Category Manager - FMCG

- Responsible to drive Top line and Bottom line in alignment with the company strategy and for respective category.

- Assortment planning through Market visits by understanding buyers insight, seasonality changes, brand and competition strategies.

- Finalizing right mix of supplier/distributors to meet geographical sales demand with periodical review on brand performance and driving vendor relation

- Developing joint plans with suppliers to ensure appropriate investment budget for enhancing category growth and the return on investment for mutual benefits.

- Plan and design the launch of new product line. Monitor and evaluate success of launches and accordingly plan for shelf space at stores.

- Responsible for Feature (mailer) planning every month and drive events/merchandise through the flexible space available in stores

- Develop quarterly marketing calendar & manage various activations for category development like promoters activity, sampling, mega displays, flyers, and newspaper ads, various seasonal and festive events in line with same.

- Assessing business performance by maintaining tracker to analyze GMV, sales achievement for events, promotions and product launches.

- Coordination with supply chain to ensure vendor fill rates and In-stocks are maintained with minimal working capital, with finance for closing monthly category margins, quarterly vendor reconciliations and with Store Operations for solving customer queries, concerns and other operational issues.

- Drive category growth through innovation and new initiatives.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR :

- Someone who can kick start thing from scratch

- Taken up city level roles and has people management skills (handled team of at least 10 people)

- Should be preferably an IIT or NIT graduate or from good MBA colleges

- 2-3 years experience into hard core field sales, preferably someone from retail format.

- Someone familiar with market in northern India.