Swiggy Hiring for Interesting Job Opportunity: Swiggy – Category Manager at Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Full Time

Roles & Responsibilities

• Manage product launches end to end to achieve desired category Share, Category Strategy & Ownership- Drive the PL Vision through a mix of NPDs, driving existing portfolio & new initiatives to meet the PL Share and margin plan.
• Plan right product assortments of NPDs and review every quarter for efficiency and productivity of each city at PAN India level to stay relevant for customers.
• Ownership like an entrepreneur / Be a merchant / Build the category with a long-term view deliverable
• Constantly benchmark PL on product range and pricing (3 Wins) to ensure leadership position on same every month.- Relaunch & revamp plan of all categories where PL is not in Top 3 as brand at family level
• Plan, build & drive new categories to gain maximum share in a division- Managing monthly promo, space management, pricing store drive & Sales drive to meet monthly targets
• Evaluate designs and prototypes for performance and reliability.
• Ensure product quality and understand product regulations and legal requirements as per Indian Market.
• Manage product Packaging and branding by coordinating with agencies, vendors and other relevant departments.
• Developing a thorough understanding of the market segment, seasonality and current trends/events, and continually monitoring competitor efforts
• Drive PL category sales growth, share, profitability, and NPD programme with customer engagement through shopper-focused solutions across range, activities, engagements, pricing, promotions & vendor management.

Desired Skills

• Exp with 3-5 years of FMCG (or) Ecommerce-MT Retail experience (must)
• Demonstrated ability to identify and solve ambiguous problems
• Identifying customer needs and inventing new ways to meet those needs
• Tenacity to develop ideas independently and thrive in a fast-paced start-up environment.
• Proven analytical thinking, project management skills, attention to detail and exceptional organizational skills are essential
• Excellent verbal and written communication with interpersonal skills
• Extreme attention to detail and willingness to roll up your sleeves.

“We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, colour, religion, sex, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by the law”

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