Job Description

This role is for one of Weekday’s clients

Min Experience: 8+ years

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

JobType: full-time

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

• Own the overall Fruits & Vegetables (F&V) category strategy, including P&L management, pricing, assortment planning, merchandising, and category growth.
• Develop and execute an efficient sourcing strategy focused on product quality, cost optimization, seasonality, supply reliability, and vendor performance.
• Lead demand planning, product availability, inventory health, and perishability economics to minimize wastage while maintaining customer availability.
• Drive improved sell-through and category performance by leveraging customer insights, field-level intelligence, market trends, and purchasing behavior.
• Build scalable category processes, operating rhythms, and performance mechanisms to ensure consistent execution across the category.
• Develop and lead a high-performing category team, fostering ownership, analytical decision-making, and operational excellence.
• Drive sustainable improvements in category growth, customer purchase frequency, profitability, availability, and customer trust.
• Monitor category performance metrics and identify opportunities to improve margins, reduce losses, optimize assortment, and strengthen overall category economics.

Must-Have Skills

• Category Management
• P&L Management