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.
- Solid track record of successful new product/category launches.
- Strong 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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