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# Senior Category Manager - France at Emma – The Sleep Company

- **Company:** Emma – The Sleep Company
- **Location:** Lisbon, Portugal
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-09-03
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-13
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/emma-sleep/23461662-050f-4dc2-b452-385114dac6a5

## Job description

Ready to lead, disrupt and reinvent the sleep industry? We are Emma – The Sleep Company. Founded in 2015, we have grown into the world’s largest direct-to-consumer (D2C) sleep brand, with a presence in over 20 markets and more than 35 Emma stores across Europe. Our mission is simple: to develop sleep comfort products that empower our customers to awaken their best every day. Today, our products are trusted by millions and recommended by leading consumer associations worldwide. It’s our people who bring this mission to life. At Emma, you’ll join a driven, international team that values ownership, collaboration, and continuous knowledge sharing. With colleagues from over 70 nationalities, we combine diverse perspectives with a shared ambition to learn, grow, and create lasting impact, together. Ready to awaken your best with us?

What You'll Do:

- Lead and grow the Mattress & Bed categories by defining the long-term category strategy, portfolio, pricing, and positioning.
- Define and execute the product portfolio strategy, coordinating product launches, phase-ins, phase-outs, and lifecycle optimization.
- Develop pricing and positioning strategies that strengthen competitiveness and maximize customer value.
- Act as the central point of contact for product success, collaborating with product development, marketing, customer service, and supply chain teams.
- Ensure compelling and consistent product communication by translating key USPs across the webshop and marketing channels.
- Monitor category performance and use sales data, customer feedback, and market insights to drive continuous improvements.
- Track market trends, competitor activity, and consumer behavior to inform category strategy and identify growth opportunities.
- Own product knowledge bases and awards while leading strategic category projects that support long-term business growth.

Who We're Looking For:

- You’re able to connect the dots between customer insights, product performance, pricing dynamics, and operational levers to define high-impact growth strategies.
- You have 5+ years of experience in Category Management, Pricing, RGM, Key Account Management, Business Strategy, or Consulting, ideally in e-commerce, retail, or consumer goods.
- You understand pricing, margin drivers, channel dynamics, and portfolio management deeply enough to make data-driven decisions that move the business forward.
- You can navigate and align diverse stakeholders across global, regional, and local teams. You lead through influence and structured communication.
- As part of a fast-scaling environment, you know how to operate in changing settings, solve problems creatively, and adapt quickly.
- Fluent in English.

What We Offer:

- Responsibility and decision-making authority from your first day
- The opportunity to work on challenging tasks that contribute to your professional growth
- Work independently and as part of a dedicated, international team
- Private Health Insurance and 24 vacations days per year, with 1 extra day per year worked (until a limit of 29 days per year)
- 22 remote days per quarter policy, with offices in Parque das Nações, Lisbon.
- Work with and learn from experts in diverse fields
- Get to know your team members at our exciting company events
- Working from a pet-friendly office

Become an Emmie We are on a mission to become No.1 in the world of sleep, and we’re looking for driven, ambitious people to help us shape what’s next. If you’re curious, hands-on, and ready to challenge the status quo, you’ll find the space here to make things happen and create real impact. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to building an inclusive workplace. We celebrate diversity and consider all qualified applicants regardless of race, ethnic origin, religion or belief, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or age. Our aim is to get back to you within a few days. Due to the high volume of applications, there may be slight delays, but we’ll get back to you as soon as possible.

## About Emma – The Sleep Company

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Emma – The Sleep Company is the world’s largest direct-to-consumer sleep brand, designing and selling mattresses and sleep accessories in over 35 countries.
- **Entity Type**: Private (backed by FRANZ HANIEL & CIE. GMBH; one prior funding round)
- **Headquarters**: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- **Founded**: 2015
- **Founders**: Not publicly disclosed in available sources

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Retail / Consumer Sleep Products (D2C)
- **Target customers**: B2C – end consumers looking for better sleep comfort
- **Mission**: “Enhance people's sleep” and “Awaken your best every day” through innovative sleep products.

## Products & Services
- **Emma Mattress (Original & Hybrid)**: Multi-layer foam and hybrid mattresses featuring proprietary AirGrid lattice technology for breathability, pressure relief, and support. Sold with a 100‑day free trial.
- **Pillows, Mattress Toppers & Bedding**: Complementary sleep comfort products.
- **Physical Retail Stores**: 25+ stores across Europe offering in‑person tryouts.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue of $500M+ (LinkedIn estimate)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Parent company is FRANZ HANIEL & CIE. GMBH, a German industrial group.
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Headcount of 1,002 employees (+9.4% YoY as of 2025)
  - Operations in 20+ countries with 4 global offices (Frankfurt, Lisbon, Manila, Mexico City)
  - 1.5 million mattresses sold in 2020; now available in 35+ countries
  - Transitioning from e‑commerce into sleep tech

## Competitive Advantages
- **Proprietary AirGrid Technology**: A lattice structure that combines memory‑foam pressure relief with enhanced breathability and responsiveness.
- **Strong Brand Recognition**: Recommended by leading consumer associations in EMEA, APAC, and the Americas.
- **Test‑and‑Learn Culture**: Data‑driven, hypothesis‑led execution that allows rapid iteration.
- **Global Direct‑to‑Consumer Model**: Vertical integration from design to delivery, bypassing traditional retail mark‑ups.

## Strategic Focus
- **Sleep Tech Expansion**: Moving beyond mattresses into technology‑driven sleep solutions (careers page lists “Transform sleep through tech” as a key area).
- **Offline Retail Growth**: Expanding physical store presence across Europe to complement online sales.
- **International Scaling**: Continued market entry (e.g., Taiwan & Hong Kong) and deepening local operations.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: “Start‑up heart with corporate power” – high ownership, bias for action, data‑informed decision making.
- **Hybrid & Flexibility**: Office‑first with up to 40% home office (22 home office days per quarter), flexible hours, pet policy in EU & Mexico offices.
- **Learning & Growth**: 70-20-10 model (70% hands‑on, 20% mentorship/coaching, 10% workshops). Access to 40+ mentors, 300+ self‑paced courses, and above‑benchmark coaching investment.
- **Diverse Community**: 900+ employees from 70+ nationalities, offices across 3 continents.
- **Compensation & Rating**: LinkedIn rating 3.4/5 (982 reviews) – strengths in work‑life balance (3.5) and culture (3.3), compensation rated lower (2.9).

## Sources
1. [team.emma-sleep.com](https://team.emma-sleep.com/about-emma)
2. [jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/emma-sleep)
3. [team.emma-sleep.com](https://team.emma-sleep.com/life-at-emma)
4. [teams.emma-sleep.com](https://teams.emma-sleep.com/)
5. [linkedin.com](https://de.linkedin.com/company/lifeatemma)

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