Senior Manager Buying & Merchandising - Bangalore

Role:

• Lead buying for key brands within Myntra’s Private Labels & Licenses portfolio
• A comprehensive role which involves all aspects of business – Analytics, Financial planning, Range planning, Brand Strategy, Marketplace Vendor Management, OTB management

Responsibilities:

• Responsible to optimize sales for products
  • Revenue o Margins o         Category growth
• Range Planning o Season learnings o        Product-Brand-Category mapping o Pricing architecture for each category

• Effectively planning and forecasting in order to maximize profitability o Trend forecasts and implement sale plans
• Financial analysis - Sales, Margin, Discount and Inventory related analysis

• Option planning o OTB working along with the central planning team
• Inventory Management o Planning for the inventory flow for entire category
  • Coordinating with Sourcing team for timely inwards
• Team Management o Leading a team of 1-2 buyers
• Marketplace operations o Coordinating with MP vendors to ensure the category gaps are appropriately fulfilled, the collection is live on time, pricing is as per demand
• Cross-functional engagement o Speak with multiple cross-functional teams including Planning, Sales, Finance, Sourcing, Marketing, etc to ensure smooth execution for brand growth

Qualifications & Experience

• 6-9 years of experience in Fashion Buying and Merchandising
• Familiarity with category management for Apparel will be preferred
• Understanding of market dynamics and sound business judgement
• Ability to negotiate and sustain networking relationships
• Comfortable with figures and in collecting, analysing and interpreting data