Neemans - Category Manager

About Neemans:

'Are you guys crazy?'

'This won't work!'

'India wouldn't buy it!'

These are some of the things that our founders were told when they set up Neeman's Shoes in 2018. 4 years and over 6 lakh pairs sold later, Neeman's Shoes is now emerging as one of the hottest and fastest growing footwear startups in the country and largely being regarded as the pioneer in the creation of a sustainable footwear category in India.

The brand has secured multiple rounds of funding and is backed by the largest Consumer investors within the country.

Here's what in store for you if you decide to take up a role at Neeman's:

- An opportunity to work on world-class footwear products, Made in India

- You will be pampered with footwear all the time

- Collaborate with a team that is obsessed with crafting the most comfortable, versatile, and sustainable footwear

- Brainstorm with the founders themselves

- Beer parties where work is forgotten for a couple of hours.

Join Neeman's on its journey to #ChangeTheNorm in the footwear industry and watch India change the way it wears shoes.

About Role:

The role of Category Manager requires strong analytical skills and a deep understanding of ecommerce product management for the footwear category in the D2C space. The position is responsible for analyzing large data sets to identify trends, draw insights and develop recommendations for key partners. The Category Manager will serve as an expert on product performance and customer experience related to the area of ownership.

What you will do here

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

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

- Driving category growth and market share with strong product/consumer analytics

- Collaborate with marketing and creative teams to sync brand-wide strategies by utilizing the most productive content and exposing the highest conversion drivers.

- Strategically plan product collections, pages, content updates and featured shops based on inventory needs

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

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

- Analyzing daily, weekly, monthly sales data to understand sales promoters and proactively take actions to achieve defined targets

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

- Accurately forecasting trends, planning stock and monitoring performance

What you must have

- 8+ years' experience of working as a category manager for the footwear category

- Experience in building and scaling brands on Amazon, Myntra , Ajio.

- Solid knowledge of category management, marketing and sales principles

- Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and report with exceptional attention to detail

- Excellent communication skills

- Proficient in MS Office

Why Neeman's:

Working with us, you'll enjoy competitive compensation & benefits, crazy parties, generous learning and professional development, and an opportunity to impact thousands of lives alongside a fun, dedicated and mission-driven team.

At Neeman's, we truly value the diversity of thought, perspectives and life experiences of our team. We know that the best outcomes stem from bringing together voices with wide ranging identities, embracing a culture of belonging, and that sustaining a workplace where everyone can bring their full selves is a path, not a destination.

We welcome everyone to apply. Your personal data is used by Neeman's for recruitment purposes only.