Category Head

3 weeks ago

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Kapiva Full time

Role Brief :

As Category Head , you will be the business owner for one or more product categories at Kapiva. This role is a unique blend of P&L ownership, product lifecycle management, GTM, consumer insight, and demand generation . You will work cross-functionally with marketing, product, R&D, supply chain, and tech teams to scale your category and drive sustainable growth.

Location: Bangalore

Job responsibilities include:

  • Own the end-to-end P&L of Men's category – sales, margin, pricing, discounting, and profitability.
  • Drive consumer-first category strategies through data, insights, and competitive benchmarking.
  • Lead product roadmap decisions in partnership with R&D and supply chain – from NPD to portfolio optimization.
  • Build & execute GTM strategies for new product launches – including positioning, packaging, pricing, and media strategy.
  • Collaborate with the growth & CRM teams to define category-specific acquisition, retention, and CLM journeys.
  • Work closely with the performance marketing, marketplace, and offline teams to deliver revenue targets.
  • Monitor and improve key metrics like conversion rate, AOV, RTO%, and repeat purchase rate .
  • Identify trends & opportunities via consumer insights, market intelligence, and platform analytics.
  • Partner with creative and content teams to bring category narratives to life across channels.

What we are looking for:

  • 4–6 years of experience in FMCG in roles like category management, brand management, or growth.
  • Strong background in digital marketing with a proven track record in P&L management, GTM, or consumer lifecycle marketing.
  • Strong analytical skills with a data-led mindset; experience working with insights, dashboards, and reports.
  • Ability to work cross-functionally across product, supply chain, digital, and offline channels.
  • Comfort with ambiguity and bias for execution – this role blends strategy with hustle.
  • MBA from a Tier-1 or Tier-2 institute preferred.

Why Join Us?

  • Take ownership of high-growth categories at one of India's fastest-growing Ayurvedic D2C brands.
  • Work directly with cross-functional leadership including Growth, Brand, Product & Founders.
  • Create meaningful impact in improving consumer health with purpose-driven products.
  • Culture of openness, innovation, and autonomy.

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