Intern, Category Management

About PARQIS

PARQIS is India's only video-first curated marketplace connecting Gen Z and millennial consumers with verified Indian brands.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a sharp, business-minded Category Management Intern to help shape and grow PARQIS's brand and product portfolio. This role offers hands-on experience in curating categories, evaluating brand partners, and driving the commercial side of a content-meets-commerce platform.

The Mission

Category is the backbone of the marketplace — the right brands, the right pricing, the right assortment. Your goal is to help build a catalog that feels curated, not commoditized, while keeping the commercial engine (margins, payouts, stock, pricing) running smoothly behind it.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify, evaluate, and onboard new brand partners across priority categories.
• Analyze sales, margin, and catalog performance data to spot gaps and opportunities.
• Support pricing, discounting, and promotional strategy for category growth.
• Coordinate with brand partners on catalog listings, stock availability, and content needs.
• Work closely with the tech team on the brand partner dashboard (earnings, transactions, payouts) to ensure category data is accurate and actionable.
• Track competitor assortments and pricing to keep PARQIS's offering sharp and differentiated.
• Assist in preparing category performance reports and partner-facing decks.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Strong analytical skills — comfortable in spreadsheets, basic data analysis, and drawing insights from numbers.
• Interest in e-commerce, retail, or D2C brand ecosystems.
• Clear communicator, able to coordinate with brand partners and internal teams.
• Structured, detail-oriented approach to managing multiple categories/brands at once.
• Comfortable with Excel/Google Sheets; familiarity with basic data tools is a plus.
• Comfortable working remotely in a fast-paced startup environment.

Bonus:

• Prior exposure to marketplace operations, vendor management, or category analytics.
• Experience with vendor onboarding, pricing strategy, or catalog/assortment planning.

Qualifications

• A student or recent graduate with strong analytical and communication skills — degree background is open.
• Genuine interest in consumer brands, retail trends, and D2C.

What You'll Gain

• Hands-on experience shaping category strategy on a real consumer marketplace.
• Direct exposure to brand partnerships and commercial decision-making in a startup.
• Opportunity to contribute to live catalog and pricing decisions.
• Certificate of completion and PPO opportunity based on performance.