Top 31 Category managers Jobs in Irvine, Ca

Buyer / Planner / Analyst
Alternative Retail | Tustin, CA —Santa Ana, CA
- $80,000 - $100,000 a year
- Full-time
- Background check
- Microsoft Excel
- 5 years
- 401(k)
- Paid time off
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Product Manager – Networking Cabling (Fiber / CAT)
GigaTech Products —Irvine, CA
- $85,000 - $90,000 a year
- Full-time
- Research
- Mid-level
- Office
- Health savings account
- 401(k)
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2d
E-Commerce Manager
Contixo Inc. —Chino, CA
- $31 - $36 an hour
- Full-time
- Sales
- Marketing
- Merchandising
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
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Senior Category Manager - Ecommerce/Omnichannel
Monster Energy —Corona, CA
- $97,500 - $130,000 a year
- Microsoft Outlook
- Marketing
- Merchandising
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13d
Manager, Product, South Coast Plaza
Chanel —Costa Mesa, CA
- $92,400 - $120,000 a year
- Weekends as needed
- 5 years
- Bachelor's degree
- Senior level
- Health savings account
- AD&D insurance
Merchant
Torrid —City of Industry, CA
- $100,000 - $130,000 a year
- Email
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
- 5 years
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
10d
MHE Category Manager
Rehrig Pacific Company —Tustin, CA
- Full-time
- Up to 50% travel
- Bachelor of Science
- Product management
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11d
Grocery Category Manager
Mother's Market & Kitchen, Inc. —Newport Beach, CA
- $80,000 - $90,000 a year
- Weekends as needed
- Merchandising
- Mid-level
- Analysis skills
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
Analyst Space Optimization
Diageo —Aliso Viejo, CA
- $66,413 - $110,688 a year
- Full-time
- Merchandising
- Mid-level
- Travel
2d
Buyer- Men's Screens
Tillys —Irvine, CA
- $100,000 - $115,000 a year
- Weekends as needed
- Microsoft Word
- 5 years
- Merchandising
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
Buyer, Women's
Pacific Sunwear Stores LLC —Anaheim, CA
- $100,000 a year
- Weekends as needed
- Ability to walk for extended periods
- Merchandising
- Mid-level
- 401(k) matching
- Referral program
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Vans: Senior Manager, Merchandising, Men's Bottoms & Outerwear
Vans —Costa Mesa, CA
- $120,960 - $151,200 a year
- Full-time
- Merchandising
- Analysis skills
- Mentoring
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5d
Product Category Specialist
Wismettac Asian Foods, Inc. —Santa Fe Springs, CA
- $70,000 - $79,000 a year
- Full-time
- English
- Mid-level
- Product management
- Wellness program
- Health insurance
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12d
Merchandise Planner
Boot Barn —Irvine, CA
- $90,000 - $105,000 a year
- Heavy lifting
- Customer service
- Merchandising
- Store discount
- Health insurance
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4d
Merchandising Analyst
EMINENT, INC. —Cerritos, CA
- $75,000 - $80,000 a year
- Full-time
- Merchandising
- Mid-level
- SQL
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Ecommerce Manager
Monoprice Inc. —Brea, CA
- $85,000 - $90,000 a year
- Full-time
- Microsoft Outlook
- Merchandising
- ERP systems
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Divisional Merchandise Manager - Work Apparel and Work Boots
Boot Barn —Irvine, CA
- $180,000 - $225,000 a year
- Heavy lifting
- Merchandising
- 11+ years
- Store discount
- Health insurance
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Temporary Associate Merchant
Pentland Brands —Long Beach, CA
- Temporary
- Hybrid work
- Merchandising
- ERP systems
- Mid-level
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Buyer, RevolveMan
REVOLVE —Cerritos, CA
- $80,000 - $85,000 a year
- Full-time
- Mid-level
- Office
- Analysis skills
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12d
Buyer - Men’s Knit Tops and Ballcaps
Boot Barn —Irvine, CA
- $95,000 - $110,000 a year
- Heavy lifting
- 5 years
- Word processing
- Store discount
- Health insurance
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Buyer / Planner / Analyst

Alternative Retail | Tustin, CA
Santa Ana, CA

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Job Details

Full-time
$80,000 - $100,000 a year

Benefits

401(k)
Paid time off

Qualifications

Data quality checks
Data preprocessing
Microsoft Excel
Machine learning/AI-based analysis
Business intelligence
Interpersonal skills
Spreadsheets
Merchandising
AI tools proficiency
Retail buying
Retail math
Technical Proficiency

Full Job Description

$80,000–$100,000

Candidate will own the buying for a portfolio of 200+ lifestyle and fashion apparel brands, using historical sell-through data and AI-assisted analysis to curate purchase orders that maximize sell-through at our required margins.

About Alternative Retail

Alternative Retail is a Southern California company that operates warehouse sales and sample sales for more than 200 lifestyle, fashion, and apparel brands. Our model is different from traditional retailers: inventory sells in short, high-intensity event windows rather than sitting on a floor year-round. That makes buying decisions — what to acquire opportunistically, at what depth, and at what price — the single biggest driver of our business.

About the Role

Reporting directly to a co-founder, you'll be the analytical engine behind our purchasing. Twelve months in, success looks like this: you've built a repeatable, data-driven buying process; our purchase orders consistently hit sell-through and margin targets; slow-moving inventory is shrinking; and the founders trust your recommendations enough that reviewing an order takes minutes, not hours. This is a planning and analysis role — you will not be working the sale floor at events.

What You'll Do

Own the analysis of historical shipped and sold data across 200+ brands — normalizing messy, inconsistent vendor files into clean, decision-ready datasets
Evaluate opportunistic available-goods lists from vendors and curate recommended purchase orders — quantity by style, broken down by size curve and color performance
Compute event-based sell-through metrics
Manage inventory position targets — balancing on-hand stock against expected demand so we buy deep on proven performers without overbuying unproven items
Use Claude / Gemini daily as a core analysis partner — building and refining structured buying logic, reviewing opportunities, and generating draft orders for review by the team.
Present recommendations to the founders with clear rationale, confidence levels, and flagged risks — and defend or revise them under questioning

What We're Looking ForRequired

5+ years of experience in buying, merchandise planning, allocation, or inventory analysis for apparel, footwear, or accessories
Highly technical: advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency (pivot tables, lookups, data cleaning, navigating large datasets) is non-negotiable
Experience using AI tools for analysis — or demonstrated aptitude and genuine enthusiasm to make AI a core part of your workflow
Strong retail math: sell-through, turn, margin, size curves, open-to-buy concepts
Comfort with ambiguity — vendor data arrives in inconsistent formats, and you'll need judgment where the data is incomplete.
Be a team player — stepping in to assist the inventory team with reconciling orders or chasing down missing data from vendors when needed

Preferred

Off-price, closeout, or liquidation apparel experience — you understand opportunistic buying, where hesitation means the goods are gone
Exposure to event-based or pop-up retail (warehouse sales, sample sales, outlet)
Experience with BI tools alongside Excel.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary: $80,000–$100,000, depending on experience
Performance bonuses tied to event outcomes
401(k) eligibility
Paid vacation and sick leave
Santa Ana, CA based — with remote flexibility available for the right fit

Pay: $80,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year

Benefits:

401(k)
Paid time off

Experience:

Microsoft Excel: 5 years (Required)
Clothing/Shoes purchasing/analyzing: 3 years (Required)

Work Location: In person

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category managers jobs in irvine, ca

Buyer / Planner / Analyst

Product Manager – Networking Cabling (Fiber / CAT)

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Senior Category Manager - Ecommerce/Omnichannel

Manager, Product, South Coast Plaza

Merchant

MHE Category Manager

Grocery Category Manager

Analyst Space Optimization

Buyer- Men's Screens

Buyer, Women's

Vans: Senior Manager, Merchandising, Men's Bottoms & Outerwear

Product Category Specialist

Merchandise Planner

Merchandising Analyst

Ecommerce Manager

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