🛍️ Management Trainee – Own Brands Category Management | Star | Mumbai
🏢 Company: Star (Trent Hypermarket Pvt. Ltd.)
Management Trainee Hiring
📄 Job Description
Star (Trent Hypermarket Pvt. Ltd.) is hiring Management Trainees to join its Own Brands – Category Management team in Mumbai.
The role involves supporting new product development, margin management, trend identification, vendor coordination, post-launch performance tracking, marketing initiatives, and data-driven category performance reporting.
🛠 Key Responsibilities
- Create and drive new product development initiatives.
- Manage margin expectations while maintaining compelling price points.
- Identify key relevant trends for the future product development pipeline.
- Support category growth expectations through trend and product insights.
- Coordinate with vendors for timely product delivery.
- Track post-launch product performance.
- Manage commercial documentation.
- Ensure seamless collaboration across internal stakeholders.
- Support marketing teams in creating campaigns to drive bill penetration and basket size of Own Brand.
- Create and publish data, insights, and performance dashboards.
🎓 Eligibility Criteria
- Management Trainee opportunity within Own Brands Category Management.
- Interest in retail category management and product development.
- Ability to work with vendors and internal stakeholders.
- Ability to understand and work with category performance data.
- Strong coordination and communication skills.
- Ability to support product development and marketing initiatives.
⭐ Key Skills
- Category Management
- Product Development
- Own Brand Management
- Retail Management
- Vendor Coordination
- Margin Management
- Trend Analysis
- Performance Tracking
- Data & Insights
- Dashboard Reporting
- Marketing Coordination
- Stakeholder Management
💰 Benefits
- Opportunity to work with Star (Trent Hypermarket Pvt. Ltd.).
- Exposure to Own Brands Category Management.
- Practical experience in new product development.
- Exposure to vendor coordination and commercial documentation.
- Experience with category performance data and dashboards.
- Cross-functional exposure across marketing and internal business teams.
⭐ Why Join Star?
- Gain practical experience in Own Brands Category Management.
- Work on new product development and category growth initiatives.
- Develop experience in vendor and stakeholder coordination.
- Gain exposure to retail marketing and Own Brand campaigns.
- Develop data, insights, and performance dashboard skills.
🧠 Core Skills Required
- Category Management: Understanding of product categories, growth expectations, pricing, and margins.
- Product Development: Ability to support new product development and identify relevant market trends.
- Vendor Coordination: Ability to coordinate with vendors and track timely delivery and post-launch performance.
- Data & Analytics: Ability to create and publish data, insights, and performance dashboards.
- Stakeholder Management: Ability to collaborate effectively with marketing and internal business teams.
- Commercial Documentation: Ability to manage and maintain relevant commercial documentation.
🎤 Interview Preparation
- Revise basic category management concepts.
- Understand product development and product lifecycle concepts.
- Prepare examples of data analysis and dashboard creation.
- Review margin, pricing, and category growth concepts.
- Prepare examples of vendor and stakeholder coordination.
- Understand retail Own Brand and category management fundamentals.
- Be ready to discuss how data and trends can support product decisions.
📩 How to Apply
Interested candidates can apply through the application form below. Ensure your resume highlights relevant retail, category management, analytics, product development, vendor coordination, and dashboard experience.