Furrl - Category Manager - D2C eCommerce

E-commerce Category Manager

Furrl is an early stage, funded startup building the next generation of fashion e-commerce through a discovery platform for D2C creators and brands. We are attacking the 100 billion dollar D2C market in India by creating a one stop shop for consumers to discover, validate and purchase these lakhs of independent brands and creators in India.

Our innovative discovery engine hosted in the Furrl app is first-of-its kind and is already receiving a lot of customer love.

The Founder is an IIT Kanpur and Harvard Business School alum, who has built several businesses from ground up within large and small organisations including ITC and Myntra. Most recently, she was Partner and India Head at Entrepreneur First, an early stage VC, where she built a portfolio of 42 startups in 3 years.

Responsibilities:

Your responsibilities will include:

- Market research to map out the independent D2C brand ecosystem in fashion, lifestyle, and beauty and identify target brands.

- Outreach to target brands to bring them on board the platform

- Setting up systems and processes for smooth onboarding of brands

- Working with brands on selection and cataloging on the platform

- Working with the tech team to ensure the right systems are in place for onboarding and tracking brands.

- Constant metric tracking to ensure brands' success on the platform

Requirements:

- 2-6 years of category eCommerce experience, preferably in Fashion

- A basic understanding of the D2C ecosystem and a keen eye for identifying new and exciting brands.

- Excel skills required the ability to do basic analysis and data management on Excel.

- Some experience with outbound sales is desirable.

- Self-starter with high ownership qualities

- Ability to be credible in front of brands and build lasting relationships

Bonus points if you:

- They are known for taking the initiative and have demonstrated a history of leading side projects

- Are enthusiastic about being a part of a startup and enjoy taking end-to-end ownership of tasks.

What to get excited about

- Be a part of a strong early team building a massive business. Work closely with experienced industry leaders.

- Get the rare chance to see a 0-to-1 journey and be a key member of that journey.

- Accelerate your career with a rapid growth path within the organization.

- Potential to convert the paid internship into a full-time role with attractive compensation.

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