Assistant Category Manager

Weekday AI (YC W21); Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,000,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Weekday AI (YC W21) partners with a Bengaluru-based client to shape a jewellery category strategy that blends design, data, and business impact. You will translate consumer insights into commercially successful product strategies and work closely with design, sourcing, and retail teams to scale collections that are emotionally resonant and performance-driven.

The role requires 3–4 years of experience in jewellery category, merchandising, or product roles; strong design sensibility; high

Qualifications

• 3–4 years of experience in jewellery category, merchandising, or product roles.
• Strong design sensibility with an eye for proportion, detailing, and finish.
• High proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong analytical thinking and comfort with data-driven decision-making.
• Ability to balance creative instinct with commercial logic.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Support category planning across collections, price points, and product types.
• Analyze sales trends, customer behavior, and product performance to drive decisions.
• Identify gaps and opportunities in assortment.
• Work closely with the design team to ensure collections align with brand vision and consumer insights.
• Bring strong design sensibility to critique and refine product direction.
• Balance creativity with commercial viability.
• Translate concepts into technically feasible designs.
• Collaborate with sourcing and production teams.
• Build and manage dashboards for category performance.
• Use Excel to track KPIs like sell-through, inventory turns, and margins.
• Present insights and recommendations.
• Stay updated on jewellery trends, materials, and competitive landscape.
• Bring a sharp understanding of evolving consumer preferences, especially for modern Indian women.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Design sensibility

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Job Description:

This role is for one of Weekday’s clients
Salary range: Rs 1000000 - Rs 1200000 (ie INR 10 - 12 LPA)

Min Experience: 3+ years
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka
JobType: full-time

We are looking for someone who sits at the intersection of design, data, and business. This role requires a strong aesthetic eye, understanding of product, and the ability to translate consumer insights into commercially successful product strategies.

You will work closely with design, sourcing, and retail teams to build and scale collections that are both emotionally resonant and performance-driven.

Key Responsibilities

Category Strategy & Planning

• Support category planning across collections, price points, and product types
• Analyze sales trends, customer behavior, and product performance to drive decisions
• Identify gaps and opportunities in assortment

Design Collaboration

• Work closely with the design team to ensure collections align with brand vision and consumer insights
• Bring strong design sensibility to critique and refine product direction
• Balance creativity with commercial viability

Product Development

• Translate concepts into technically feasible designs
• Collaborate with sourcing and production teams

Analytics & Reporting

• Build and manage dashboards for category performance
• Use Excel to track KPIs like sell-through, inventory turns, and margins
• Present insights and recommendations

Market & Consumer Insights

• Stay updated on jewellery trends, materials, and competitive landscape
• Bring a sharp understanding of evolving consumer preferences, especially for modern Indian women

Key Requirements

• 3–4 years of experience in jewellery category, merchandising, or product roles
• Strong design sensibility with an eye for proportion, detailing, and finish
• High proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong analytical thinking and comfort with data-driven decision-making
• Ability to balance creative instinct with commercial logic
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills

What We’re Looking For

• Doesn’t just follow trends—but interprets them
• Is equally comfortable in a design discussion and a numbers review
• Thinks in collections, not just SKUs
• Has a point of view—and can defend it with both taste and data

Good-to-have skills

• Category Management, jewellery