Associate Category Manager

Clicktech Retail Private Limited; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 700,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Clicktech Retail Private Limited in Bengaluru is seeking an Associate Category Manager to grow our world-class e-commerce selection and drive sales and margin expansion. You will own category terms, negotiate with brands, and lead pricing promotions while collaborating with a fast-moving start-up team.

You will build selection, manage brand partnerships, generate demand, and report progress to senior management, with a focus on scalable growth and operational excellence across categories.

Qualifications

• 1–4 years of relevant experience and proven ownership of results.
• Strong negotiation and relationship‑management abilities.
• Strategic mindset with tactical execution capabilities.
• Excellent attention to detail and analytical thinking.
• Fluent English communication and ability to work in a fast‑paced startup.
• Bachelor's degree is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Build selection and negotiate terms with brands and partners.
• Price optimization and demand generation through promotions.
• Develop short and long‑term growth plans and report metrics to leadership.
• Drive innovation and process improvements across systems.

Skills

Ownership

Negotiation

Strategic thinking

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Project management

Communication

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

Overview: Clicktech Retail Private Limited ("Clicktech") is a wholly owned subsidiary of New Trends Commerce Private Limited ("New Trends Commerce"). New Trends Commerce is a joint venture between Clicktech Enterprises Private Limited ("Poddar Group Entity") and Haverl LLC ("Amazon Group Entity"). Clicktech is a prominent seller on the Amazon India marketplace and is currently operating in the category of wireless, wireless accessories, consumer electronics, personal computing, home improvement, BISS - Business Industrial & Scientific Supply, wireless Devices, Smart Home Solutions and Digital Devices. Our vision is to be India’s most customer centric company. We aspire to expand our selection in the categories we operate to every item that our customers want. We want to offer such products at the most competitive price. We intend to make these products available in such a way that these products reach the customers in the shortest possible time. We have a culture and practice of customer centricity, hiring and developing the best, insisting on the highest standards, calculated risk taking and delivering results.

Designation: Associate Category Manager

Are you customer obsessed, relentlessly focused on achieving high standards, street smart, analytical, strategic yet execution focused, hungry and passionate about E-commerce, an experienced and entrepreneurial leader with a strong work ethic? If yes, then this is definitely your opportunity to shine!

About the Role: As Associate Category Manager, you will focus on delivering world-class customer experience and exceptional sales and margin growth for the sub-categories that you are responsible for as we rapidly expand and grow our selection from around the world.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Building selection and terms negotiation: Will be responsible for determining customer market needs, growing selection across sub-categories, brands and use cases, managing brand partners, optimizing category terms and getting support for marketing campaigns.
• Pricing and Demand generation: Responsible for pricing and demand generation. This includes working with other members on the category management team to come up with innovative promotions and site features to improve customer experience.
• Business planning and communication to senior management: Develop a short-term and long-term plan for growth and report to Senior Management on a regular basis on the state of key top line and bottom-line metrics and risk factors.
• Innovation: Invent and drive continuous process improvement and automation across our systems to allow us to scale a fast-growing business. This will include liaising with the Clicktech community to drive innovation and share best practice.

Basic Qualifications

• 1 to 4 years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated ability to take ownership and drive results
• Strong business judgment with a track record of successful negotiations and overall relationship management.
• Ability to think strategically and tactically, with excellent attention to detail
• Tenacity to develop ideas independently and thrive in a fast-paced start-up environment
• Proven analytical thinking, project management skills, attention to detail and exceptional organizational skills are essential
• A track record of success in past roles
• Candidate must be fluent in English
• Bachelor's degree is mandatory

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree is preferred from T-1 institutions only
• Experience in Consumer-facing sectors such as Ecommerce, Retail, FMCG etc.

Clicktech and New Trends Commerce are equal opportunities employers. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief.