What you will do :

We expect the Category Manager to be a passionate customer and category advocate within 1K, with proven analytical capabilities and project management skills, extreme attention to detail, and the ability to effectively prioritize and multi-task. The Category Manager must be an effective negotiator, leader and communicator in working with some of 1K's most important partners and vendors, as well as with internal cross-functional teams. He /she is expected to drive projects of high complexity and operates with significant autonomy and discretion while influencing other external teams.

Key Deliverables :

- Liaise with research agencies, Customer Acquisition & Engagement teams and A.in Category teams to benchmark selection and pricing on 1K, identify pricing gaps and work with multiple stakeholders to bridge gaps

- Set up a scalable price benchmarking process and drive inputs to improve price competitiveness. Work on product and fee interventions to enable sellers to meet the price expectation of business customers

- Work with the Customer acquisition and engagement team to define a charter for engagement initiatives such as Deals, customer-segment-specific stores and campaigns to drive active rates (both for customers and sellers) and repeat purchases

- Engage with marketplace and product teams to roll out initiatives to improve Customer experience and Seller experience.

- Setup scalable reports and communication channels to drive desirable behavior among the entire seller base.

Business reporting :

- Represent the input metrics of the marketplace at weekly review meetings with leadership

- Provide financial planning inputs

- Analyze the business to understand trends, shifts, spikes/dips, etc.

Requirement :

- Experience in Business, buying, Selling or finance

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

- Proven negotiation skills, influencing abilities

- Strong numerical and analytical aptitude

- Proven experience leading cross-functional projects

- Ability to think and react in a high-energy, fast-paced environment

- Good organizational skills including prioritizing, scheduling, time management, and meeting deadlines

- Technical aptitude and agility to learn web-based tools

- Smart, enthusiastic, hard-working, and creative.

- Innovative, team oriented, and have a desire to participate in change and appreciate a dynamic environment with rapidly changing priorities.

- Experience in project ownership and using customer data to identify and prioritize opportunities.

About 1K :

We are India's first tech driven modern kirana chain for smaller towns. Our network stores are driven by the perfect blend of technology and consumer data. Our franchise stores are called - 1K Kirana Bazaar-, or in short, - 1K .

Website: www.1knetworks.com

Salary: Best in the Industry

Location: Gurgaon

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