Category Lead

Taas Partners; Mumbai City; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Taas Partners in Mumbai seeks a Category Lead to drive growth, revenue strategy, and profitability across channels. You will define strategy, build a scalable product portfolio, and work cross-functionally to achieve strong product-market fit.

The role requires 8+ years in category management (retail/e-commerce), with D2C exposure and a strong analytical mindset. You will oversee pricing, assortment, and demand planning to maximize profitability, guiding a high-impact team.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in category management, buying, or merchandising (retail/e-commerce).
• Strong analytical mindset with ability to drive data-backed decisions.
• Experience in scaling categories and managing P&L is preferred.
• Strong exposure to D2C, e-commerce, or consumer businesses.

Responsibilities

• Own the overall category P&L, driving long-term, scalable, and profitable growth across channels.
• Define and lead the category strategy, ensuring alignment with brand vision, customer needs, and business goals.
• Set direction for product, pricing, and assortment, ensuring alignment with quality, style, and market positioning.
• Lead trend forecasting and market analysis to identify new opportunities, white spaces, and category expansion areas.
• Drive category roadmap and growth plans, including portfolio expansion, vendor ecosystem development, and new initiatives.
• Oversee assortment planning, inventory strategy, and demand planning to optimize availability and minimize inefficiencies.
• Define and optimize pricing and margin architecture, partnering with supply chain and marketing to maximize profitability.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders across design, sourcing, marketing, and retail to drive category performance and customer experience.
• Identify key growth levers and lead strategic initiatives to improve conversion, visibility, and overall category performance.
• Champion data-driven decision-making and implement scalable processes, automation, and best practices across the category.
• Lead, mentor, and develop team members while ensuring strong stakeholder alignment and execution excellence.

Skills

Category Management

P&L Management

Data-Driven

D2C Exposure

Analytical Mindset

Education

MBA

Bachelor/Master in Fashion or Technology

Job description

Work Overview:

The Category Lead will drive category growth, revenue strategy, and profitability across channels. The role involves defining category strategy, building a scalable product portfolio, and collaborating cross-functionally to deliver strong product-market fit and sustainable growth through data-driven decisions.

Roles And Responsibilities :

• Own the overall category P&L, driving long-term, scalable, and profitable growth across channels.
• Define and lead the category strategy, ensuring alignment with brand vision, customer needs, and business goals.
• Set direction for product, pricing, and assortment, ensuring strong alignment with quality, style, and market positioning.
• Lead trend forecasting and market analysis to identify new opportunities, white spaces, and category expansion areas.
• Drive category roadmap and growth plans, including portfolio expansion, vendor ecosystem development, and new initiatives.
• Oversee assortment planning, inventory strategy, and demand planning to optimize availability and minimize inefficiencies.
• Define and optimize pricing and margin architecture, partnering with supply chain and marketing to maximize profitability.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders across design, sourcing, marketing, and retail to drive category performance and customer experience.
• Identify key growth levers and lead strategic initiatives to improve conversion, visibility, and overall category performance.
• Champion data-driven decision-making and implement scalable processes, automation, and best practices across the category.
• Lead, mentor, and develop team members while ensuring strong stakeholder alignment and execution excellence.

Preffered Candidate Profile :

• Bachelors/Masters in Fashion, Technology, or MBA
• 8+ years of experience in category management, buying, or merchandising (retail/e-commerce)
• Strong exposure to D2C, e-commerce, or consumer businesses
• Experience in scaling categories and managing P&L is preferred
• Strong analytical mindset with ability to drive data-backed decisions