Assistant Category Manager

Blissclub is one of India’s fastest-growing apparel brands, built with a singular mission: to build comfortable and functional apparel for India. We are reimagining the apparel space- not just designing products, but building a movement. What started as a community-first D2C brand has expanded into experience-led retail destinations where our Blissqueens don’t just shop, they connect, discover, and belong.

Founded in 2020 by ISB alum Minu Margeret, Blissclub has raised Series A of $15 million in May 2022 led by Eight Roads Ventures and Elevation Capital followed by another round of Rs. 33 Crores in May 2025.

Featured on LinkedIn’s Top Startups list in 2022 and 2025, we’re one of India’s fastest-growing D2C brands redefining comfortable apparel for India.

Role Overview

The Assistant Manager – Category will support the end-to-end category strategy, driving product planning, pricing, assortment management, and lifecycle performance. The role requires strong analytical capability, customer-centric mindset, cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to convert insights into actionable strategies that deliver growth, profitability and brand impact.

Key Responsibilities

Category Strategy & Planning

• Support in development of annual and seasonal line plans aligned with business goals and consumer insights.
• Identify assortment gaps and opportunity areas using data and trend analysis.
• Track competitor positioning, launches and pricing strategies.

Product Lifecycle Management

• Coordinate with design, sourcing and production to ensure timely product development and launch.
• Analyse sell-through, inventory and product performance to drive in-season actions
• Manage and review category pricing strategy periodically.

Data & Insights

• Track category performance KPIs including revenue, margins, inventory health and sell-through.
• Conduct consumer research and leverage feedback to steer product direction.
• Develop post-launch reviews and performance reports.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work with Marketing to design effective go-to-market plans aligned to positioning and launch priorities.
• Liaise with Operations and Supply Chain to optimise stock planning and replenishment cycles.
• Partner with Finance on budgeting, margin tracking and financial impact of category decisions

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Fashion Management, Retail or related fields (MBA preferred).
• 2-4 years of experience in category management or strategy roles in fast paced environments
• Strong analytical and Excel proficiency
• Excellent communication and stakeholder coordination skills.

Key Traits

• Customer-focused with results orientation.
• Insight-driven decision maker with strong commercial acumen.
• Detail-oriented, structured and process-driven, with agility to adapt.
• Strong execution mindset with end-to-end ownership.