Swiggy - Manager - Category - Pet/Baby/Jewellery

The candidate should be based out of Bangalore and is required to come to office every alternate week of the month

About the Team :

Swiggy Mall, Swiggy's latest offering is ?The Ultimate destination for Home & Family Shopping, delivered in 30 minutes and not in days!?.

Roles & responsibilities :

- Manage product launches end to end to achieve desired Category Share, Category Strategy & Ownership- Drive the Mall Vision through a mix of NPDs, driving existing portfolio & new initiatives to build a rich and financially viable offering.

- Plan right product assortments of NPDs and review every quarter for efficiency and productivity of each city at PAN India level to stay relevant for customers.

- Ownership like an entrepreneur / Be a merchant / Build the category with a long-term view deliverable- Constantly benchmark on product range, brand selection, margins, and pricing to ensure leadership position on the same every single week.

- Managing monthly promo, space management, pricing store drive & sales drive to meet monthly targets.

- Evaluate designs and prototypes for performance and reliability.

- Ensure product quality and understand product regulations and legal requirements as per Indian Market.

- Manage product Packaging and branding by coordinating with agencies, vendors and other relevant departments.

- Maintain in-stock availability par excellence.

- Develop a thorough understanding of the market segment, seasonality and current trends/events, and continually monitoring competitor efforts

- Drive category sales growth, share, profitability, and NPD program with customer engagement through shopper-focused solutions across range, activities, engagements, pricing, promotions & vendor management.

Desired Skills:

- Exp with 3-5 years of FMCG (or) Ecommerce in Category Management.

- Demonstrated ability to identify and solve ambiguous problems.

- Identifying customer needs and inventing new ways to meet those needs.

- Tenacity to develop ideas independently and thrive in a fast-paced start-up environment.

- Proven analytical thinking, project management skills, attention to detail and exceptional organizational skills are essential.

- Excellent verbal and written communication with interpersonal skills.

- Extreme attention to detail and willingness to roll up your sleeves.

- Not waiting for instructions, but showing end to end ownership with founder mindset.

Note: This role will require the candidate to work from the Bangalore office for 3 days every fortnight.

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