Senior Category Manager – Lifestyle
This is an open vacancy with one of our clients.
- Experience
- 8–12 years
- Where
- Delhi NCR, Gurugram, Noida
- Salary
- ₹16,00,000–₹32,00,000 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 Senior Category Manager – Lifestyle to own the strategy and P&L of lifestyle categories. You will decide how categories grow, which vendors to back and how range, price and offers work together.
What you'll do
- Set category strategy, identifying growth areas, gaps in range and priority customer segments.
- Own the category P&L, managing revenue, margin and inventory health throughout the year.
- Build vendor relationships, negotiating terms and agreeing joint business plans with key suppliers.
- Plan pricing and promotions that grow the category without eroding margin.
- Develop the commercial judgement of the category team through coaching and regular reviews.
- Work with marketing, supply chain and store teams to execute category plans.
- Present category performance and plans to senior management in each planning cycle.
What you'll bring
- 8–12 years in category management, buying or merchandising within lifestyle or retail.
- An MBA or PGDM, with a solid grounding in retail or commercial management.
- Strong P&L ownership and confident commercial analysis skills.
- Experience negotiating with vendors and managing long-term supplier partnerships.
- Experience managing people and working comfortably with senior stakeholders.
Good to have
- Exposure to both online and offline lifestyle retail channels.
- Familiarity with private label development and sourcing considerations.
- Prior experience in the lifestyle or retail sector with category ownership.