Job Description: Category Manager

Company: Katyayani Organics
Job Location: Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Department: Sales & Marketing / Category Management
Position: Category Manager

About Katyayani Organics

Katyayani Organics is an agriculture-focused company offering crop protection, plant nutrition, and agricultural solutions to farmers and channel partners. We aim to support farmers with effective solutions while expanding our presence in the agricultural market.

Job Summary

We are looking for a result-oriented Category Manager to manage and grow assigned product categories, develop category strategies, analyze market trends, and drive revenue and profitability. The ideal candidate should have a strong understanding of agricultural products, market dynamics, customer needs, and sales performance.

Key Responsibilities

- Category Strategy: Develop and implement strategies to grow assigned product categories and achieve business targets.
- Product Management: Manage product portfolios, product positioning, pricing, and lifecycle planning.
- Market Research: Analyze market trends, competitor products, pricing, and customer requirements.
- Sales Growth: Work closely with sales teams to increase product penetration, revenue, and market share.
- Business Planning: Prepare category-wise sales forecasts, budgets, and growth plans.
- Product Launches: Coordinate new product launches, promotional campaigns, and go-to-market strategies.
- Inventory Management: Coordinate with supply chain and operations teams to maintain optimal stock availability and reduce slow-moving inventory.
- Profitability: Monitor category revenue, gross margins, and overall business performance.
- Stakeholder Coordination: Collaborate with marketing, procurement, R&D;, supply chain, and sales teams.
- Performance Reporting:



Track KPIs and prepare regular reports on category sales, profitability, market share, and product performance.

Eligibility Criteria

- Qualification: B.Sc. Agriculture / M.Sc. Agriculture / MBA in Marketing or Agribusiness Management.
- Experience: 3–7 years of relevant experience in category management, product management, agri-inputs, or agricultural sales and marketing.
- Strong knowledge of agricultural products, crop protection, plant nutrition, or related agri-input categories.
- Good analytical, communication, negotiation, and business planning skills.
- Proficiency in MS Excel and sales reporting tools.
- Ability to coordinate with cross-functional teams and achieve business objectives.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

- Category-wise revenue growth.
- Gross margin and profitability.
- Recent product launch performance.
- Product-wise sales target achievement.
- Market share and product penetration.
- Inventory turnover and stock availability.
- Forecast accuracy and reduction in slow-moving stock.

What We Offer

- Opportunity to work with a growing agri-business organization.
- Exposure to product strategy, category growth, and market expansion.
- Career growth based on performance and business contribution.

Interested candidates can share their updated resumes with the Talent Acquisition Team at Katyayani Organics.

Pay: ₹1,000,000.00 - ₹1,800,000.00 per year

Benefits:

- Flexible schedule
- Paid sick time
- Paid time off
- Provident Fund

Application Question(s):

- How many years of experience do you have in Category Management?
- Which product categories have you managed? Please specify your experience in Category A, B, C, and D, wherever applicable.
- Have you independently managed category-wise sales targets, revenue, margins, and profitability?

Work Location: In person

📌 Category Manager (Bhopal)
🏢 Katyayani Organics
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