Product Category Manager, Lighting

A national retail leader in the lighting sector is transforming the customer experience across Canada with a growing showroom network and a commitment to innovation, design excellence, and service. With a strong showroom presence across major markets and recent strategic acquisitions in the lighting category, the company is investing in innovation, design excellence, and customer experience to position itself as a destination brand in the marketplace.

They are seeking a Product Category Manager, Lighting, to oversee the end-to-end management of the lighting product category across showrooms nationally. This role plays a critical part in shaping the product assortment, strengthening vendor partnerships, supporting sales strategies, and training showroom teams to drive performance and market leadership. With deep lighting expertise and a sharp eye for trends and data, the Product Category Manager will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to elevate the company’s competitive position in a highly specialized and dynamic sector.

Description

• Own the lighting category, including product selection, pricing, assortment, and procurement.
• Build and manage relationships with key vendors and suppliers.
• Analyze category sales, margin performance, and market trends using data tools (e.g., DOMO dashboards) to inform decisions.
• Partner with showroom managers, marketing, procurement, supply chain, and display teams to deliver an exceptional customer experience.
• Provide product knowledge and selling strategy training to showroom teams.
• Identify growth opportunities, optimize vendor performance, and increase market share.

Requirements

• You have 5+ years’ experience in product management, category management, or merchandising, ideally within lighting.
• Experience engaging with or reporting to executives and the C-suite level. This role reports to the Vice President of Showrooms
• You bring deep knowledge of lighting products and an understanding of the competitive landscape.
• You are highly analytical, commercially minded, and data-driven.
• You excel at relationship-building across vendors and internal teams.
• You are organized, proactive, and comfortable working in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

Corporate Culture

• Join a growing, forward-thinking company that is reinvesting in its showrooms and expanding its national presence.
• Work cross-regionally with experienced teams passionate about delivering best-in-class solutions.
• Flexible location: ideally Toronto or Vancouver, but open to other major metro showroom markets.

Contact Miriam Ronen at 416.410.5316 x4 or submit your resume in confidence below.