Category Manager

CATEGORY MANAGER - HoReCa

Ninjacart - Pioneer. Challenge Yourself. Create Better Lives.

Ninjacart is India's leading agri-platform, which leverages technology and data to organize the agri-commerce ecosystem. Over the last 8 years, our made-for-India technology and India-centric solutions have disrupted the way fruits and vegetables move from farms to consumers’ plates. We empower farmers and other players in the ecosystem in ways never done before. Ninjacart aims to be the digital network for global agri-commerce that solves structural problems such as information asymmetry, payment hassles, distribution inefficiency, and discovering new buyers and sellers with tech-first solutions. Ninjacart has raised over $350mn from Walmart Group, Tiger Global, Accel US, Accel India, Syngenta, and others. We are one of the top 25 startups to work for, according to Linkedin. We are a highly motivated, results driven community, who focus on proactive approaches to problem solving. We cherish entrepreneurial spirit and provide significant operating autonomy to senior leaders. There are ample opportunities and challenges to be solved at scale and in real-time.

Read More:

● #BetterLives For Every Agri Citizen https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7120720715909115905/

● How Ninjacart has evolved in the last 8 years: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9Kts-O7tv4

● Ninjacart Blog : https://www.ninjacart.com/blog/

● Nandan Nilekani on Ninjacart : https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ninja-cart_tech-pioneersatwork-ninjacart-activity-7027 281166617505792-pciW

● Ninjacart Culture CODE: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ninja-cart_ninja-code-our-values-activity-70768214025 48387840-KuL1

Location: Mumbai

About the team:

Ninjacart’s eCommerce vertical works with quick commerce players and modern trade partners to help them with their fresh supply (fruits and vegetables) requirements. Given the rapid growth of quick commerce in India, this business team is helping drive Ninjacart’s growth across Metros and is scaling up rapidly.

Responsibilities

1. Own up margins for select/ all fresh subcategories (fruits and vegetables) for a city.

2. Own up the recovery of unsold inventory (Grade A/ dump) - ensure appropriate value realization.

3. Work closely with the procurement team to build a reliable vendor base in certain categories.

4. Provide inputs on quality and product specifications - take the lead in defining product specifications and make changes based on seasonality or change of source.

5. Keep self the Ninjacart team updated on quality spec changes and market arrivals.

A Ninja is resilient, smart, and ambitious. Sounds like you? Here’s what you will need to have to join the Ninja Clan

● Tier 3 Bachelors/MBA with 3-5 years of relevant work experience as a Category Manager/Pricing Manager/Customer Campaign Manager in F&V/Grocery/B2B/B2C/Ecommerce.

● Sound understanding of the customer segment, their behavior, products in the category, Category Pricing, B2B Sales, Vendor Management

● Sound understanding of Excel, customer obsession, problem solving skills and good with data.

● Drive and proactiveness to dive into numbers to identify, analyze and solve business problems

Additional Information

At Ninjacart, we are creating a workplace that enables everyone to find their true potential, purpose, and passion irrespective of their background, gender, race, sexual orientation, religion and ethnicity. We are committed to providing equal opportunity for all and believe that diversity in the workplace creates a more vibrant, richer work environment that advances the goals of our employees, communities and the business.