Category Head - Retail Industry

Category Head - Retail Industry

You will play a key role in designing the Product Portfolio Strategy, Private Brand Portfolio Strategy, defining targets at category & Sub Category Level, doing Vendor Negotiations.

Key responsibilities include, but not restricted to the following:

Product Portfolio Strategy:

- Classifying brands as per sales contribution and margin mix into different buckets.

- New Category Introduction

Defining Targets at category & Sub Category Level:

- Identifying category wise trends in market

- Identifying sales trends category wise

- Identifying the seasons and calendar to focus for the feature & seasonal planning

- Setting targets for the stores with respect to category

Private Brand Portfolio Strategy:

- Selection of assortment for private brands

- Identifying the pricing and positioning

Master Data Management:

- New article listing

Space Planning:

- Measuring the GMROF for the category & the brands

- Providing guidelines for plan and programming

- Providing guidelines for feature planning

- Visibility & FSUs Payments & Income

Required Education/Professional Qualification:

- Tier 1/2 Institutes only- from IIM-A, B, C, ISB, FMS, NITIE

- 2-5 years of prior work experience in Retail sector in Category Management

Key Skills:

- Integrity and professionalism

- Excellent written and spoken communication skills

- Strong numerical, analytical, problem-solving, strategic thinking skills, sound commercial acumen

- Personal drive and positive work ethic to deliver results within tight deadlines and in demanding situations

- Enthusiastic and ability to influence the team in a positive manner

Salary - Competitive as per market standards