Category Manager - Electronics - Teleshopping/eCommerce

Category Manager - Electronics - Teleshopping/E-Commerce

We have an urgent role with one of the biggest group for there E-Comm/Teleshopping Vertical at Gurgaon

Designation : Category Mgr - Electronics

Reporting to : Business Head

Functional Objective Of The Position :

- Responsible to understand how different channels affect product delivery to consumers. Understanding of how various teams in a company interact to deliver products and services and people skills for getting things done in a fast and efficient manner

Job Responsibilities :

Product Research & Development :

- Ensure to Visit market/exhibitions/trade fares, etc. to have clear understanding

- Remain updated on buying/selling rates in market with competitors

- Identify and explore new products launched in market

- Bench-marking with competitors

Competition Tracking :

- Keeping track of what other sellers are doing and act accordingly for business development

- Identifying which products/categories are selling more on other TV channels, e-commerce sites, etc.

- Benchmark their content/video quality, etc.

Product & Vendor Selection :

- Meet new vendors/manufacturers

- Identify the potential, expertise, strength and weaknesses of each vendor

- Select the product offered by vendors based on market research and competition mapping

- Discuss the packaging, labeling, etc. of each product

- Determine the pricing, positioning of products in each category (and also across categories) to develop an optimum portfolio of products which is selling well and commercially viable for the Company

- Negotiate the best possible price and terms of trade with the vendor

- Cross check the price with other vendors and choose the best vendor

- Sign contract with each vendor

Product Library/Category Expansion :

- Shoot 15 products every month across various categories

- Expand the product library to 35 products

- Replicate the hit products with bew designs/price, etc.

Quality Check :

- Check the quality of the product offered by vendor by washing, wearing, self-using, packaging etc. as the case may be

- Compare it with the quality offered by the competitors

- Share the quality checking parameters and reference samples with warehouse team

- Monthly review of MAP price of each product followed by revision in Value chain

- Weekly website review to check accuracy of all relevant listed products

Inventory Management :

- Check the sales trend of the product if available and forecast the demand

- Minimize stock out situations by expanding the product portfolio, developing alternate vendors wherever possible, continuously following up with the vendor for stock supply, etc.

- Keep regular track of stock levels

- Return the unsold inventory to vendor regularly in coordination with the warehouse team

- Sell off/scrap the inventory if and when required

Product Training :

- Ensure agents training at the call center before launch of new product

- Take feedback of the previously launched products from the agents

- Visit warehouse regularly to interact and take feedback on product from warehouse team

Vendor Payments :

- Ensure timely payment to vendors as agreed in ToT

- Analyze the value of sold stock, stock in transit, stock in hand, expected COD returns, etc. before remitting the payment to vendor

- Periodically reconcile the account of each vendor in coordination with the accounts team

MIS :

- Analyze Sales reports, GVA, NVA, Stock Report, etc.

- Work in close coordination with all the departments like SCM, Finance, Marketing, Operations, etc.

- Perform his/her duties honestly and maintain work ethics and discipline.

Interested candidate with similar profile forward CV in word format with current and expected package.

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