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Career as Category Manager
Category Managers work for retail establishments as specialists in handling a certain category of products. They are in charge of customer service, merchandising, pricing, maintaining supplies, networking with stakeholders, and motivating retail staff.
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Category Managers
- Manage a large portfolio of different retail brands and develop appropriate strategies for each
- Lead category management projects
- Take responsibility for several categories of products, or sometimes specialize in just a few items within a category
- Create and develop a long term strategy for the development of a product category
- Give expert advice in merchandising, pricing, sales and management of a specific group or type of product
- Develop a robust working relationships with buying, marketing and merchandising teams
- Provide clients with customer focused inputs regarding the product and category
- Lead and guide analysts and other team members
- Work with customer and also national accounts teams to incorporate customer feedback into long term strategies for enhancing business
- Promote category related communication with large retailers
- Manage product promotions
- Optimize category ranges and related merchandising
Employment Opportunities
- All large manufacturing firms
- Internet marketing firms
- Service sector
- Retail chains
- Entertainment and gaming firms
- Jewellery/garment merchandising firms
Recruiting Companies
Accenture 
Amazon 
Hewlett Packard - Boodmo
- Foodworld, Super Markets
- Laksha Human Resource India Private Limited
How do I get there?
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Std XII
Stream: Any
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Graduation
Any
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Post Graduation
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Goal
Category Manager
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Std XII
Stream:Commerce
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Graduation
BBA/BCom
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Post Graduation
MBA(Retail/
Operation) -
Goal
Category Manager
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Std XII
Stream:Any
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Graduation
Fashion Merchandising
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Post Graduation
Fashion Merchandising
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Goal
Category Manager
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