Category Manager

Role overview

This position supports a skincare brand/category portfolio by helping shape growth plans, optimize the product mix, coordinate with vendors, and review performance data. The role focuses on commercial planning, inventory discipline, and execution of marketing-led brand activities in close coordination with internal teams.

Core responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day brand management work, covering brand planning, merchandising support, and marketing activations in sync with the marketing team, while contributing to the overall growth strategy for the brands.
• Prepare planning for the assigned brands, including MBQ alignment, purchase order processing, and inventory oversight.
• Monitor opportunity loss, product availability, and NWC at both store and SKU level.
• Improve assortment efficiency through SKU rationalization, assortment optimization, and franchise-level data handling.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with brands while independently managing a dedicated set of brands.
• Plan and execute brand-led activations smoothly with the marketing team for brand events and Shoppers Stop P0 events.

Required experience and capabilities

• 4 to 8 years of experience in category management, buying, or analytics.
• Prior exposure to the beauty segment is preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, along with ownership, analytical ability, and negotiation skills.
• Good understanding of the beauty business.
• Advanced working knowledge of Excel and data analysis.

Additional information

This role is for a Brand Manager - Skincare profile within a retail category function. The position involves close coordination across merchandising, marketing, vendors, and store-level performance tracking to support category growth.