Category Manager - Sports Cards

About the role

You will launch and grow the category across sealed product and singles, stores, ecommerce, live commerce and events. This is a hands-on role covering category strategy, buying recommendations, stock availability, pricing, sealed-versus-cracking decisions, staff training and community growth.

Key responsibilities

• Build the launch plan, category strategy, range, forecasts and performance targets.
• Own performance across sales, margin, availability, sell-through, inventory turn and customer engagement.
• Recommend buys and allocations, manage release calendars and maintain the right stock across stores and online channels.
• Decide when product should be sold sealed, used in live breaks or cracked for singles based on demand, margin and risk.
• Establish clear processes for buying, grading, authenticating, pricing and handling raw and graded singles and collections.
• Develop live-selling, breaking, event and promotional plans that grow the category and community.
• Create practical product training and operating guides for store teams.
• Work across retail, ecommerce, operations, marketing and finance to deliver launches and report performance.

About you

• Deep, current knowledge of sports cards across sealed and singles, raw and graded cards, key product lines, players, sets, parallels, inserts and grading.
• Hands-on commercial or operational experience in sports cards - for example as a category manager, buyer, dealer, breaker, shop owner or high-volume seller.
• Strong commercial judgement and confidence using spreadsheets, forecasts and performance data.
• A practical, ownership-focused approach and the ability to build processes from scratch.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to train and influence store teams.
• High attention to detail, integrity and flexibility to attend events or work some evenings and weekends.

About us

Founded in 2006, Good Games is Australia's largest tabletop gaming retailer, with 33 stores nationwide, a growing ecommerce operation and strong expertise in singles, events and community building. We are now launching a dedicated Sports Cards business in Australia.