Senior Category Manager

Business Insights, Category Management, Channel Strategy, Competitive Analysis, Customer Insight, Market Analysis, Market Share, P&L Management, Procurement, Retail Category Management
March 19, 2024
Full Time

Job Description

About the job

Job Description

Position: Senior Category Manager

Location : Bangalore

Job Duties

  • Set monthly sales targets and develop sales and supply plans based on company strategy, market insights, and competition analysis.
  • Monitor sales data, analyse reasons for performance, manage sales risks, and be accountable for sales volume, P&L, inventory levels, and forecasting.
  • Manage channel requests, sales expenses, and drive the achievement of required market share.
  • Lead go-to-market preparations for new product launches, ensuring marketing and channels are ready for each launch. Program management for each product through IPMS.
  • Own forecasting, launch preparation, 1st sale, BAU run rates, event planning, product lifecycle management, and EOL management.
  • Conduct post-mortem analysis of Product Strategy, Channel Strategy, Product P&L, and Competition landscape.
  • Drive improvement initiatives through engagement with key teams, including Marketing (Launch + Sustenance), Product (Consumer Insights, Ratings), SCM (Stock Allocation, Production Priority), Quality (Key Issues), CS & Service (Customer Feedback & Escalations).

Desired Candidate Profile

  • Good knowledge in Excel, understanding the market portfolio
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Good product Knowledge

Qualification – Any Masters Degree

Experience – 5+ years

Full time or Part time – Full Time

Travel – Partially yes