Job Role: Category Manager
Reports to: CMO
Location: Mumbai
Work Mode: 5 Days (Stretched work hours during festival season is expected)
Work Mode: Work From Office (WFO)
Experience: 3–4 Years
Education
- MBA from a Tier-1/Tier-2 B-School preferred.
- Preferred institutes include IIM Raipur, IIM Ranchi, SCMHRD, IMT, IRMA, TAPMI, FORE School of Management, and similar institutes.
- Preferred pass-out batch: 2021–2022
About Our Client
Our client is one of India's leading premium food & bakery brands with a strong national presence and a reputation for innovation, quality, and customer experience. Backed by leading investors, the organization is on a high-growth journey and offers an excellent opportunity to work in a fast-paced, consumer-focused environment.
Role Overview
We are looking for a highly analytical and business-driven Category Manager to own and scale key product categories end-to-end. The role requires strong commercial acumen, category strategy expertise, P&L ownership, pricing, consumer insights, and cross-functional collaboration to drive sustainable business growth.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own the P&L of assigned product categories and drive revenue, profitability, and growth.
- Develop and execute category strategies aligned with business objectives.
- Build Annual Operating Plans (AOP) using consumer insights, sales trends, and market data.
- Drive assortment planning, pricing strategy, and product lifecycle management.
- Identify category growth opportunities through market analysis and competitive benchmarking.
- Partner with product development teams to launch new products based on consumer demand.
- Optimize category performance across D2C channels, marketplaces, and quick-commerce platforms.
- Collaborate with marketing, supply chain, operations, and sales teams for successful product launches and promotional campaigns.
- Track and improve key business metrics including sales, conversion, AOV, repeat purchases, and contribution margins.
- Build strong vendor relationships and negotiate commercials wherever applicable.
- Drive process improvements to enhance category performance and scalability.
Desired Candidate Profile:
- 3–4 years of experience in Category Management, Growth Marketing, Brand Management, Business Management, or Merchandising.
- Strong experience in P&L Management, Pricing Strategy, AOP Planning, Category Growth, and Business Analytics.
- Exposure to Food & Beverage categories in Quick Commerce is highly preferred.
- Candidates from FMCG, D2C brands, Food Service, E-commerce, or Consumer Brands will also be considered.
- Strong analytical skills with hands-on experience in Excel and data-driven decision making.
- Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
Preferred Background
Candidates currently working with or having experience in:
- Quick Commerce
- Food & Beverage FMCG
- D2C Consumer Brands
- Food Service Brands
- E-commerce Category Teams
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