Associate Category - Pricing @ Meesho

Because we are solving a unique problem, one thats mostly untouched by other e-commerce players. We are designing e-commerce for the Next Billion Users - the users from Tier-2+ markets who are new to the e-commerce landscape and have (almost) never transacted online before. Our category teams are as diverse as our users. We act from the frontlines to actively drive the mission of democratizing internet commerce for everyone.

Our teams are composed of Senior Business Managers/Business Managers, Associate Business Managers, and a group of Key Account Managers and Business Development Executives. We interact with the Category Marketing team, Product team, User growth and Operations team on a routine basis. All of us work hard together to ensure that we continue to be the No. 1 shopping destination for Bharat users. We are passionate, energetic individuals who work like entrepreneurs. Moving at 10 x speed is where we excel. If you want a high-powered career growth and supporting work environment, we are the right destination for you!

We are looking for a dynamic, self-starting, result oriented Category Associate who can display strong execution skills along with high analytical horsepower to wade through complexity and ambiguity.

As Category Associate, you will be required to make and execute a plan for scaling up suppliers businesses, expanding selection and ensuring best prices for your category. You will also play an instrumental role in enabling the entire team to deliver the bar-raising performance every time. If you love solving problems, enjoy being in leadership roles and have a zeal for setting up and improving business processes, do send us your application. We promise you an excellent work culture, high learning environment and a very exciting professional journey!

What you will do

• Mentor, motivate & provide direction to a team of Key Account Managers
• Advocate Meeshos values & principles across your team
• Work with central teams to ensure best selection, affordable prices and high discovery on the platform
• Develop robust processes for smooth execution of all critical tasks
• Define KRA's & goals for the team and individuals. Compile and evaluate metrics for success assessment of individual and team level tasks
• Communicate priorities and key decisions with stakeholders with your excellent verbal, written & visual communication skills. Drive higher suppliers engagement and quick problem resolution through effectively guiding your team
• Be comfortable with challenges and exude confidence to build processes to drive higher efficiency and better outcomes. Influence strategic decisions across the organization by earning the trust of your stakeholders. Effectively use quantitative & qualitative data to drive decisions & measure success
• Helps define category short & medium term goals, design execution roadmap and set team priorities that align with companys overall strategic goals

What you will need

• BE/.
• 1-3 years of overall experience with at least 1+ years in leading teams
• Experience with startups and fast-paced environments is an added advantage
• Experience in using Microsoft Excel to analyze data and build POV
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically and tactically
• Deep understanding of business and customers
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proven ability to lead the team and manage relevant stakeholders