Cafe = Category & NPD Manager
Location: Bangalore/Hyderabad/Pune
Experience: 2+ years
Function: Category Management / New Product Development
Industry: Café / QSR / F&B; / Food-Tech
About the Role
We are looking for a commercially driven Category & NPD Manager to own category growth, new product development, and current brand onboarding for our café business.
The role will involve identifying customer and market opportunities, building the right product assortment, launching new products, and bringing relevant external brands onto the platform. The ideal candidate should have a strong understanding of the F&B;/café ecosystem along with hands-on experience in category management and product launches.
Key ResponsibilitiesCategory Management
Own the café category strategy, assortment, pricing and growth roadmap.
Analyse sales, margins, SKU performance and customer behaviour to identify growth opportunities.
Identify category gaps, emerging trends and new product/brand opportunities.
Drive category profitability through assortment optimisation, pricing and product mix.




New Product Development
Identify and conceptualise new products based on consumer trends, market insights and business requirements.
Drive the complete NPD lifecycle — from ideation and product development to costing, testing and launch.
Work closely with culinary, procurement, operations and marketing teams to ensure successful product launches.
Track post-launch performance and continuously improve the product portfolio.
New Brand Onboarding
Identify and evaluate relevant café, food and emerging brands for onboarding.
Build a pipeline of potential brand partners aligned with the category strategy.
Evaluate brands on product quality, consumer appeal, pricing, margins and scalability.
Lead commercial discussions and coordinate the onboarding process with internal stakeholders.
Manage relationships with partner brands and identify opportunities for portfolio expansion.
Business & Growth
Drive revenue, margin and

📌 Cafe - Category & NPD Manager (Bengaluru)
🏢 FirstClub
📍 Bengaluru