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Category Head | High Growth D2C brand

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Job Description

  • Opportunity to work with a high-growth D2C brand in the Wellness space
  • Opportunity to head the largest category for the business

Job Description

1. End-to-End P&L Ownership

  • Own category-level P&L including revenue, gross margins, contribution margins, and bottom-line delivery.
  • Drive cost efficiency, pricing strategy, demand forecasting, and inventory planning in partnership with finance and supply chain teams.
  • Monitor performance through dashboards and use data-driven insights to steer business decisions.



2. Category & Business Strategy

  • Define and execute long-term category strategy aligned with consumer needs, brand positioning, and business goals.
  • Identify whitespace opportunities and develop the product roadmap for new launches and innovations.
  • Build annual operating plans (AOPs) with clear volume, value, and channel targets.



3. 4Ps Ownership (Product, Price, Place, Promotion)

  • Lead product strategy including concept creation, packaging decisions, claims, and consumer value propositions.
  • Develop pricing models that balance competitiveness and profitability.
  • Identify the right distribution mix across D2C, marketplaces, offline retail (if applicable).
  • Craft and oversee integrated marketing campaigns to drive awareness, acquisition, and loyalty.



4. Go-To-Market (GTM) Excellence

  • Create robust GTM frameworks for new product launches and category expansion.
  • Partner with digital, growth, CRM, performance marketing, and brand teams to deliver seamless execution.
  • Build strong channel strategies for D2C and marketplace environments.



5. Leadership & Cross-Functional Stakeholder Management

  • Influence and collaborate with senior leaders across Marketing, Supply Chain, Finance, Tech, and Creative.
  • Align leadership teams on category priorities, resource allocation, and growth initiatives.
  • Manage and mentor high-performing cross-functional teams to drive execution.



6. Consumer & Market Understanding

  • Deeply understand the female wellness landscape, category trends, and consumer motivations.
  • Lead consumer research, competition benchmarking, and opportunity mapping.
  • Drive a consumer-first culture across the team and product pipeline.



7. Commercial & Business Acumen

  • Bring strong strategic thinking with the ability to translate insights into actionable business decisions.
  • Evaluate business performance through KPIs such as CAC, LTV, repeat rates, category margins, retention metrics, and marketing efficiencies.
  • Continuously optimize the category's financial health through levers such as portfolio mix, pricing, promotions, and operational efficiencies.

The Successful Applicant

A successful Category Head should have:

  • Diversity candidates are preferred
  • Minimum 8 + experience in a Top tier FMCG firm
  • Only Top Tier MBAs will be considered for this role
  • Should have majority of their experience in end to end brand management/marketing management
  • Strong commercial judgment with experience in managing P&Ls at multiple levels.
  • A blend of sales and marketing exposure, along with proven capability in brand building.
  • Ability to look beyond data, form independent viewpoints, and articulate ideas clearly.
  • Excellent stakeholdermanagement skills with the ability to influence senior decisionmakers.
  • A wellrounded mix of ambition and a solid ethical compass.
  • A consumerfirst, firstprinciples approach to solving problems.

What's on Offer

  • If you thrive in a fastpaced environment and love having the autonomy to make highstakes decisions, this role is for you. Apply now!

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About Company

Michael Page has five decades of expertise in professional services recruitment. We were established in London in 1976, and over this period we've grown organically to become one of the best-known and most respected consultancies, with an office network spanning six continents.
While size has its advantages, it doesn't define us - the nature of our organic growth means that each new office is integrated into the region that it serves. It also means that as an employer looking to hire, or as a candidate aiming to grow your career you have the best of both worlds&#x3B; a team that understands the market and geography you operate in, plus the resources and expertise of an international network at your disposal.

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