📊 Category Executive – Regional Brands & JIT Operations | Jumbotail | Bangalore
🏢 Company: Jumbotail
Category Management Hiring
📄 Job Description
Jumbotail is hiring a Category Executive – Regional Brands & JIT Operations to join its Category Management team in Bangalore. This full-time opportunity is ideal for professionals with 1–2 years of experience who enjoy working with data, coordinating with multiple teams, and driving execution.
The selected candidate will be responsible for regional brand onboarding, Just-in-Time (JIT) operations, pricing and MOQ management, vendor coordination, and cross-functional execution across Category, Supply Chain, Operations, Catalog, and Finance teams.
🛠 Key Responsibilities
- Drive regional brand onboarding from initial identification through successful go-live.
- Manage JIT operations, pricing, and MOQ-related activities.
- Coordinate with vendors and regional brands for requirements, follow-ups, and execution.
- Support vendor negotiations and ensure timely closure of commercial discussions.
- Coordinate cross-functionally with Category, Supply Chain, Operations, Catalog, and Finance teams.
- Track operational tasks and ensure all activities are completed within defined timelines.
- Identify bottlenecks across processes and drive them toward closure.
- Maintain accurate category, vendor, pricing, and operational data.
- Use Excel and data analysis to monitor performance and identify gaps.
- Manage multiple priorities while ensuring attention to detail and execution quality.
🎓 Eligibility Criteria
- 1–2 years of relevant professional experience.
- Experience in Category Management, Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, E-Commerce, or a related function is preferred.
- Strong working knowledge of MS Excel and data handling.
- Strong stakeholder and vendor management skills.
- Good problem-solving and analytical abilities.
- Strong attention to detail and execution orientation.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and work in a fast-paced environment.
- Good communication and coordination skills.
⭐ Key Skills
- Category Management
- Vendor Management
- Regional Brand Onboarding
- JIT Operations
- Pricing Management
- MOQ Management
- Supply Chain Coordination
- MS Excel
- Data Analysis
- Stakeholder Management
- Negotiation
- Process Improvement
💰 Benefits
- Opportunity to work with a growing B2B commerce and retail technology company.
- Hands-on exposure to Category Management and regional brand operations.
- Experience working across Supply Chain, Operations, Finance, and Catalog teams.
- Opportunity to develop vendor management, negotiation, and analytical skills.
- Strong learning and career growth opportunities in e-commerce and supply chain.
⭐ Why Join Jumbotail?
- Work with a fast-growing B2B marketplace and New Retail platform.
- Gain practical exposure to category management and regional brand onboarding.
- Work closely with multiple business functions and senior stakeholders.
- Build expertise in JIT operations, pricing, vendor management, and supply chain.
- Develop strong analytical and execution skills in a fast-paced environment.
🧠 Core Skills Required
- Category Management: Support regional brand onboarding, category execution, pricing, and operational activities.
- JIT Operations: Manage Just-in-Time processes, MOQ requirements, pricing, and coordination to ensure smooth product availability.
- Vendor Management: Build strong vendor relationships, manage follow-ups, coordinate requirements, and support negotiations.
- Data Analysis: Use Excel and operational data to monitor performance, identify bottlenecks, and support business decisions.
- Cross-Functional Coordination: Work closely with Category, Supply Chain, Operations, Catalog, and Finance teams to execute business priorities.
- Process Improvement: Identify operational bottlenecks, develop solutions, and ensure pending actions are closed effectively.
- Execution: Drive multiple tasks simultaneously while maintaining accuracy, ownership, and timely completion.
- Stakeholder Management: Communicate effectively with internal teams and external vendors to ensure smooth execution.
🎤 Interview Preparation
- Revise Category Management, vendor management, and supply chain fundamentals.
- Prepare examples of coordinating with multiple teams to complete a business task.
- Be ready to explain how you would onboard a new regional brand from initiation to go-live.
- Understand JIT operations, MOQ, pricing, inventory availability, and vendor coordination.
- Prepare examples of using Excel to analyze data and identify operational gaps.
- Be ready to discuss how you prioritize multiple tasks and follow up on pending actions.
- Prepare examples of resolving vendor issues, bottlenecks, or cross-functional escalations.
- Demonstrate ownership, attention to detail, analytical thinking, and execution-focused behavior.
📩 How to Apply
Interested candidates with 1–2 years of relevant experience can apply through the application form below. Before applying, update your resume with your experience in category management, vendor coordination, supply chain, operations, Excel, data analysis, pricing, procurement, or e-commerce.