Category Lead - Food

Acme Services Private Limited; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Acme Services Private Limited in Mumbai is seeking a senior category leader to own large-scale food, FMCG, gourmet and gifting categories and drive online growth. You will manage category P&L, scale new initiatives from 0 to 1 and 1 to 10, and negotiate with vendors to strengthen the assortment and profitability.

A data-driven mindset and strong commercial acumen are essential. This role also involves deep SKU portfolio management and coordinating across supply ecosystems to deliver growth and

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing large-scale food, FMCG, gourmet, gifting, or consumer categories.
• Strong e-commerce background with exposure to online category growth and digital merchandising.
• Demonstrated ownership of category/business P&L.
• Experience building and scaling categories from 0-to-1 and 1-to-10 stages.
• Strong commercial acumen and vendor negotiation skills.
• Experience managing large SKU portfolios and complex supply ecosystems.
• Data-driven decision-making mindset.

Skills

Category management

E-commerce background

P&L ownership

Category creation

Category scaling

Vendor negotiation

Data-driven mindset

SKU portfolio management

Job description

Job Description:

• Proven experience managing large-scale food, FMCG, gourmet, gifting, or consumer categories.
• Strong e-commerce background with exposure to online category growth and digital merchandising.
• Demonstrated ownership of category/business P&L.
• Proven experience building and scaling categories from 0-to-1 and 1-to-10 stages.
• Strong commercial acumen and vendor negotiation skills.
• Experience managing large SKU portfolios and complex supply ecosystems.
• Data-driven decision-making mindset.