: Category Manager (High Jewellery)

Category Manager for Diamond High Jewellery Segment (Rarest of Rare): To scale up the high jewellery category via end-to-end ownership of product development, Go to market for the products while ensuring topline and bottom-line targets for the category are met

Category and Product Management

- Build the range of high jewellery products in line with the overall brief for this category
- Work closely with Tanishq design team and vendor ecosystem to create marquee jewellery products
- Build the products taking into consideration Customer feedback, International and National trends, overarching design direction for the category and to ensure both materials and craftsmanship are at par or superior to global benchmarks
- Propose pricing of products based on the material, craftsmanship and overall pricing philosophy used by the organization
- Participate in competitive Price Benchmarking exercise for existing / new materials and craftsmanship. Similarly work out a discount structure for this portfolio
- Plan for required design drops 12 months in advance and share the category and price band wise requirement to ensure timely delivery and availability of the finished products
- Work with Gemstone and Diamond sourcing teams for procurement of Gemstones and Diamonds are required in line with the product brief
- Develop a Go-to-market plan covering multiple channels for effectively generating topline

Assortment and Inventory Initiatives
- Achieve Category Top-line Targets as per planned category-Price Band sales
- Develop year-round plan for showcasing the products to customers across key markets and create a pipeline for showcasing across priority 2, priority 3 markets




- Develop the minimum range across categories to replenish sold products and to ensure a sizeable assortment is presented to customers across any showcase
- Work with commercial team to seek budget approvals towards the expenses pertaining to the various go-to-market strategies and Incentives for sales teams

Collaboration with other Stakeholders
- Gather inputs from markets to arrive at a business plan and later plan the building blocks for sale for respective product categories. Develop iterations and seek approvals on the annual product designs and inventory budget requirements
- Closely co-ordinate with retail sales team for executing the go-to market plans.
- Work with VM team and external agencies to ensure the product showcase happens at a venue suitable to and in line with the high jewellery. The entire experience right from invite to the piece of jewellery, each has to be appropriate and in line with the high jewellery
- Close co-ordination with manufacturing and supply chain teams to ensure TAT adherence on product delivery and quality of workmanship
- Coordinate with Vendors for developing recent designs or timely product delivery
- Coordinate with retail teams in rolling out interventions like exhibitions, melas, road shows etc. to boost sales
- Collaborate with Marketing (Communications)



team to create product or category specific campaigns
- Collaborate with Marketing for the Product Story & Credentials needed regarding each design (Stories, product Authentication Card, Certificate Etc)
- Collaborate with Inhouse design and manufacturing team for new designs, refresher products and other product development
- Collaborate with Stone Sourcing teams to get unavailable but required stones
- Collaborate with Customer Experience team to create a Gifts of Significance for The Events and customers.

Category Ownership to Drive Business
- Assist in Training content development, FAB to front end - digital and other media the nature of product being such that every piece of jewellery will have a story and that story will have to come alive at every customer touch point
- Driving growth by deploying innovative retail programs driving higher share of wallet from customers
- Creation of Incentive programs for frontend retail teams to drive business
- Work with Retail teams and Customer order team to ensure specific products required which are not readily available are manufactured and reach the stores in time
- Work closely with Franchise/Business associates for specific requirements

Required Skills and Experience
- Education : Graduate (Necessary); Post Graduate (Preferred)
- Relevant Experience : 3-5 years with experience in Jewellery/fashion/garments industry
- Behavioral Skills : Customer orientation, Collaboration, Aesthetic Sense, Ownership and Accountability
- Knowledge : Product & Category management experience, Business acumen, Analytical ability
- Programs/Software Knowledge : MS Excel (Necessary); Oracle (Preferred)

📌 Category Manager (High Jewellery) (Bengaluru)
🏢 Titan Company
📍 Bengaluru