Category Manager – Fashion
This is an open vacancy with one of our clients.
- Experience
- 4–10 years
- Where
- Surat, Coimbatore, Remote India, Chandigarh
- Salary
- ₹8,00,000–₹22,00,000 per year
- Work mode
- On-site, Hybrid
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Qualifications
- MBA/PGDM
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About the role
One of our prestigious clients is hiring a Category Manager – Fashion to grow a fashion category online through sharp assortment and pricing decisions. Reading demand signals, choosing what to stock and deciding how to price it will be at the centre of your week. Done well, this role makes the category easier to shop and more profitable.
What you'll do
- Read search, traffic and sales trends to decide which styles and sizes to prioritise.
- Shape seasonal assortments with brands and sourcing teams, keeping depth where demand is proven.
- Set pricing and discount strategy by style, watching competitor prices and sell-through closely.
- Run weekly category reviews with the team, agreeing actions on stock, pricing and visibility.
- Manage brand relationships, including commercial terms and launch calendars.
- Build the category's business plan and present progress to senior stakeholders.
What you'll bring
- 4–10 years of experience in fashion category management, buying or e-commerce merchandising.
- An MBA or PGDM from a recognised management programme.
- Proven judgement on pricing and assortment, backed by sales evidence.
- Experience guiding a team through busy seasonal cycles and sale events.
- Strong analytical habits when working with large product catalogues.
Good to have
- Hands-on time in fashion e-commerce rather than only offline retail.
- Familiarity with size curves and returns analysis for apparel.
- Exposure to marketplace and brand-partner commercial models in online fashion.