Category Manager

Designation - Category Manager

Location - Mumbai, Lower Parel

About Us:

The Souled Store is one of India's fastest-growing youth-focused lifestyle brands. Founded in 2013 as a homegrown Indian brand, we have become one of the largest online merchandising platforms, partnering with global licenses such as Disney, Warner Bros., WWE, IPL, and Viacom18. Our offerings extend beyond themed designs like superheroes, movies, TV shows, and cartoons, as we continue to lead the latest youth fashion and lifestyle trends. Expanding beyond apparel, we are growing across categories such as action figures, backpacks, collectibles, footwear, and kidswear.

While primarily an online brand, we have successfully ventured into offline retail with over 80 stores across India and ambitious plans for further expansion. At The Souled Store, we believe in loving what you do, working smart, and taking ownership. We have built a strong, dynamic team of like-minded individuals who think like leaders and drive growth aggressively. If you resonate with our vision and want to be part of an evolving brand, we would love to have you on board.

Role Overview :

The Souled Store is looking for candidates to join the team in the role of a Manager-Category for the categories of Men's apparel, Women's western wear and bottom wear

Responsibilities :

• Responsible for mapping the overall strategy of the identified category for the brand and for the P&L of the category.
• Ensure product focus align with quality, style, and pricing benchmarks for the brand
• Analysing the current trends and forecasting future consumer trends basis seasonality, environment/external factors, demand, competitor analysis etc for the respective categories.
• Devise long-term developmental strategies for product categories and exit categories as required
• Plan the product range and inventory and accordingly create and execute vendor relationships effectively
• Determine the product availability, visibility, and category mix in order to best meet customer demands
• Strategize the overall positioning of the products to enhance visibility in both online and retail formats
• Develop a price architecture and margin strategy in collaboration with the supply chain and marketing team
• Collaborate with the cross-functional teams to determine what needs or behaviours are driving category sales, perform an analysis of the changes to be implemented in order to improve customer experience and in turn drive category growth.
• Planning continuous improvement strategies and driving automation by implementing the best in class practices for scaling up operations
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and make informed decisions
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management abilities

Education background:

• Bachelors or Masters in Fashion Management or Technology or MBA
• 6 to 10 years of experience in a similar role with online/offline Retail in category management, buying or merchandising
• Strong data analysis acumen and an ability/knack to forecast trends

Good to have:

• Interest in pop culture, fandom & ever-evolving fashion trends
• Ability to partner & collaborate well in a very fast-paced environment
• Passion to partner with an evolving brand and be personally vested in its growth Deep empathy and belief in people and relationships.
• A roll up your sleeves and get it done leadership style, marked by a high level of energy and attention to detail.