Job Description: Senior Category Manager – Private Labels

Designation: Senior Category Manager
Function: Category Management
Experience: 6–10 years
Location: Gurugram, Haryana
Industry Preference: E-commerce, D2C, Retail, FMCG, Lifestyle, or Consumer Products

Role Overview
We are looking for a commercially driven Senior Category Manager with strong experience in private-label strategy, product development, and category P&L; management. The individual will be responsible for building and scaling private-label portfolios, identifying current product opportunities, managing product assortment, driving profitability, and developing differentiated offerings aligned with consumer demand and business objectives.
The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in the end-to-end private-label lifecycle, including market research, product conceptualisation, vendor development, sourcing, pricing, launch execution, and performance optimisation.

Key Responsibilities
1. Private Label Strategy & Product Development
• Develop and execute strategies to build, expand,



and scale private-label product portfolios.
• Identify market gaps, emerging trends, and consumer needs to develop new product opportunities.
• Manage the end-to-end product lifecycle, from concept development and sourcing to launch and performance tracking.
• Drive product differentiation through quality, design, packaging, features, and competitive pricing.
• Evaluate product performance and identify opportunities for portfolio expansion and SKU rationalisation.

2. Category Management & P&L; Ownership
• Drive category revenue, gross margins, profitability, and overall business growth.
• Develop category strategies, annual business plans, sales forecasts, and growth initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to improve profitability through pricing optimisation, sourcing efficiencies, and product mix enhancement.
• Monitor category performance and implement corrective actions to achieve business targets.

3. Sourcing & Vend

📌 Category Lead (New Delhi)
🏢 Recognized
📍 New Delhi