Executive, Category Management

noon; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

noon is seeking an Executive, category management in Gurugram to drive growth through assortment enhancement, pricing leadership, and strong partner collaborations. You will work with sellers, brands, and internal teams to optimize category performance and improve product availability.

The ideal candidate has 2+ years in a similar role, excellent communication and analytical skills, and a proactive, action‑oriented mindset. This role offers an opportunity to shape a fast-evolving marketplace.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related field.
• 2+ years of relevant experience in a similar role.
• Ability to communicate and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong attention to detail and multitasking.
• Proven negotiation and presentation abilities.

Responsibilities

• Ensure best in class customer experience through category assortment, strong site merchandising, PDPs, content, and knowledge of consumer journeys for your category.
• Ensure Category growth through expanding Assortment, price leadership, Key partnerships, on-time launches and Category Monetization
• Identify, negotiate, and onboard partners/sellers that add value to the overall category offering
• Manage key partnerships & ensure they grow month-on-month by addressing gaps in listing, price disparities against competition & inventory
• Inventory planning & management to ensure availability of top products & brands at all times
• Build alternative revenue streams through multiple avenues from sellers & brands - onsite brand marketing, brand ads, digital campaigns
• Establish and maintain strong collaborative working relationships with internal and external partners to drive best shopping experience

Skills

Stakeholder communication

Negotiation

Analytical thinking

Merchandising

Category management

Presentation skills

Data-driven decisions

Detail-oriented

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration

Job description

Job title: Executive, category management

Location: Gurugram

Reporting to: Senior category manager

About noon

We’re building an ecosystem of digital products and services that power everyday life across the Middle East—fast, scalable, and deeply customer-centric. Our mission is to deliver to every door every day. We want to redefine what technology can do in this region, and we’re looking for an Executive, category management resource who can help us move even faster.

noon’s mission: Every door, every day.

What you'll do:

The Executive category management will be responsible for driving category growth by enhancing assortment, building strong partnerships, and delivering a best-in‑class customer experience. This role involves close collaboration with sellers, brands, and internal teams to optimize category performance, improve product availability, and unlock new revenue opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Ensure best in class customer experience through compelling category assortment, strong site merchandising, world-class PDP’s, inspiring content, and excellent knowledge of consumer journeys for your category.
• Ensure Category growth through expanding Assortment, price leadership, Key partnerships, on‑time launches and Category Monetization
• Identify, negotiate, and onboard partners/sellers that add value to the overall category offering
• Manage key partnerships & ensure they grow month‑on‑month by addressing gaps in their listing, price disparities against offline/online competition & healthy inventory cover
• Inventory planning & management to ensure availability of top products & brands at all times
• Build alternative revenue streams through multiple avenues from sellers & brands -onsite brand marketing, brand ads , innovative digital campaigns , co‑marketing campaigns etc.
• Establish and maintain strong collaborative working relationships with internal and external business partners to drive best shopping experience

What you'll need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or a similar field
• 2+ years of relevant experience in a similar role
• Demonstrable ability to communicate, present and influence key stakeholders at all levels of an organization, including executive and C-level
• Proven ability to juggle multiple account management projects at a time, while maintaining sharp attention to detail
• Excellent listening, negotiation and presentation abilities
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Exceptional quantitative, analytical, and problem‑solving skills and demonstrated ability to use data and analysis to make recommendations and drive decisions

Who will excel?

• We’re looking for people with high standards, who understand that hard work matters.
• You need to be relentlessly resourceful and operate with a deep bias for action.
• We need people with the courage to be fiercely original.
• noon is not for everyone; readiness to adapt, pivot, and learn is essential.