Business Planner/Category Management

Diversified Business Conglomerate headquarters operating in Singapore; Chennai; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Diversified Business Conglomerate, headquartered in Singapore, is seeking a Category Manager to bridge traders and business managers in Chennai. You will drive category growth, profitability, and efficiency through hands-on planning and cross-functional teamwork.

You will develop product knowledge, validate pricing, monitor launches, and convert opportunities into deals while optimizing assortments for maximum profitability and market responsiveness.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and data-driven thinking.
• High ownership and self-motivation.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building with internal teams and partners.

Responsibilities

• Build and execute short-, mid-, and long-term category plans.
• Track and manage Sales, Profit, Inventory, & Working Capital KPIs.
• Analyze market trends, pricing, and competition.
• Identify new product lines and growth opportunities.
• Optimize assortment for maximum profitability.
• Collaborate with Sales & Sourcing teams.
• Lead internal business reviews.
• Develop strong product and brand knowledge.
• Validate customer target pricing vs benchmarks.
• Scout and track new product launches and opportunities.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Ownership

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Job description

Purpose of Job:

• Act as a bridge between traders & business managers
• Enable daily operations + new business opportunities
• Drive category growth, profitability, and efficiency

Accountabilities, responsibilities:

• Build and execute short-, mid-, long-term category plans
• Track and manage Sales, Profit, Inventory & Working Capital KPIs
• Analyze market trends, pricing, and competition
• Identify new product lines & growth opportunities
• Optimize assortment for maximum profitability
• Collaborate with Sales & Sourcing teams
• Lead internal business reviews

Operational Responsibilities

• Develop strong product & brand knowledge
• Validate customer target pricing vs benchmark pricing
• Scout and track new product launches
• Work closely with traders to convert opportunities into deals
• Identify key SKUs for procurement
• Maintain and update product & market intelligence database

Key Success Metrics

• Category Sales Growth & Profitability
• Inventory Turns & Working Capital Efficiency
• New Product Success Rate
• Deal Conversion Rate
• Market Responsiveness & Trend Adoption

PERSONAL/BEHAVIOUR SPECIFICATION

• Strong analytical & data-driven thinking
• High ownership & self-motivation
• Strong cross-functional collaboration
• Excellent communication & stakeholder management