Category Manager

The team you will be a part of:

This role in summary:

Create & sustain a dynamic environment that fosters development opportunities & motivates high performance amongst team members; imparting continuous on-job training to accomplish greater operational efficiency.

Your responsibilities will include:

Responsible for delivery of Category P&L:
● Accountable for driving category sales and support sales channels through execution of advertising, promotion and branding activities
● Responsible for market size estimation, identifying market trends and shifts in consumer preferences and pricing decisions pertaining to the category
● Responsible for tracking and mitigating competition actions
● Responsible for driving various planning cycles (eg, long range plan, profit plan, operating plan) for product categories.
● Responsible for supporting product design process, mining of consumer relevant innovation and maintaining the health of product portfolio
● Responsible for New Product Development, Launch and Project Management

Stakeholder Management:
External: Collaborate with Vendors

Internal:

1. Collaborate with platform teams, design, procurement and supply chain team towards product development
2. Collaborate with Sales Channel Heads and Regional Sales Managers to identify portfolio gaps and execute tactical interventions

Minimum requirements:

Experience: 5-7 years of experience in Category Management/ Brand Management role
Education: Full Time MBA

TECHNICAL:

1. P&L Management

2. Consumer Insighting & New Product development confidence

3. Marketing Communication

Preferred skills and experiences:

MANAGERIAL

1. Lead with speed – agility, focus and

2. Own it - be personally & collectively accountable for results

3. Straight talk – Share honestly, transparently and timely

What we offer:

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