This role is for one of Weekday’s clients

Min Experience: 3+ years
Location: Bangalore
JobType: full-time
This role goes beyond procurement. You will act as the Business Owner for Staples—driving assortment strategy, vendor partnerships, pricing, monetization, availability, and P&L; performance.
You will work closely with sourcing, supply chain, marketing, and store operations teams to ensure the category delivers robust growth, margins, and customer value.
Requirements
Roles & Responsibilities
1. Category P&L; Ownership
- Own revenue, margins, and profitability for staples
- Drive higher gross margins vs branded benchmarks
- Optimize mix between private label and branded SKUs

2. Sourcing & Supply Chain Development
- Identify and onboard manufacturers, millers, and contract partners
- Negotiate cost structures, TOTs, and long-term supply agreements
- Build a reliable, cost-efficient sourcing network with consistent quality

3. Product Development & Quality
- Define product specifications (quality, grading, packaging)




- Work with vendors to develop differentiated SKUs tailored for Bharat consumers
- Ensure strict quality control and consistency across batches

4. Pricing & Value Leadership
- Design pricing strategies that deliver clear value vs branded alternatives
- Track commodity price movements and adjust pricing dynamically
- Balance margin expansion with price competitiveness

5. Assortment & Merchandising Strategy
- Build a focused, high-velocity assortment for staples
- Drive in-store visibility for staples
- Design merchandising and bundling strategies to improve adoption

6. Demand, Inventory & Scale
- Forecast demand and ensure high fill rates across stores
- Work with supply chain teams to maintain optimal inventory levels
- Scale successful SKUs across regions and formats

7. Category Growth & Adoption
- Drive brand penetration within the staples category
- Work with marketing and ops teams on in-store and app-led interventions
- Track repeat purchase, c

📌 Category Manager (Bengaluru)
🏢 Weekday AI
📍 Bengaluru