Category Management Intern

About PARQIS

PARQIS is India's only video-first curated marketplace connecting Gen Z and millennial consumers with verified Indian brands. The platform enables a seamless journey from content discovery to purchase, all within a single, engaging experience. As a growing startup, PARQIS works closely with brands to deliver authentic and high-quality products, with a strong focus on innovation and user engagement.

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.

What You'll Do

• 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

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
• Bonus: prior exposure to marketplace operations, vendor management, or category analytics
• Bonus: experience with vendor onboarding, pricing strategy, or catalog/assortment planning

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