Associate Director - Category Management - FMCG

We have an urgent job opening for the role of Associate Director Category with our client.

Location: Gurugram.

5 days Working.

About the Role:

You will own one or more categories end-to-end strategy, assortment, pricing, product development, vendor development, sourcing, inventory, and P&L performance. This is a senior category role for someone who can think commercially, execute rigorously, and help build a differentiated food basket.

What Youll Do:

- Own category P&L, growth, margin, and customer repeat.

- Build and refine assortment across private label, branded, and co-branded products.

- Lead pricing, promotions, and margin governance.

- Manage vendor and manufacturing partnerships, including negotiations and service levels.

- Work with supply chain and operations to improve forecasting, fill rates, freshness, and inventory turns.

- Use customer, market, and competitive insights to shape category decisions.

- Partner with cross-functional teams to drive execution and reporting.

Who You Are:

- 2+ years in category management, buying, merchandising, sourcing, or private label.

- Strong commercial and analytical skills.

- Experience in grocery, FMCG, QSRs & cafes, fresh food, e-commerce, or quick commerce.

- Comfortable with P&L ownership, negotiation, and high-velocity execution.

- Structured, consumer-minded, and able to work across functions.

- Graduate / Post-graduate from a Tier I college or university.

Nice to Have:

- Experience building private label or scaling a category from zero to one.

- Exposure to fresh food, QSRs or supply chain-led.