Designation/Role : Asst Category Manager / Category Manager
Role : Category Manager
Experience : 5-10 years
Location : GURGAON
Working Days: 5.5 Days a week
Categories to be handled : Staples

 

Roles and responsibilities:

• Assortment Planning-

 Define and create assortment and build ways to have a sharp track of consumer preferences, market and competitors
 Buying Planning and Vendor Tie-ups
 Build local, regional and national tie-ups with manufacturers, suppliers and brands of FMCG and General merchandise
 Terms of Trade (ToTs) negotiations and execution with regional and national brands in the best interest of the company.
 To explore Inventory led as well as through marketplace assortment and inventory management.
 To plan purchase and execution to ensure maximum level of availability.
 Pricing, Promotion and Other Income Planning P&, Ownership
 Own top line, as well as the bottom line for the categories, drive revenue and margins
 Manage inventory levels & cash cycle/working capital efficiently
 Work to optimize on markdown, damages and expiry etc.

• Merchandising & Sell Side-

 Plan and execute the merchandising on the platform with topline and bottom-line in track
 Drive launches and necessary category led promotions, managing the monthly calendars
 Collaborate with product and internally in designing and executing various products and programs to increase consumer wallet share, penetration and
retention

• Cross Functional Collaborations

 Collaborate and program managing supply chain, packaging and warehousing efficiencies
 Working closely with network & growth team.

Education & Skills Required:
 A Graduate/Post Graduate preferably a Management Graduate.
 Strong in analytics, data-driven experimentation and problem solving

 Assertive with collaborative attitude