1. Category Growth
2. Demand Forecasting and Supply Alignment
3. Pricing, Discounting and Margin Strategy
4. New Launch and Range Planning
5. Customer and Market Understanding (Core Differentiator)
6. Seasonal s Campaign Planning
7. Cross-Functional Collaboration
Must-Have Extremely analytical s data-driven
Solid business and logical thinking Comfortable working with large datasets and dashboards
Excellent Excel / Google Sheets skills
Ability to connect numbers with customer behaviour
Good-to-Have
Experience in fashion / lifestyle / ecommerce categories
Understanding of demand planning C inventory economics
Exposure to BI tools (Power BI / Tableau / Looker)
3-6 years experience in category management, merchandising, or business roles
Experience in ecommerce, D2C, marketplaces, or retail strongly preferred
Prior experience owning category-level decisions is a big plus
What This Role Is NOT
Not a reporting or dashboard role Not a design-only or buying-only role This is a business ownership role powered by data