SupplyBasics - Category Manager

Salary Offered : 7-12 LPA

Job Title : Category Manager

Department : Business Development

Company : AGILLOS E-COMMERCE PVT. LTD.

www.supplybasics.com

We are a funded early stage B2B e-commerce platform for industrial purchases. At SupplyBasics, we are working to remake traditional B2B purchase experience by investing in people, processes, and technology to power rich, meaningful, seamless omni-channel engagement capabilities for buyers and sellers in B2B arena.

We intend to compete beyond pricing and availability, innovating at a pace that outdistances legacy systems and thinking. With unprecedented emphasis on customer centricity, we are paving way for much needed generational shift in the ecosystem. ]]

Job Summary:

We are looking for a Category Manager to manage a group or category of products for our company. You will be the one responsible forsourcing, pricing and overall promotion of a product category on our website to maximize customer appeal. Relationships with vendors and catalogue management will also be part of your duties.

- Employment Type: Full time

- Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka.

- Best in Industry compensation, commensurate with experience.

Education :

Mandatory :

Graduate Degree/Post Graduates

Preferred :

- Graduates/Post Graduates with background in, Manufacturing &Industrial Technologies.

Experience :

Candidates with one to four years

- Consistent performance in building strategical analysis and key account management.

- Prior experience of interacting with C-level executives is a plus.

Languages :

English, Kannada, Hindi.

Computer Skills :

MS Office Suite

Advanced MS Excel, other SRM tools.

Key Responsibilities:

- Complete category management which will include sourcing, onboarding, price negotiation and further support to operations.

- Providing the vendors and suppliers with customer focused insights regarding the product and category.

- Creating and developing a long term plan and strategy for development of the category.

- Driving category relationships with the distributors and manufacturers.

- Becoming a leader in category ranging, pricing and promotions across customer channels.

- Leading category management projects to optimize ranges and related merchandising.

- Working alongside sales and catalogue teams to translate customer insights into strategies which drive performance.

- Managing a large catalogue of different categories and developing appropriate strategies for each.

- Developing strong working relationships with marketing and merchandising teams is essential.

Skills:

- Should have good communication skills.

- Should have experience in PPT skills.

- Required to have good negotiation skills.

- Excellent knowledge in MS Excel, Advanced Excel.

- Being good with numbers is essential.