Category Manager - eCommerce

To manage and successfully drive an SBU consisting of multiple product categories over an e-commerce driven channel, while achieving targets against the KPIs as per the system.

This role demands the candidate to be a go-getter who has a knack for problem-solving and growth hacking. The business requires acumen to disrupt the traditional procurement processes of the MSME market and bring in a more organized way of transaction.

The profile allows the candidate to project entrepreneurship and leadership skills and contribute towards the success of the organization, through endeavors which may go beyond the expected KRAs.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities :

- Responsible for maximizing the sales and profit of the categories and achieving sales budgets while remaining competitive in the marketplace

- Management of topline and bottomline (P&L), product returns and inventory mix

- Negotiate all vendor buying agreements between the company and respective suppliers

- Work with merchandising teams on promotional planning and merchandising

- Selecting products for advertising through online paid channels, social media etc., while ensuring pricing accuracy

- Work closely with Suppliers, majorly Brands and engage them in Joint Business Plans with a promise of growth and scale

- Plan website layout and taxonomy to improve the customer shopping experience

- Monitoring product lifecycle of every product in the category and take early calls for opportunity maximization

- Accurately forecasting trends, planning stock and monitoring performance.

- Drives Business growth, and Market Share of the Specific Category with a strong bend towards product, competition & consumer analytics.

- Planning and developing the product range and finalizing the pricing strategy for products

- To ensure 100% customer satisfaction through Seller/brand level monitoring of the NPS score vis-a-vis Delivery Time, Product Quality, Wrong SKU delivered etc.

Experience :

1-3 years of category management (preferably e-commerce)

Education :

- Post Graduate from Tier 1/Tier 2 college

- Graduate from Tier 1/Tier 2 college

Job Requirements :

- 6 Days working attitude

- Periodic travel might be required