Assistant Manager- City Growth - Delhi NCR

Assistant Manager- Central

About Flipkart

Flipkart is committed to the cause of transforming commerce in India through our investments in made-in-India technology innovations, customer-centric features and constructs, a diverse category landscape and a world-class supply chain. With a customer base of over 350 million, product coverage of over 150 million across 80+ categories, focus on generating direct and indirect employment and a commitment to empowering generations of entrepreneurs and MSMEs and a sustainable growth strategy – Flipkart is maximizing for our customers, stakeholders, and the planet at large!

Flipkart is a part of the Walmart-owned Flipkart Group, which also includes group companies Flipkart Health+, Myntra, and Cleartrip. The Group is also a majority shareholder in PhonePe, one of the leading Payments Apps in India.

About The Team

The Growth team at Flipkart will have the responsibility of propelling customer acquisition and enhancing customer value in order to drive growth for the Hyperlocal business.

About The Role

The Manager role in the Growth team is focussed towards generating demand and enhancing customer experience by carrying out several strategic initiatives. The person needs to plan the assortment to match demand patterns and best suited to the localized customer preferences. They need to understand the growth drivers and work closely with the teams such as Category, Planning, Supply Chain and Marketing to drive business growth.

You Are Responsible For

• Planning:
• To build a bottom-up short term and the long term demand & supply plan factoring in the inputs from Flipkart central planning and category teams
• Work with the team members within the category and in external support functions to execute on strategic objectives
• Plan localized assortment and festive assortment to improve product offering
• Closely monitors the business metrics and alters the plan as required
• Growth:
• Drive growth of the business through horizontal customer initiatives such as acquisition, retention, cross-sell and increasing the wallet-share
• Design, Incubate and Scale new Organic / Inorganic new growth engines for the business
• Identify local demand pockets and define initiatives to drive business growth by tapping into them
• Category Marketing:
• Work with the marketing team to launch & scale digital brand & performance marketing campaigns.
• Customer Experience
• Drive initiatives with the product & merchandising teams to improve the buying experience of the customer right from pre-purchase decision making to delivery
• People:
• Manage a diverse team
• Build a culture of innovation, self motivation & organization first mindset
• Mentor and groom the team
• Be an inspirational leader for the team & a thought leader for the BU
  

You Should Have

• Educational background – Graduation, MBA is preferred
• Work experience of 4+ years
• Should have a strong understanding of the Delhi NCR market
• Prior experience in Category Management or Growth Marketing is preferred
  
  

Experience/Skills Required

• Strong program management skills, multi-tasking ability & interpersonal communication - ability to work with multiple cross-functional teams
• Strong analytical orientation and customer understanding
• Strong problem solving skills and highly data driven
• Understanding of marketing and category planning is a must
• Ability to translate strategies into execution plans and take them to completion
• Must be willing to learn & develop ecommerce way of thinking
• Strong bias for Action - Flipkart works at a very rapid pace
  
  

Why work with us?is must

At Flipkart, we promise to maximize what you care about the most. You’ll get an opportunity to leave a mark and create your own legacy, you’ll have freedom to experiment, learn and grow, you’ll get to work with the best in our inclusive teams and experience our culture of care to ensure that you can focus on doing your best work.

Every Flipster is a Maximiser - Curious, Audacious, Entrepreneurial, Purpose-Driven, Excited By Big Challenges, A Team Player and Inclusive. If this is who you are, then Flipkart is the place where you can thrive.

We understand that your own aspirations and journeys are unique. So you choose what you want to maximise, and we provide you the platform for it. Because when you maximise, we maximise.