About Ownly At OWNLY (Backed by Rapido) we're on a mission to make food delivery straightforward, fair, and exactly what you ordered and nothing extra. Our team is built of problem-solvers, innovators, and doers, all working to make OWNLY the most trusted way to get your food without hidden charges or inflated prices and we're just getting started. We connect customers to their favourite restaurants through our reliable delivery network, while helping restaurant partners keep more of what they earn. As we grow, our focus remains the same: fair pricing, honest service, and a platform that respects everyone involved in the journey from kitchen to doorstep.

Ownly is looking for a driven, analytical, and entrepreneurial Category Manager to lead the growth and business performance of a category across two cities. In this role, you will own category-level strategy and execution, working at the intersection of supply, demand, customer experience, and business operations. You will be responsible for identifying growth opportunities, developing city-specific strategies, improving marketplace performance, and driving sustainable revenue growth. The ideal candidate combines strong commercial acumen, data-driven decision-making, and hands-on execution capabilities to build a scalable and profitable marketplace.

Own the end-to-end growth strategy and business performance of the assigned category across two cities.
Track category performance against business targets and proactively address gaps.
Build and strengthen the supply ecosystem by identifying, onboarding, and activating relevant sellers, partners, brands, or service providers, as applicable.
Improve supply availability,



assortment quality, pricing competitiveness, and fulfilment reliability.
Build strong partner relationships to improve engagement, productivity, and long-term retention.
Improve marketplace conversion through better assortment, pricing, promotions, and customer experience.
Identify customer behaviour trends and local market opportunities to develop targeted growth initiatives.
City-Level Business Management
Drive category performance across both cities while accounting for local customer behaviour, competition, and market dynamics.
Monitor city-level performance and identify opportunities to improve revenue, order volumes, conversion, and customer retention.
Work closely with city operations and local teams to ensure effective execution of category initiatives.
Analytics and Performance Management
Establish and monitor key performance indicators across revenue, transactions, conversion, supply availability, customer retention, and profitability.
Use data and business insights to identify performance gaps, root causes, and growth opportunities.
Build regular business reviews and performance dashboards to track progress against targets.
Bachelor's degree in Business, Management, Economics, Engineering, or a related field; an MBA is a plus.

- 4 + years Experience in category management.
- Strong understanding of marketplace dynamics, including supply-demand management, customer acquisition, conversion, and unit economics.
- Strong analytical skills, with proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets; experience with SQL or BI tools is an advantage.
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and execution skills.

📌 Category Management Director (Bengaluru)
🏢 Ownly
📍 Bengaluru