Category Manager - Internet/Online

Responsibilities:

- Act as the - business owner- for his or her categories, possessing a complete understanding of internal and external variables that impact our business (this entails owning, monitoring, understanding and reporting on the category, along with responsibility for driving strategic projects and promotions to achieve business objectives)

- Have a fair understanding of the industry, seasonality and global trends/events, and continually monitor competitor/industry developments

- Maximize Holachef's long-term business profitability

- Have a complete understanding of the customer needs, both existing and potential, and use that knowledge to deliver site features that provide Holachef customers with an unparalleled shopping experience

- Manage chef relationships - manage chef partner contracts, Chef Menus, Food Products QC, Scale Production possibilities, negotiate and secure food pricing, Recipe Licensing.

- Create business plans for new opportunities, develop and execute project plans for the launch of new features and food products, incorporating merchandising and pricing strategies

- Coordinate cross-functional teams, team building and communicate with internal and external parties, while meeting tight deadlines

- Conduct financial analysis of business opportunities to meet and exceed revenue and profitability targets

- Ensuring supply of food from right channel partners at the right place, right price and at the right time.

- Assist in making agreements and penalty clauses.

- Hiring

Requirements: - 2 - 3 years of relevant Category Management experience.

- Technical/Engineering background a must!

- Good interpersonal skills and impeccable written and oral communication skills

- Good business judgement, prioritization, focus and ability to multi-task and work in a highly charged environment

- Intelligent and self-motivated; should be willing to work hard to achieve and exceed targets

- Willing to commute and visit Chefs whenever required

- Comfortable with working for long and unpredictable hours

- Innovative, enthusiastic and a quick thinker

- Exceptional Negotiation Skills

- Good Judge of People