Assistant Manager/Manager - Category

Job description

**Why this role exists** We are not looking for someone to manage a category. We are looking for someone to build and own it end-to-end - like a founder would. This is a P&L role, not a coordination role. You will work directly with category leadership on questions that actually matter: - What we sell, where, and why - How we grow profitably, not just top-line - What experience customers get across every touchpoint If your instinct is to wait for direction, this won’t work. If your instinct is to take a category and run it like it’s yours, read on. **What Success Looks Like** Not activity. Not campaigns run. Revenue and profitability per category, sustainably scaled. We grow through sharper planning, tighter execution, and smarter systems - not by adding more hands to the process. **What Will You Own** - Own top-line and bottom-line numbers for assigned categories. Build forecasts and plans senior management can actually act on. - Drive expansion across quick commerce and marketplaces. Treat every new channel as a growth lever, not a checkbox. - Build strategies that move category development end-to-end - not just campaigns that look good in a deck. - Sharpen product assortment and brand engagement using real market intelligence, consumer insight, and competitive analysis - not gut feel alone. - Drive order fulfillment end-to-end. Coordinate tightly with warehouse and logistics so category promises are actually kept. - Project inventory off real sales forecasts. Partner with sourcing to keep procurement lean and accurate. - Own online merchandising, category page design, and layout. Recommend changes that make the digital shelf work harder. - Work with marketing, design, and customer support to identify what’s working, what isn’t, and fix it fast. **Who You Are** - A builder who takes ownership of outcomes, not just tasks - Strong business judgment, with a track record of successful negotiations and relationship management - Someone who can lead a team, even a small one, with real accountability - Strategic and tactical in the same day - comfortable with the big picture and the detail - Independent - you develop ideas without waiting to be told - 3-5 years of relevant category experience - Sharp on organization: prioritizing, scheduling, and meeting deadlines without being chased **What Won’t Work** - Waiting for instructions instead of owning the outcome - Treating category management as coordination, not strategy - Comfort with “good enough” numbers - Siloed thinking that ignores how categories connect to the wider business **Why this role matters** Categories are where Noise’s growth actually happens. This role gives you real ownership of a P&L, direct visibility to category leadership, and the mandate to build - not just maintain.