Category Manager – Wellness

Muscle Pro Nutrition Pvt Ltd
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

About MusclePro Nutrition:

We are a House of Nutrition Brands present in the market since 2011 - Scitron, Labrada and a bunch of other brands from the USA like Psychopharma, Redcon1 and MusclePharm. All brands combined, our products cover every nook and corner of nutrition supplements. The products are whey and alternate sources of protein, creatine, pre workout, omega 3, multivitamin and more.

Our Culture:

We’re a results focused company. If it’s a good one, great. If it’s not, we value getting back up and improving more. So, a typical day here looks like…..there is no typical day. Each day is different and comes with different challenges. Solving them together is our goal but we value individual ownership of tasks. We love huddle sessions where everyone solves a big problem together no matter which department they’re in. Also, here are our values:

  • Make mistakes, only new ones
  • Own your work
  • Grow like a ginger, from everywhere

Role Overview

We are seeking a Category Manager – Wellness to drive the commercial growth, market share, and profitability of our performance nutrition and active lifestyle portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

  • P&L & Financial Ownership: Own the complete category P&L (revenue, gross margin, contribution margin), managing trade spend, promotional budgets, and cost-to-serve metrics with finance and supply chain teams
  • Assortment & Lifecycle Management: Curate the product mix (protein, creatine, pre workout, etc) leading new product introductions (NPIs) and managing phase-outs of slow-moving flavors or SKUs.
  • Pricing & Promotional Architecture: Set competitive, margin-protective pricing strategies across direct-to-consumer (DTC), quick-commerce, and retail partners; plan high-impact promotional calendars aligned with fitness cycles (e.g., New Year peaks, marathon seasons).
  • Market & Competitor Intelligence: Track emerging ingredients, types of products and monitor competitor pricing and marketing positioning.
  • Own Inventory Management and Operations: Work with the ecommerce operations team to maintain stock at all warehouses / FCs, manage RTO NDR & delivery speed, manage listings and maintain marketplaces product pages and website
  • Lead Category Growth & Ads – monitoring ads across all online platforms through agencies or in house teams or self
  • Omnichannel Merchandising: Optimize digital shelf visibility (search tags, goal-based filters) and physical store planograms in partnership with sales, trade marketing, and e-commerce teams.

Required Qualifications & Skills

  • Education: Bachelor’s or MBA, Marketing, Supply Chain, or a related field. A background or personal passion in sports, fitness, or nutrition is a strong plus.
  • Experience: 4+ yrs prior experience in FMCG, Nutraceuticals, Health & Wellness, Sports Nutrition, or D2C brands and possess a strong understanding of consumer behavior, market dynamics, and brand building.
  • Analytical Fluency: Strong proficiency in data analysis tools (Excel, SQL, and BI/visualization platforms like Tableau or PowerBI) to translate sales metrics into strategy.
  • Commercial & Negotiation Acumen: Demonstrated track record in margin optimization, P&L management, and vendor/stakeholder negotiations

Alternate Saturday working

Location - Mumbai (Kurla)

kindly share CV + CTC details - hr@musclepronutrition.com

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