Category Manager

About Us: Curefit Healthcare Pvt Ltd, founded in 2016, is India's largest fitness company and wellness platform. Cult, from the house of Curefit, was established with a mission to make fitness easy, fun and accessible to everyone, and has emerged as a community celebrating the joy of fitness. The brand today offers a range of fitness services ranging from group workouts, gyms and personalized fitness solutions, as well as an expansive selection of quality fitness products for the everyday athlete.

The company's vision is to empower everyone towards an active and healthier lifestyle through innovative fitness solutions, enabled by technology.

Job Summary: We are looking for a Category Manager to manage a category of product for our company. You will be the one responsible for the pricing and overall promotion of a product category to maximize consumer appeal. Relationships with vendors and product range management will also be part of your duties. An excellent category manager must have extensive experience in understanding consumer needs and the retail environment.

They must have a commercial mindset and full comprehension of marketing and sales principles. Exceptional communication skills are also key for category managers. The goal is to increase sales and profitability of business to drive sustainable growth.

Key Responsibilities:

● Responsible for topline and bottom line management of the category

● Understand the product roadmap and manage both supply/sourcing & demand side of the business

● Take responsibility of the brand and build it over a period of time to be able to add value to the consumer.

● Responsible for managing the customer NPS and experience with the product pre and post purchase.

● Analyze data or insights to determine industry and consumer trends

● Devise long-term development strategies for product categories

● Develop exit strategies for unsuccessful products

● To provide cost analysis and profitability cost to the management and make recommendations on cost control and reductions (FP&A)

● Foster trust relationships with vendors to achieve better pricing and quality of services

● Place appropriate orders to ensure product availability that meets consumer demands

● Lead and participate in forecasting and budgeting exercise

● Determine the positioning of a product category to maximize visibility

● Liaise with marketing teams to determine competitive pricing and promotional activities of a product category

● Collaborate with buyers and merchandisers to expand product categories

● Make forecasts for product demand to ensure the sustainability of inventory

● Assume responsibility of budget development and revenue for category

● Track performance against performance and business cases; highlight issues and variances

Qualifications and Skills:

● Candidate must possess at least Bachelor's Degree/Post Graduate Diploma/Professional

● Degree in Finance/Accountancy/Banking or equivalent

● Preferable if specialized in Banking/Financial Services or equivalent

● Proven experience as category manager or similar role with minimum 4 years of experience

● Excellent analytical, financial modeling, communication and presentation skills

● Organized, methodical and detailed oriented

● Capable of multitasking within a tight timeline

● Solid knowledge of category management, marketing and sales principles

● Understanding of data analysis and forecasting methods

● An analytical mind with a strategic ability