Role: Assistant Manager –

- E Commerce Category Management

Key Accountabilities, Responsibilities, And Measures

Category Performance &

- Trading

- Monitor category sales, margin, conversion, traffic and inventory performance. Identify opportunities to improve category growth and profitability. Support weekly and monthly business reviews.

Inventory Planning &

- Availability

- Manage inventory health, stock availability and replenishment planning. Partner with Supply Chain and Merchandising teams to ensure optimal stock levels and reduced stock-outs.

Forecasting &

- Demand Planning

- Support demand forecasting using historical trends, seasonality, promotions and market insights. Monitor forecast accuracy and recommend corrective actions.

Category Analytics &

- Insights

- Analyse customer behaviour, basket trends, site metrics and category performance data. Generate actionable insights and recommendations for business growth.

Promotion &

- Campaign Support

- Partner with Marketing and Category teams to support campaign planning, promotional forecasting and performance tracking.

Assortment &

- Product Performance

- Monitor SKU productivity and product performance. Recommend assortment improvements and rationalisation opportunities.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

- Work closely with Merchandising, Supply Chain, Operations, Digital and Marketing teams to deliver category objectives.

Reporting &

- Governance





- Prepare regular category performance reports, dashboards and business reviews. Maintain data accuracy and process compliance.

Measures of Success

- Sales and category growth versus plan.
- Inventory availability and stock health metrics.
- Forecast accuracy and inventory productivity.
- Conversion rate and customer engagement performance.
- Quality and timeliness of reporting and business insights.

Key Relationships and Stakeholders

Internal

- Buying &
- Merchandising Teams
- Supply Chain &
- Fulfilment Teams
- Ecommerce Trading Team &
- Site Operations
- Digital Marketing Team
- Finance Team
- Commercial &
- Category Teams

Key Skills

- Solid analytical and problem-solving capability.
- Advanced MS Excel and reporting skills.
- Ecommerce trading and category performance analysis.
- Inventory planning and demand forecasting.
- Effective stakeholder and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Qualifications And Experience

Qualification

- Graduate/Postgraduate qualification in Fashion, Business Administration or a related discipline.

Experience

- 2–4 years of experience in Ecommerce, Category Management, Merchandising, Retail Analytics or Commercial Planning.
- Experience working with inventory management, forecasting and sales analytics.
- Understanding of ecommerce metrics and digital trading levers.

📌 Assistant Manager - Ecommerce Category Management (Gurugram)
🏢 Marks and Spencer Reliance India Private
📍 Gurugram