About the Company Knya is a fast-growing D2C brand redefining healthcare apparel for modern professionals We combine functionality comfort and aesthetics to serve a community that deserves more from their workwear Our culture values ownership experimentation speed and customer obsession Knya has raised funding led by DSG Consumer Partners with participation from the promoter family of Narayana Health and Cipla Health amongst others About the Role We are looking for a highly analytical ownership-driven Category Manager who can independently build scale and optimize a full product category across D2C Amazon and Retail channels This role requires someone who can deep dive into data identify gaps and loopholes build solid processes and take complete responsibility for the category s revenue margins and customer experience You will own the category end-to-end from sourcing to selling Key Responsibilities 1 Category Leadership Ownership Full ownership of the product category with P L responsibility revenue margins ROI Build and execute a 12-month category strategy roadmap and GTM plans Identify loopholes in current processes and build strong systems to fix them Drive competitive analysis market research and trend forecasting 2 Growth Channel Expansion Drive multi-channel growth across D2C Website Amazon Marketplaces Retail Stores Launch new products improve depth variants and category width based on insights Own category merchandising for all platforms 3 Product Sourcing Management Work closely with sourcing and product teams to Identify new suppliers Improve cost efficiencies Ensure quality standards Manage timelines and vendor performance Oversee pricing discounting and unit economics 4 Analytics Performance Management Run end-to-end category analytics including Revenue margins contribution Inventory levels stock turns velocity Returns cancellations repeat rates Contribution improvement Build dashboards reports and deep dives to drive decisions 5 Inventory Forecasting Demand Planning Lead demand planning and forecasting in partnership with supply chain Manage purchase planning stock availability and store replenishment Reduce stock-outs overstocking and ensure healthy inventory turns 6 Customer Experience Own category-level customer experience metrics Ratings reviews returns reasons Product quality insights NPS for the category Work closely with QC CS and product teams to drive improvements 7 Cross-Functional Collaboration Strong coordination with Performance marketing Retention CRM Brand Creative Retail operations Product Sourcing teams Align on growth campaigns launches promotions and pricing strategy What We re Looking For 2-6 years of experience in Category Management Merchandising Business Strategy Buying or multi channel growth roles Strong analytical skills able to deep dive and solve problems using data High ownership mindset treats category like an independent business Ability to identify inefficiencies and operational loopholes and build robust processes Comfort with fast-paced high-growth high-accountability environments Experience handling end-to-end category lifecycle sourcing to selling is a big plus Excellent communication negotiation and vendor management skills Job Type Full-time Pay 750 000 00 - 1 200 000 00 per year Benefits Provident Fund Work Location In person