MagicBricks - Category Manager - Property Service - IIM/ISB/MDI/FMS

About Magicbricks :

Magicbricks, a division of Times Internet Limited and a wholly owned subsidiary of Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd (The Times Group), is India's largest and most trusted property marketplace for all property-related needs. It is India's No 1 Property Site website, enabling buyers, sellers and renters with the help of technology, to locate properties of interest across India, and source information about all property related matters. Magicbricks is and has been adjudged as the most preferred site in India, by independent surveys. We are 850+ employees, 11 business verticals with offices across 35 cities and Headquartered in Noida.

Job Purpose :

Property Services is a new business vertical and a core focus area for Magicbricks with very high growth potential. The Category Manager for Property Services will be responsible for driving end-to-end growth for this business in the designated categories under their supervision. S/he will be responsible for understanding consumer needs and driving a strong product/market fit through changes in the offering, product, processes, vendors or any other levers. The candidate will handle the complete P&L responsibility for the business in its designated categories and report to the Business Development Head for Property Services.

Key responsibilities :

- Responsible for monthly / quarterly / annual business performance - revenues, costs / margins and customer satisfaction.

- Analyse data and insights from industry and consumer trends, define the long-term strategic plan for category growth

- Build and manage the sales and operations teams to deliver the desired business outcomes

- Identify and manage vendors to improve pricing and quality of services, build and foster relationships with them

- Work closely with cross-functional teams such as Product, Finance, and Operations, etc. to build stronger consumer products and improve internal process efficiencies

- Work closely with senior stakeholders for category reviews and alignment on forward direction

Key skillsets required :

- Previous experience in category management in B2C / e-commerce is preferred

- Excellent analytical, evaluative, and problem-solving abilities, with comfort in handling technology-based tools / applications

- Strong business acumen - ability to push the immediate and the larger team to execute the day-to-day goals, leading teams effectively in a complex environment and with optimal cost structure

- Passion for Results, high degree of commitment with bias for execution excellence

- Strong team player, with high self-confidence and dynamism

Qualifications and Experience :

- MBA from a Tier-1 institute

- 3+ years of experience in Category Manager or Program Manager roles with reputed B2C companies in the legal services / home inspection / property valuation space or E-commerce company.

Location : Bangalore