Role & responsibilities

Category strategy and business growth

- Own the strategy and growth of the assigned product category.
- Identify opportunities to increase revenue, market share, customer acquisition, and profitability.
- Analyse customer needs, market trends, and competitor offerings.
- Develop business cases to support new opportunities and investments.

2. Product lifecycle management

- Manage products from introduction to optimisation and retirement.
- Drive Current Product Introduction (NPI), assortment optimisation, cost improvements, and quality enhancements.
- Ensure the product range meets local customer requirements.
- Use customer feedback, ratings, and reviews to improve the portfolio.

3. Pricing, profitability, and P&L;

- Drive category-level commercial performance.
- Work with Finance and Pricing teams on pricing, discounts, promotions, margins, and cost analysis.
- Identify ways to improve profitability while maintaining competitive pricing.
- Build business cases and evaluate the financial impact of category decisions.

4. Forecasting and supply chain planning

- Prepare and maintain demand forecasts for the product portfolio.




- Participate in Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP;).
- Coordinate with Manufacturing and third-party fulfilment partners (3PF).
- Help minimise stock-outs, improve delivery performance, and optimise supply efficiency.

5. Cross-functional stakeholder management

- Work closely with GTM, Digital, UX, Marketing, Finance, Pricing, Manufacturing, and global product teams.
- Translate category strategy into actionable plans and ensure execution across functions.
- Represent the needs of Indian customers to global stakeholders.
- Lead initiatives to improve online conversion and customer acquisition.

6. Team leadership and performance reporting

- Manage, coach, and develop a Category Specialist.
- Track KPIs and prepare reports for business and commercial reviews.
- Conduct post-launch and post-campaign analysis.
- Use data and insights to recommend improvements and make informed decisions.

Preferred candidate profile 5+ years in category management, product management, or commercial strategy

📌 Category Manager (Remote ) (Mumbai)
🏢 Symphoni HR
📍 Mumbai