Category Manager(Fashion)

Vbeyond Corporation; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Vbeyond Corporation is seeking a senior Fashion Category Manager to own the P&L for the Fashion category and drive top-line and margin growth. Responsibilities include planning assortments, defining pricing, and ensuring a compelling PDP experience.

The role requires 6–8+ years in fashion retail or e-commerce and a strong analytic mindset with proficiency in retail math and Excel dashboards. Collaborative, cross-functional work is essential to succeed.

Qualifications

• 6 to 8+ years in fashion retail, buying, or e-commerce category management.
• Bachelor's degree or MBA/Masters in Fashion Management or Business.
• Strong proficiency in retail math, inventory metrics, and Excel/data dashboards.

Responsibilities

• Own the P&L for the Fashion category, set monthly and quarterly revenue, margin, and growth targets.
• Build trend-right assortments, plan seasonal buys and newness cadence, manage catalog entries to keep mix fresh and high-converting.
• Merchandize by identifying top fashion trends and curating UX to aid discovery of relevant trends and products.
• Define category pricing strategy, set price ladders, benchmark against competition, plan discounts and promotions.
• Define and implement catalog schemas, ensure consistent product categorization and PDP optimization.
• Monitor sell-through, historical sales data and fashion forecasting to spot emerging apparel trends.
• Collaborate with seller/brand onboarding, marketing, supply chain, and product teams.

Skills

Retail analytics

Inventory metrics

Excel

Data dashboards

Education

Bachelor's/MBA in Fashion Management or Business

Job description

What would you be doing?

This role owns the Fashion category (sell-side) that powers that experience. It is a fresh and high priority business unit - charted out to be a cornerstone for the next phase of growth for the company.

P&L Ownership: Own the top-line and bottom-line for the Fashion category - set monthly and quarterly revenue, margin, and growth targets

Assortment Planning: Build trend-right, creator-aligned product ranges - decide category width versus depth, plan seasonal buys and newness cadence, identify the head SKUs across subcategories that are critical for consumers, and manage catalog ins and outs to keep the mix fresh and high-converting.

Merchandizing: Identify top fashion trends and curate the front-end user experience to make the purchase journey seamless and aid fast discovery of relevant trends & products

Pricing & Margin Management: Own category pricing strategy - set price ladders and entry price points, benchmark against competition, and plan discounting, markdowns, and promotional pricing that balance conversion with margin while protecting blended category margins.

Define and implement catalog schemas, ensuring consistency in product categorization, naming conventions, and attributes. Optimize the Product Detail Page (PDP) structure to enhance user experience.

Data & Trend Analysis: Monitor sell-through rates, historical sales data, and fashion forecasting to spot emerging apparel trends.

Cross-functional Collaboration: Work with seller / brand onboarding, marketing, supply chain, product teams What we're looking for

Experience: 6 to 8+ years in fashion retail, buying, or e-commerce category management.

Education: Bachelors degree or MBA/Masters in Fashion Management or Business.

Analytical Skills: Strong proficiency in retail math, inventory metrics, and Excel/data dashboards.

Negotiation: Excellent communication and vendor relationship management abilities.