Supertails IS NOW HIRING FOR Category Manager
About the job
About Us
Supertails.com is a first-of-its-kind platform that supports the ever-increasing pet parent community by providing trustworthy veterinary care and a one-stop solution for quality pet food, medicines and other supplies.
Supertails is funded by elite investors, such as RPSG Capital , Fireside Ventures, Saama Capital and DSG Consumer Partners, and is differentiated by its unique proposition of being a fully digital telehealth consultation service made available through a team of highly experienced in-house veterinarians. Supertails aims to bring pet parents closer to the largest assortment of pet supplies and medicines from India and across the globe. We have also successfully ventured into 120 mins delivery experience in metro cities recently.
What you will do:
● Driving Growth:
– Business owner for the category/group of categories. The role entails leveraging the know-how of internal and external variables to deliver growth, building relationships with vendors, building promotional strategies.
– Analyse market trends, consumer preferences, and competitive landscape to identify growth opportunities. Optimize product listings, including accurate descriptions to drive consideration for our brand.
● Category P&L:
– Command best in market margins, BFDs from the vendors and marry it with the right set of promotions and retention. We would love it if you make it a profitable business, ASAP 🙂
– Detailed planning along with brand, operations teams of Ecommerce function. Drive implementation & track progress closely. Lead the post activation evaluation process to improve efficiency of spends.
-Planning & executing promotions, discounting and category related monetisation activities.
● Reporting and analyses:
– Forecasting, data interpretation, monitoring, and reporting on the category data and driving actionable insights.
– Work closely with demand planning and supply chain team to ensure forecasting accuracy for category to improve inventory management & fill rates.
-Bring customer backward thinking and insights through data and research. Treat customer experience as the most important metric.
● Competition / Market Analysis:
-Thorough understanding of the industry, trends/events, and continuously monitor competition and industry developments. Benchmark and negotiate the offers/promotion from vendors for the platform.
● Procurement & inventory:
– Responsible for category width and depth. Identifying the right vendors and establishing long term relationships with them. Overseeing and managing inventory levels and DOI to optimize working capital and consistent availability.
– Assortment rationalization and seasonal assortment planning.
Requirements
● 5 years of prior experience in category management/e-commerce mandatory
● Customer first approach- Identifying customer needs and inventing new ways to meet those needs
● Proficiency in MS office, G-Sheets, data analysis and using insights to drive decision-making is a must
● Proven analytical thinking, project management skills, attention to detail and exceptional organizational skills are essential
● Negotiation skills and influencing abilities
● Obsession with learning and excitement to solve problems for our furry friends
● Candidates with master’s degree preferred with experience in Category management preferably from FMCG, F&B , Beauty , Fashion verticals.
Location: Bangalore
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