Category Manager

· Own the category end-to-end, covering procurement, strategic buying, merchandising, catalogue, inventory, pricing, and commercial performance.

· Develop strategic buying plans based on sales forecasts, demand, supplier availability, stock levels, margins, and business targets.

· Manage category P&L, gross margins, pricing, and profitability, identifying opportunities to improve commercial performance.

· Lead supplier negotiations to secure competitive pricing, payment terms, availability, lead times, and other commercial benefits.

· Manage inventory effectively, including stock cover, ageing, excess stock, slow-moving products, pipeline, and availability.

· Analyse product and category performance to optimise assortment, pricing, promotions, and product selection.

· Work closely with SEO and PPC teams to understand traffic, conversion, ROAS, and marketing performance and use these insights to drive category decisions.

· Ensure accurate and effective product catalogue and merchandising management, including product content, categorisation, pricing, and availability.

· Prepare and maintain departmental reports and dashboards covering sales, buying, margins, inventory, supplier performance, and key KPIs.

· Work closely with Finance, Marketing, Operations, Warehouse, and other teams to deliver category and business targets.

· Identify new products, suppliers, and sourcing opportunities to improve assortment, competitiveness, and profitability.

What We’re Looking For

· 3–7 years of experience in Procurement, Buying, Category Management, Merchandising, or Ecommerce, preferably in eyewear, optical, contact lenses, or a similar category.

· Strong understanding of P&L, gross margins, pricing, profitability, and commercial decision-making.

· Proven experience in strategic buying, supplier negotiation, and inventory management.

· Good understanding of SEO, PPC, ecommerce metrics, conversion, and ROAS.

· Strong Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, SUMIFS, data analysis, and reporting.

· Strong analytical and numerical skills with the ability to convert data into actionable insights.

· Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.

· Ability to take complete ownership of a category and work independently in a fast-paced environment.

· Highly organised, commercially driven, and results-oriented with a proactive approach to problem-solving.

Pay: ₹1,000,000.00 - ₹1,200,000.00 per year

Application Question(s):

• Do you have experience in Global procurement ?
• Do you have experience in ecommerce or D2C industry?
• Do you have experience in Category management ?
• Do you have experience in private labels?
• Do you have experience in onboarding, developing and taken decision around the new product?

Work Location: In person