Category Head, Premium Eyewear

7 - 9 years

0 Lacs

Posted:6 days ago| Platform: Foundit logo

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Asia's largest eyewear company

Investors include

Our Next Chapter

serve 1 billion eyes in 2025

Our strategic priorities over the next three years include tech innovation, global expansion, manufacturing scale-up, and building a deep bench of entrepreneurial talent. We're growing existing categories, entering new ones, and scaling across geographies and channels.

The Role: Category Head

business owner

Key Responsibilities

  1. P&L and Business Ownership

  • Full ownership of category P&L: revenue, margins, inventory turns and working capital.
  • Drive top-line growth and bottom-line profitability across all channels (online, offline, home).

2. Strategic Category Management

  • Build and execute the category growth roadmap.
  • Lead assortment planning: width, depth, OTB, category gaps, and range rationalization.
  • Define the right mix of core vs. fashion, trend-led vs. evergreen.

3. Buying & Merchandising

  • Lead seasonal buying across geographies and channels.
  • Partner with vendors and in-house design teams to drive trend-forward innovation.
  • Reorder high-performing styles and ensure sufficient stock (DOH) on bestsellers.

4. Launches & Channel Execution

  • Plan successful collection launches with targeted store assortments.
  • Collaborate with Marketing, VM, and Training teams to drive GTM success.
  • Avoid over-spread by tailoring assortments by store type, geography, and consumer profile.

5. Daily Trade & Lifecycle Management

  • Monitor ROS and manage the product lifecycle: launches, in-season moves, and exits.
  • Optimize store and warehouse distribution; identify slow movers and take timely actions.
  • Recommend data-led product pricing and discounting strategies.
  • Conduct

    product trainings for store teams

    to boost conversions and engagement.

6. Margins, Inventory & Quality Control

  • Own and manage product costing to deliver healthy margins.
  • Maintain inventory discipline with strong turns and minimal ageing.
  • Uphold the

    Lenskart quality promise

    reduce returns and NPS detractors by ensuring consistent product quality.

Ideal Candidate

  • 7+ years

    of relevant experience in category management, buying, or merchandising. Fashion industry experience preferred.
  • Strong commercial acumen with a deep understanding of consumer trends and market insights.
  • Proven track record in P&L ownership and scaling categories.
  • High ownership mindset; collaborative and impact oriented.
  • Data-driven, detail-oriented, and thrives in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
  • Join us to shape the future of eyewearand how the world sees.

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E-Commerce, Eyewear

New Delhi

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