Associate - Buying

Role: Responsible for managing business portfolio for relevant Category with focus on Growth and increasing the market share. Analytics, Financial planning, Range planning, Co-ordination- vendors & team. Responsibilities: Responsible to optimize sales by monitoring: Revenue Margins Growth of Category Review style level performance based on metrics such as ROS, Sell thru, DRR, Discount. Financial analysis - Sales, Margin, Discount and Inventory related analysis Range/ Assortment Planning: Product-Brand mapping Season wise Product Range planning/ Assortment working based on past performance & growth / revenue targets to ensure that the BU is well represented Effectively planning and forecasting in order to maximize profitability Trend forecasts and implement sales plans. Actively participate in Brand development/ Range/Product development through analytics-based insights Visibility Planning: Category visibility planning & interventions - planning banners for respective brands and raising banner requests on time Inventory Management: Planning for the inventory flow for entire category Work in close coordination with the Planning and Pricing team for optimizing Scale / Inventory/OTB/Capacities. Management of OIs / Inwards, Cataloguing and driving and improvising the processes. Vendor Management: Identify gaps in product offerings & subsequently introduce / onboard new vendors across whitespaces Vendor-Product Mapping Operational Excellence: Prior experience or knowledge of data analysis & interpretation, Discount monitoring, Collaborating with cataloguing team to get products shoot, content creation and right information of the product being shared and improvising on processes to constantly improve customer experience. Qualifications & Experience 2-4 years of experience in Apparel Buying / Planning / Merchandising. (Preferably E- Commerce) Familiarity with Category management with understanding of Market dynamics and sound business judgement. Strong MS Excel skills with numbers acumen and be comfortable in collecting, analyzing and interpreting data. Good organizational skills including prioritizing, scheduling, time management, and meeting deadlines. Willingness to learn, innovate, take initiatives. Ability to negotiate and sustain networking relationships. Customer centric, creative & analytical problem-solving mindset. Ability to work as part of a team & collaborate with others.