Category Manager - Women's Wellness - D2C/eCommerce
Description
About Company:
Company is a fast-growing, Series B funded D2C brand that is redefining the personal care space in India.
Built by a passionate founding team and loved by a loyal community of users, the brand focuses on creating safe, thoughtful, and high-quality wellness essentials designed specifically for women.
About the Role:
We are looking for a Category Manager to drive category growth, revenue and profitability.
The role will involve end-to-end category ownership across e-commerce, P&L, assortment, pricing, promotions and performance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own category strategy and drive revenue, growth, profitability and market share.
- Manage category P&L and track key commercial metrics.
- Analyse category, consumer and competitor trends to identify growth opportunities.
- Manage assortment, pricing, promotions and product lifecycle.
- Analyse marketplace and D2C channel performance.
- Identify portfolio gaps and recommend new products, variants and innovations.
- Drive product launches and category initiatives from planning to execution.
- Monitor sales, margins, inventory and profitability.
- Work closely with Marketing, Product, Sales, E-commerce and Supply Chain teams.
- Prepare category performance reports and present insights to leadership.
Requirements:
- Minimum 2 years of experience in Category Management, E-commerce, FMCG, D2C, Retail or Consumer Brands.
- Strong understanding of P&L, revenue, profitability and category growth.
- Experience managing a category/business with revenue ownership.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Good understanding of Excel/Google Sheets; BI tools are a plus.
- Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Experience in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment preferred.
- Women candidates preferred.
- Mumbai-based candidates preferred.
Role Details:
- Location: Mumbai
- Work Mode: Work from Office
- Working Days: 5 days/week
- Experience: 2+ years
Technical Skills:
- Brand Tracking and Equity Measurement
- Marketplace Listing and SEO Optimization
- Marketplace Analytics and Reporting
Maximum Notice Period:
- 30 Days