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Job Title


Category Manager


Company : Urban Company


Location : Kolkata, West bengal


Created : 2025-05-03


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

Category Manager- City Role| Urban CompanyAbout the CompanyUrban Company is a tech-enabled home services marketplace. Customers use our platformto book services, such as beauty treatments, haircuts, massage therapy, cleaning, plumbing,carpentry, appliance repair, painting , which are delivered in the comfort of their home and ata time of their choosing. We promise our customers a high quality, standardized and reliableservice experience. To fulfill this promise, we work closely with our hand-picked servicepartners, enabling them with technology, training, products, tools, financing, insurance, andbrand, helping them succeed and deliver on this promise.About the Role & TeamUrban Company’s India business is divided into three large verticals with several corecategories within these verticals. Each category has an independent user offering and supplypool and is led by a business head.● Beauty verticalo Salon for women: Skin-care serviceso Salon for women: Hair, nails and make-upo Men’s groomingo Spa therapy for men and womeno Treatments● Home verticalo AC and appliance repairo Cleaning and Pest controlo Electricians, Plumbers and Carpenterso Painting● Products business (Largely B2B sales)o Beauty & spa products: Both OEM and private labelso Water purifiers, RO filters etc.o Home solutions storeo Cleaning products● Nativeo Smart Locks and ROWhat you’ll do:The category manager is responsible for onboarding the right quality supply to ensuredemand is fulfilled with the right customer experience being delivered.● There are 3 major roles within this mandate –○ Onboarding the right quality supply to ensure demand is fulfilled with the right customer experience being delivered○ Ensuring no breakage in daily operations in your city○ Implementing growth and quality improvement initiatives in sync with category heads at central level● Owning above mandate will require you to do the following –○ Building a strong connect with service professionals in your city○ Deploying your analytical skills to deep dive on key business problems andpropose solutions○ Getting your hands dirty in terms of going on ground to understand real issues,be it customer experience, partner onboarding, etc.○ Running tight processes and SOPs in the city related to partner onboarding,service quality improvement, etc.What we need:● Sharp and hungry professionals willing to go above and beyond to create impact● Bachelor’s degree is mandatory● Ability to work in an environment that is fast paced, requires solving ambiguous problems and highly outcome oriented. We will look for candidates who display these characteristics and have demonstrated the ability to solve problems on ground.● Strong analytical skills● Hustle and get things done attitude● If deep problem solving at scale, and a fast-paced work environment excites you,we would love to meet you and talk more!What can you expect:● A great work environment with massive ownership and growth opportunities - we hirefolks for a career opportunity, not just the role.● Energy and hustle of a startup with processes and depth of a big organization● Expect to work with people you can learn from and are invested in your growth● Opportunity to be part of the mission to transform customer and partner experience● Latest tools and technology to get things done provided by the company● Health insurance benefits for you and your familyAt Urban Company we are committed to providing equal and fair opportunities inemployment and creating an inclusive work environment. We endeavor to maintain a workenvironment free from harassment based on age, color, physical ability, marital status,parental status, ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation, or gender identity.