Category Manager

Swiggy is hiring for the role of Category Manager!

Responsibilities of the candidate:

• Plan the right product assortments of NPDs and review every quarter for efficiency and productivity of each city at PAN India level to stay relevant for customers
• Ownership like an entrepreneur / Be a merchant/ Build the category with a long-term view deliverable - Constantly benchmark on product range, brand selection, margins, and pricing to ensure leadership position on same every single week
• Managing monthly promo, space management, pricing store drive & Sales drive to meet monthly targets
• Evaluate designs and prototypes for performance and reliability
• Ensure product quality and understand product regulations and legal requirements as per Indian Market
• Manage product Packaging and branding by coordinating with agencies, vendors, and other relevant departments
• Developing a thorough understanding of the market segment, seasonality, and current trends/ events, and continually monitoring competitor efforts
• Drive category sales growth, share, profitability, and NPD program with customer engagement through shopper-focused solutions across a range, of activities, engagements, pricing, promotions & vendor management

Requirements: 

• Exp with 3-5 years of FMCG (or) E-commerce-MT Retail experience in Home & Kitchen (must)
• Demonstrated ability to identify and solve ambiguous problems
• Identifying customer needs and inventing new ways to meet those needs
• Tenacity to develop ideas independently and thrive in a fast-paced start-up environment
• Proven analytical thinking, project management skills, attention to detail,l and exceptional organizational skills are essential
• Excellent verbal and written communication with interpersonal skills
• Extreme attention to detail and willingness to roll up your sleeves
• Not waiting for instructions, but showing end-to-end ownership with a founder mindset