Category Manager

Role Overview:

Drive topline growth while optimizing costs and contribute towards conceptualization, planning; execution of strategic initiatives. This is a cross-functional role involving extensive collaboration with product, marketing, customer support, and finance to drive alignment on tactical and long-term business goals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Identify and scope up opportunities to grow business and market share of redRail, with a strong focus towards product, competition & consumer analytics.
• Own the monetization charter of redRail
• Analyze data and generate insights to identify relevant customer cohorts for short-term and long-term business growth.
• Manage promotions, monitor marketing budgets & forecasts. Dive deep (as required) to drive continuous improvement in key business KPIs.
• Create and update annual operating plans and align all functions towards tactical and long-term changes in business priorities.
• Own KPI reports, presentations, and proposals for leadership alignment.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product, marketing, customer support, and finance, to ensure that key initiatives are executed on time.
• Partner with category teams within the group companies and share learnings/insights to maximize synergies.
• Seek out and drive B2B partnership opportunities for redRail to drive growth

Desired Competencies:

• Strong business acumen, with a good understanding, preferably of the travel or e-commerce markets.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy
• Great communication skills, interpersonal & stakeholder management skills
• High on energy, a team player, coupled with a great attitude
• Proficient in creating PPTs & decks with advanced MS Excel skills.
• Experience: 4-7 years, with at least 2+ years of relevant experience.
• Education: MBA is preferred.