. The Sr Category Analystis a critical and visible leader responsible for driving strategic growth across key product categories. This role leads the Category Management Team, enabling best-in-class assortment planning, inventory optimization, and insight generation through advanced tools and analytics.
The Sr. Manager will act as a subject matter expert in market dynamics while building scalable processes and delivering clear business value to both internal stakeholders and customers. will also lead cross-functional collaboration with pricing, supply chain, marketing, product, and other teams as needed.
- Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Lead and develop the Category Management Team, providing direction, coaching, and project oversight
- Identify category opportunities through data analysis, competitive benchmarking, and market research
- Develop and implement new tools and processes to improve category performance, and drive team adoption through engagement and training
- Build and manage project roadmaps, ensuring timely execution of key initiatives
- Prioritize team workload based on business needs and leadership guidance
- Present progress updates,
insights, and strategic recommendations directly to executive leadership
- Manage customer inventory assortments by analyzing store-level data and recommending local coverage improvements Leverage syndicated and transactional data to uncover trends and deliver actionable insights
- Collaborate with brand marketing, sales, pricing, and supply chain teams to align category strategies
- Lead the creation of customer-facing content, including category reviews and performance presentations
- Oversee market intelligence projects and act as the SME for customer data requests
- Minimum Requirements:
- Education: Bachelor's degree required
- Experience: Minimum 4 years of experience in Category Management or a related field
- Skills:
- Robust analytical, communication, and presentation skills
- Proven leadership and project management experience
- Proficient in Excel & Power Point Power BI experience
- Automotive or Commercial Truck background a plus
- Experience working with retail organizations strongly preferred
📌 Category Analyst (Pune)
🏢 Tata Technologies
📍 Pune
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