Category Manager - Beauty Cosmetics

About the job

Hiring for Category Manager for leading Beauty Cosmetic Company

Location: Mumbai

Roles and Responsibilities:

Driving Sales:

- Responsible for top-line revenue goals by roping in the right brands at the right margins for the sales team to distribute.

- Will need to focus on developing, implementing, managing and reporting on plans to have the right SKUs to sell among these brands.

- Manage promotion calendar to align with monthly promotions, seasonal promotions and overall marketing strategy

Monitoring Brand performance:

- Assisting in negotiating margins, budgets, set goals, monitor and report on performance for each brand.

- Secure Margins in line with overall guidance

- Plan and execute brand campaigns across various channels and take corrective actions to stay on course of the plan

- Meet the plan for recognition and awareness of accountable brands

- Report performance against key metrics in approved formats

Inventory Management & Cataloguing:

- Stock forecasting for initial launch based on store wise and channel wise sales targets.

- Demand planning and forward forecasting

- Liaising with the sales team for effective offtake at the store level.

- Planning for any correction / liquidation for unsold inventory.

- Regular feedback mechanism with brands to ensure they are onboard with all plans for them