National Head - Merchandising & Marketing - Schools & Office Supplies Business

The Job Title / Designation : National Head - Merchandising & Marketing - 300+ crores - Schools and Office Supplies - Mumbai

The Group (About the Group) : Leading Schools and Office Supplies Company in Mumbai

The Organization (About the Client) :

The group is expanding vertically & horizontally, in organically & inorganically and expects to double its turnover in the next 3 years

Job Description :

a) Understand and constantly monitor the landscape for school supplies encompassing existing / new players and processes, market size and growth and analyse market gaps and opportunities - product and service.

b) Strategise, develop, plan, implement and monitor the go to market proposition which provides a competitive and sustainable marketing edge.

c) Category and Product Management of the product portfolio - global and national sourcing, negotiation, meeting price and margin targets and monitoring product, line and category wise sales and profitability

d) Monitor and enhance the customer satisfaction scores

The Person (Candidate Details) :

Education and Experience :

a) MBA

b) 15+ years in marketing in brand / product / category management in the back to school category across known brands with added experience in managing the category in organized retail chains / online market places will be preferred.

Competence / Skills:

a) Self-driven Go-getters

b) Analytically strong

c) Strong result orientation

Work Experience : 15+ years

Job Location : Mumbai

Rewards: Decent fixed, rich performance driven incentives to attract & retain best talent