Manager - Category Manager (Consulting/Strategy- BCG, Bain & Co., Mckinsey, AT Kearney)

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Manager Category Management

Manager Category Managers have end to end responsibility of the customer experience and growth of the category they have been assigned to. The Business strives to present its customers with the widest selection of products at the best prices - The Category manager's role is to bring in the relevant assortment, design targeted promotions, manage partners including sellers and brands

Manager Category managers anticipate customer needs and incorporate them into the functional road-map and will drive a major change or enhancement for customer experience influencing category needs based on their knowledge of competitive trends in the marketplace and other macro environment data.

Responsibilities Include

The successful candidate will be the business owner, with responsibility for signing the right mix of selection in partnership with sellers, adding unique local selection, driving traffic conversion and margin improvements while delivering top notch customer experience. He/she must be an effective leader and communicator working with our most important partners, as well as with internal colleagues and groups. He or she will have strong business judgement with a track record of strong ownership values and relationship management skills. This position offers an exciting opportunity to work on a start-up business team.

Preferred Qualifications

- Master's degree is preferred

- Experience in Consumer-facing sectors such as Retail, FMCG is preferred

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

Basic Qualifications

- An understanding of and passion for e-commerce.

- Work experience is preferred (9 - 11 years).

- Experience in Business, category management, buying, Selling or finance

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

- Proven negotiation skills, influencing abilities

- Strong numerical and analytical aptitude

- Proven experience leading cross-functional projects

- Ability to think and react in a high-energy, fast-paced environment

- Good organizational skills including prioritizing, scheduling, time management, and meeting deadlines

- Detail-oriented

- Technical aptitude and agility to learn web-based tools

- Smart, enthusiastic, hard-working, and creative.

- Innovative, team oriented, and have a desire to participate in change and appreciate a dynamic environment with rapidly changing priorities.

- Experience in project ownership and using customer data to identify and prioritize opportunities.

The position will be based in Bangalore.

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