Category Manager - Streetwear

Department: Streetwear Working Hours & Time: 11 AM - 8 PM // Mon

• Sat Location: New Delhi About the Role: By 2028 , Indian streetwear is global news. Homegrown brands are scaling fast, marketplace volumes are exploding — and this role sits right at the center of that growth . We’re building one of India’s most vibrant streetwear marketplaces, and we’re looking for a Category Manager
• Streetwear (Menswear) to design and drive the commerce engine behind it. This is a hands-on, ownership-heavy role where strategy meets execution. You’ll turn brand hype into real revenue, build long-term partnerships, and create systems that scale across online, offline, and collaborations . Key Responsibility Areas: Own the end-to-end P&L, revenue, margins, and growth of the Streetwear (Apparel) category across marketplace and retail. Identify high-potential streetwear and fashion brands onto CDC’s marketplace. Manage the complete brand onboarding lifecycle, from prospecting and commercial negotiations to listing, go-live, and performance management. Build and maintain strong relationships with brand founders, business heads, and commercial teams. Lead negotiations on commissions, margins, pricing, payment terms, exclusivity, launches, and promotional structures . Develop and manage CDC’s brand portfolio, ensuring the right mix of established, emerging, and high-growth brands. Drive brand-level and category-level growth through assortment planning, new launches, collaborations, and commercial initiatives. Track brand and category performance across revenue, gross margins, sell-through, inventory turns, and profitability. Identify underperforming brands and products, and drive corrective actions including markdowns, promotions, replenishment, or rationalisation. Collaborate with Marketing, Content, Retail, and Operations teams to drive brand visibility, launches, and sales. Build scalable brand onboarding, management, reporting, and performance frameworks. Stay connected to streetwear, fashion, and emerging brands to identify new opportunities for CDC’s growth. Who's this role for: 6–10 years of experience in Category Management, Buying, Merchandising, Business Development, Brand Partnerships, or Commercial roles. Strong experience in P&L ownership, revenue growth, margins, and category management . Strong commercial acumen with experience in brand/vendor management and negotiations . Good to have: Experience in brand onboarding, marketplace onboarding, and marketplace commercial negotiations . Good to have: Existing relationships with streetwear, fashion, D2C, lifestyle, and emerging Indian brands . Strong understanding of assortment, pricing, inventory, sell-through, and category performance . Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with strong ownership and execution skills.