Category Manager

Category Manager

Location: Head Office, Dhaka

Department: Category

Vacancy: 1

Bengal Meat is looking for a Category Manager to drive category growth, profitability, and product performance by connecting market insights with sales, marketing, pricing, product development, and operational execution.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute short- and long-term category strategies aligned with sales and profitability goals.
• Manage product portfolio, product mix, pricing, promotions, and category performance.
• Work closely with Sales, Marketing, Production, Supply Chain, QA, Distribution, and NPD to ensure smooth execution of category plans.
• Analyze sales, market, customer, pricing, cost, and inventory data to identify growth opportunities and business risks.
• Develop sales forecasts and align production, supply, and distribution with market demand.
• Conduct regular market and customer visits to understand consumer needs, competition, and channel opportunities.
• Recommend pricing and promotional strategies that balance sales growth, margins, and market competitiveness .
• Support new product development from concept to launch and monitor post-launch performance.
• Identify opportunities to improve product mix, carcass utilization, cost efficiency, and profitability.
• Present clear, data-driven recommendations to management and drive corrective actions.
• Build strong cross-functional relationships and lead initiatives through effective coordination and influence.
• Identify market, product, process, and commercial innovations to support sustainable category growth.

Educational & Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Finance, Economics, Food Business , or a relevant discipline.
• Relevant experience in Category Management, Commercial Planning, Sales, Marketing, FMCG/Food , or related fields is preferred.
• Experience in pricing, product portfolio management, forecasting, market analysis, and cross-functional planning will be an advantage.

Key Skills:

• Category & Commercial Management
• Data Analysis & Business Planning
• Pricing, Cost & Margin Management
• Sales & Marketing

Behavioral Competencies:

• Strategic & Commercial Thinking
• Cross-functional Collaboration
• Ownership & Problem Solving