Category Associate

About the Team

The S&D vertical at Ninjacart is focused on the farm to retailer business of procuring from farmers and delivering to retailers - ensuring that farmers get paid the right price for their efforts and that retailers are able to get market quality produce delivered at their doorsteps. While this value proposition is solid and proven, it needs tweaking depending on the size of the town or the geography we operate it. As a part of the team, you will be in charge of sales and margins of the categories assigned to you. For this, you will need to understand our customers needs and will need to ensure that you are able to provide them the same at the right pricing and with the right value propositions. If the problem statements like understanding the market, creating the right assortment mix to target maximum customers, changing the same as per seasonality, engaging customers with virtual marketing, optimizing the source for the same leading to better margins, and overall adding to our customers’ profit excites you, then this is the opportunity for you.

Responsibilities

• Develop and Manage Categories and their SKU assortments as per City level requirements
• Analyze large amounts of data to determine industry and consumer trends
• Carry out benchmarking of both quality and prices with all competitors
• Ensure replenishment and availability of products while maintaining inventory levels as per company policy
• Conduct regular market visits to understand changing trends and develop business strategies in response
• Planning and Executing Campaigns, Offers and customer engagement events to drive overall business objectives
• Work with Sales Team to ensure overall business metrics are achieved
  

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

• 1-3 years of Category Management/B2B experience is preferred
• Sound Understanding of the customer segment, demand estimation, Category Pricing, B2B Sales, Vendor Management
• 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.