· The Sr Category Analyst is 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.

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· Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

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· 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 current 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

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· Minimum Requirements:

· Education: Bachelor’s degree required

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

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· Skills:

· Strong analytical, communication, and presentation ski

📌 Category Analyst (Pune)
🏢 Tata Technologies
📍 Pune