Category Head - F&V

Weekday; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Weekday in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, is hiring for a mid-senior level role overseeing the Fruits & Vegetables category. The candidate will own P&L, pricing, assortment, merchandising, and category growth, while leading a sourcing strategy to ensure quality and cost efficiency.

Key responsibilities include demand planning, inventory health, perishability economics, and margin optimization to minimize waste and maximize availability for customers.

Qualifications

• Experience in category management and P&L control.

Responsibilities

• Own the overall Fruits & Vegetables category strategy including P&L, pricing, assortment, merchandising and growth.
• Develop and execute a sourcing strategy focused on quality, cost, seasonality and vendor performance.
• Lead demand planning, product availability, inventory health and perishability economics to minimize wastage.
• Drive improved sell-through and category performance using customer insights and market trends.
• Build scalable category processes, rhythms and performance mechanisms for consistent execution.
• Develop and lead a high-performing category team with ownership and analytical decision-making.
• Drive sustainable improvements in category growth, profitability, and customer trust.
• Monitor category performance metrics and identify opportunities to improve margins and availability.

Skills

Category Management

P&L Management

Job description

This role is for one of our clients

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Min Experience: 8+ years
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
JobType: full-time

₹25,00,000 - ₹40,00,000 a year

Key Responsibilities

• Own the overall Fruits & Vegetables (F&V) category strategy, including P&L management, pricing, assortment planning, merchandising, and category growth.
• Develop and execute an efficient sourcing strategy focused on product quality, cost optimization, seasonality, supply reliability, and vendor performance.
• Lead demand planning, product availability, inventory health, and perishability economics to minimize wastage while maintaining customer availability.
• Drive improved sell-through and category performance by leveraging customer insights, field-level intelligence, market trends, and purchasing behavior.
• Build scalable category processes, operating rhythms, and performance mechanisms to ensure consistent execution across the category.
• Develop and lead a high-performing category team, fostering ownership, analytical decision-making, and operational excellence.
• Drive sustainable improvements in category growth, customer purchase frequency, profitability, availability, and customer trust.
• Monitor category performance metrics and identify opportunities to improve margins, reduce losses, optimize assortment, and strengthen overall category economics.

Must-Have Skills

• Category Management
• P&L Management