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About goGlocal

goGlocal.com

About the Role: Head – Category (E-commerce Marketplace)

Head – Category

This is a high-impact leadership role where you will be responsible for shaping category strategy, curating product assortments, and driving end-to-end performance across key verticals on our global platform. You’ll play a pivotal role in scaling goGlocal’s digital shelf - building India’s most export-ready product assortment for global consumers.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end category P&L on goGlocal’s e-commerce marketplace platform
• Define and execute category growth strategy tailored to international online buyer demand
• Curate product assortments by identifying high-potential brands and SKUs for export
• Collaborate with sourcing and brand onboarding teams to ensure availability and readiness
• Develop and manage pricing, promotions, and merchandising strategies across digital channels
• Monitor performance metrics such as sales, conversions, returns, and margins; take corrective action as needed
• Lead channel-specific category optimization strategies (e.g., search rankings, content, pricing algorithms)
• Work closely with product, tech, and marketing teams to enhance the digital shopping experience
• Stay on top of global e-commerce trends, consumer behavior, and category benchmarks
• Ensure compliance with international standards for product listings, packaging, and documentation

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in category management, e-commerce buying, or digital marketplace operations
• Strong experience managing P&L and performance metrics across online retail or marketplace platforms
• Proven success in driving category growth and scaling assortments for e-commerce
• Deep understanding of Indian supplier ecosystems and D2C brand readiness
• Analytical mindset with comfort in using data to make pricing, assortment, and promotion decisions
• Experience with cross-border commerce, international logistics, or export compliance is a plus
• Hands-on familiarity with e-commerce CMS, tools, dashboards, and platforms (Amazon, Shopify, etc.)
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, E-commerce, or Marketing (MBA preferred)

What You’ll Gain

• Ownership of category growth on goGlocal’s global marketplace platform
• Direct impact on the success of India’s next major e-commerce export platform
• Opportunity to lead growth across digital-first categories and global retail formats
• Competitive compensation with growth-based incentives
• High-performance culture with innovation, autonomy, and execution at its core

Ready to own the P&L and scale categories on a global e-commerce stage?

Join goGlocal to build India’s most powerful digital export marketplace.