Role Overview
We are looking for a Category Manager to manage and scale key business categories. The role primarily revolves around building a best-in-class assortment, ensuring competitive pricing, and continuously improving customer experience
.You will act as the category custodian, partnering closely with multiple teams—including procurement, marketing, finance, supply chain, and operations—to drive sales, profitability, and category growth
.The Deputy Manager – Category will own the end-to-end business performance, including P&L management, strategic planning, and execution across assortment, pricing, promotions, and marketing initiatives to deliver sustainable results
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Key Responsibiliti**
es🔹 P&L Ownership & Business Grow
- thOwn complete category P&L—driving sales, margins, and profitabilit
- y.Define and implement pricing, promotion, and discount strategies to meet business goal
- s.Identify growth opportunities, cost efficiencies, and process improvements through data-driven insight
- s.Partner with finance and operations to optimize working capital and improve contribution margin
s.🔹 Category Strategy & Developme
- ntBuild and scale the category assortment with the right product mix and vendor partnership
- s.Lead assortment planning, demand forecasting, and inventory management aligned with business cycle
- s.Identify and onboard new brands/vendors, negotiate contracts, and ensure long-term relationship
- s.Monitor market trends, competition, and consumer behavior to refine category strategy and pricing model
s.🔹 Marketing, Visibility & Customer Experien
- ceCollaborate with marketing to plan visibility campaigns, product launches, and brand partnership
- s.Drive conversion, repeat rate, and AOV through improved category merchandising and customer engagemen
- t.Ensure best-in-class product availability, quality, and experience across all customer touchpoint
s.🔹 Team & Stakeholder Manageme
- ntWork closely with cross-functional teams including supply chain, finance, and product for seamless executio
- n.Support and guide junior team members/analysts to deliver key KPI
- s.Champion data-led decision-making and use digital tools to enhance category efficienc
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Eligibility Crite**
- riaMBA from Tier 1 institute with minimum 1 year of experie
- nceMBA from Tier 2 institute with 1–3 years of experie
- nceGraduate with a strong growth trajectory and 3+ years of relevant experie
nceAdditional Deta
- ilsRole: Individual Contributor with high owners
- hipFunction: Category Management / Business Gro
- wthReporting: As per business struct
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