Category Manager – Marketing

Location: Mumbai
Industry: Stationery Manufacturing
Experience: 7–12 years
Function: Category Management / Marketing
Reporting To: Head of Marketing / Business Head

Working Days:
During Probation: 6 working days per week
Post Probation: 5 working days per week
July to February: 5 working days per week
March to June: 6 working days per week

Role Overview

We are looking for a Category Manager – Marketing to own the end-to-end growth and profitability of assigned stationery categories.

This is a business ownership role with full category P&L; accountability, rather than an execution-focused marketing role. The candidate will drive category strategy, portfolio management, innovation, new product launches, pricing, marketing, and commercial performance.

Key Responsibilities
Own the category P&L;, including revenue, margins, pricing, profitability, and growth.
Develop and execute category strategy, portfolio roadmap, and annual business plans.
Identify consumer, market, and competitive opportunities to drive category growth.
Lead new product development and launches from concept and business case through commercialisation and post-launch tracking.
Manage portfolio performance including SKU productivity, pricing, assortment, lifecycle management,



and rationalisation.
Develop product positioning, communication, and marketing strategies across relevant channels.
Partner closely with Sales, Finance, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, R&D;, and Procurement to deliver business objectives.
Monitor category KPIs and drive corrective actions to improve growth, margins, and marketing ROI.

Candidate Profile
7–12 years of experience in Category Management, Brand Management, Product Marketing, or Consumer Marketing.
Experience in FMCG, stationery, writing instruments, consumer products, retail, or adjacent categories preferred.
Proven experience of full category/business P&L; ownership, not just marketing execution.
Robust track record of successful recent product/category launches.
Robust understanding of consumer insights, portfolio management, pricing, margins, and commercial strategy.
Analytical, commercially oriented, and comfortable leading cross-functional teams.
MBA/PGDM in Marketing preferred.

Pay: ₹1,500,000.00 - ₹2,800,000.00 per year

Experience:
Total: 10 years (Preferred)
Categorty Marketing Management: 7 years (Preferred)
Stationery / FMCG Industry: 6 years (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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