and Global Merchandising teams - Influence and coordinate senior stakeholders across functions to ensure strategic alignment - Drive execution excellence through clear communication and collaborative leadership * * * **Basic Qualifications** - 9+ years of experience in e-commerce, retail, marketplace, or consumer-facing businesses - Demonstrated ownership of merchandising, growth, or content-related initiatives - Strong analytical capabilities: SQL proficiency and experience using data to drive decisions and prioritization - Fluent in English and Japanese with ability to communicate effec