Category Head - Consumer Electronics/FMCD

Job Description:

Key Responsibilities:

- Category Strategy & Portfolio Management: Define, execute, and own the long-term category strategy and multi-year portfolio roadmap. Continually evaluate product performance, life cycles, margins, and market competitiveness.

- New Product Development (NPD): Drive products from concept to commercialization. Author comprehensive Product Requirement Documents (PRDs) translating consumer insights and technological trends into actionable product features.

- Go-to-Market (GTM) Strategy: Design, build, and champion end-to-end GTM strategies and commercialization plans. Coordinate closely with Marketing and Brand teams on product positioning, unique selling propositions (USPs), pricing, and promotional messaging.

- Cross-Functional Leadership: Act as the strategic anchor uniting disparate business units. Collaborate extensively with:

1. Innovation & Product Development: To design cutting-edge hardware/software features.

2. Supply Chain & Operations: To manage procurement, manufacturing timelines, inventory risk, and vendor relations.

3. Sales & Account Management: To align product rollout schedules with channel strategies, retail footprints, and e-commerce platforms.

- Market & Consumer Intelligence: Conduct ongoing competitive benchmarking, market sizing, and consumer research to proactively identify gap opportunities in the consumer electronics space.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

Industry & Experience:

- Domain Expertise: 5-10 years of core Product Management experience specifically within the Consumer Electronics, Home Appliances, or Fast-Moving Consumer Durables (FMCD) sector.

- Lifecycle Provenance: Proven track record of successfully bringing physical/hardware products from initial design concepts to successful retail or digital market launches.

Technical & Functional Competencies:

- Deep understanding of consumer electronics product cycles, stage-gate development processes, and cost-of-goods-sold (COGS) engineering.

- Exceptional command over product commercialization, pricing strategies, and margin architecture.

- Strong data-driven analytical mindset with proficiency in analyzing sales telemetry, market trends, and financial forecasting data.

Professional Qualities:

- Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills; ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority.

- Excellent presentation and communication skills, with the ability to present product visions confidently to senior executive leadership.