Content Writer

Position - Category Head

Location - Mumbai ( Remote for now)

We are looking for a Category Head to manage a group or category of products for our company. You will be the one responsible for the pricing and overall promotion of a product category to maximize consumer appeal. Relationships with vendors and product range management will also be part of your duties.

- An excellent category Head must have extensive experience in understanding consumer needs and the retail environment. They must have a commercial mindset and full comprehension of marketing and sales principles. Exceptional communication skills are also key for category Head.

- The goal is to increase sales and profitability of business to drive sustainable growth.

Role:

- Creating and developing a long-term plan and strategy for development of the category.

- Develop strong working relationships with buying, marketing and merchandising teams.

- End to end management of product i.e. from supplier to customer.

- P&L owner for the group of categories managed.

- Team Management: manage a team of Category Owners, Catalogue, and Vendor Acquisition resources. Develop and coach team.

- Manage Portfolio of Categories: New brand acquisition and pricing strategy, Managing product portfolio and inventory management. Shape long term portfolio expansion built on macro trends.

- Vendor management: vendor sourcing & management, vendor relationship management.

- Customer management: Managing key customer relationships, developing multiple channels, optimizing omni channel sales- through mix of online and offline sales.

- Marketing: Manages and optimizes marketing spends on the category group. Working closely with digital marketing team to optimize spends across different digital channels.

- Category Analytics: proficient in analytics to identify growth areas and execute

Core Experience:

•Experience in Core Java, J2EE, Spring/Spring Boot, Hibernate, Spring REST, Linux, JUnit, Maven, Design Patterns.

• Sound knowledge of RDBMS like MySQL/Postgres, including schema design.

• Exposure to Linux environment.

• Exposure to Docker and Kubernetes.

• Basic Knowledge of Cloud Services of AWS, Azure, GCP cloud provider.

• Proficient in general programming, logic, problem solving, data structures & algorithms

• Good analytical, grasping and problem-solving skills.

Secondary Skills:

• Agile / Scrum Development Experience preferred.

• Comfortable working with a microservices architecture and familiarly with NoSql solutions.

• Experience in Test Driven Development.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Hands-on skills in configuration of popular build tools, like Maven and Gradle

• Good knowledge of testing frameworks such as JUnit.

• Good knowledge of coding standards, source code organization and packaging/deploying.

• Good knowledge of current and emerging technologies and trends.

Job Responsibilities:

• Design, Development and Delivery of Java based enterprise-grade applications.

• Ensure best practices, quality and consistency within various design and development phases.

• Develop, test, implement and maintain application software working with established processes.

Work with QA and help them for test automation

• Work with Technical Writer and help them documenting the features you have developing.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s / master’s degree in computer science or information technology or related field

We are seeking a highly skilled and innovative 3+ years of experienced Generative AI Engineer to join our dynamic team. As a Generative AI Engineer, you will play a key role in developing cutting-edge algorithms and models to create generative solutions that push the boundaries of artificial intelligence.

Key Responsibilities

1. Design, develop, and implement cutting-edge computer vision algorithms, encompassing areas such as image processing, object detection, and segmentation.
2. Leverage Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) models to synthesize novel data and enhance the quality of existing datasets.
3. Engage in collaborative efforts with cross-functional teams to seamlessly integrate AI-driven solutions into our product portfolio.
4. Spearhead initiatives to refine and optimize model architectures, ensuring top-tier performance and efficiency.
5. Stay at the forefront of AI and computer vision advancements, ensuring our solutions are consistently state-of-the-art.
6. Provide mentorship to budding data scientists, promoting a cohesive, inclusive, and knowledge-sharing team culture.

Qualifications:

1. A minimum of 3 years of specialized experience in computer vision, with a focus on deep learning. Proficiency in neural architectures such as CNNs, RNNs, Encoder-Decoders, and generative models including GANs and GPT is essential.
2. Demonstrated expertise in crafting, fine-tuning, and deploying AI models for real-world applications.
3. Mastery in programming languages, notably Python, and familiarity with deep learning frameworks such as TensorFlow and PyTorch. Experience with image processing libraries like OpenCV and Pillow is a plus.
4. Exceptional analytical and problem-solving prowess, complemented by meticulous attention to detail.
5. Stellar communication and presentation abilities, with a knack for distilling intricate technical data into clear, actionable business insights.

Preferred Skills:

1. Hands-on experience with cloud platforms, especially AWS, and adeptness with container orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes.
2. Proficiency in version control utilities, particularly Git and GitHub.
3. Prior contributions to the AI research community, such as publications or significant community involvement, will be highly regarded.
4. Acquaintance with agile development practices.
5. A compelling portfolio showcasing a range of projects in computer vision and image segmentation is desirable

Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL) is a leading educational institution in India that provides comprehensive test preparatory services for students preparing for medical and engineering entrance examinations, school/board exams and competitive and scholarship exams such as NTSE, KVPY, and Olympiads.  The “Aakash” brand is associated with quality test preparation and a proven student selection track record in various medical and engineering entrance examinations

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