About the Company:

Our client is a rapid-growing D2C consumer brand operating in the lifestyle and wellness space, focused on building meaningful and high-impact brand experiences.

They are looking for a highly entrepreneurial and product-focused Category Head – Skincare & Haircare to lead and scale their personal care business across D2C, marketplaces, and omnichannel platforms.

Role & Responsibilities:

Category & Business Ownership

- Own and drive Skincare & Haircare category growth across D2C, marketplaces, and omnichannel.
- Build business plans, monitor performance, and identify opportunities through market and competitor analysis.

New Product Development & Innovation

- Lead end-to-end NPD with R&D;, sourcing, and packaging teams.
- Identify white spaces, translate consumer insights into winning concepts, and stay ahead of global beauty trends and ingredient innovations.

Product Launches & GTM Strategy

- Own GTM strategies for new launches - positioning, pricing, communication, and channel planning.




- Collaborate cross-functionally for rollouts and optimize post-launch based on performance data.

Marketplace & Channel Growth

- Scale presence across Amazon, Nykaa, Flipkart, and key marketplaces. Optimize listings, assortment, visibility, and profitability through data-backed planning.

Inventory & Demand Planning

- Partner with supply chain to ensure accurate forecasting, healthy inventory levels, and minimal stock-outs or ageing risks.

Cross-Functional Leadership

- Collaborate with marketing, finance, operations, and growth teams.
- Build scalable processes, drive operational excellence, and mentor the category team as the business scales.

Qualifications

- ​​​​​​​Experience ~ 6-12 years in Category/Brand Management, preferably in Skincare/Haircare
- Strong understanding of D2C, marketplaces, and omnichannel business models.
- Strong exposure to NPD, product innovation, and product launch management
- Excellent stakeholder management and leadership skills

Location - Delhi/NCR

📌 Category Head - Skincare/Haircare (Gurugram)
🏢 Kwan
📍 Gurugram