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: Bachelors degree required

Experience: Minimum 4 years of experience in Category Management or a related field

Skills:

- Solid analytical, communication, and presentation skills

- Proven leadership and project management experience

- Proficient in Excel & PowerPoint; Power BI experience

- Automotive or Commercial Truck background a plus

- Experience working with retail organizations strongly preferred

📌 Category Manager (Pune)
🏢 Tata Technologies
📍 Pune