Associate - Buying

Job Description

Associate - Buying Roles and Responsibilities 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. " Who are we Myntra is India s leading fashion and lifestyle platform, where technology meets creativity. As pioneers in fashion e-commerce, we ve always believed in disrupting the ordinary. We thrive on a shared passion for fashion, a drive to innovate to lead, and an environment that empowers each one of us to pave our own way. We re bold in our thinking, agile in our execution, and collaborative in spirit. Here, we create MAGIC by inspiring vibrant and joyous self-expression and expanding fashion possibilities for India, while staying true to what we believe in. We believe in taking bold bets and changing the fashion landscape of India. We are a company that is constantly evolving into newer and better forms and we look for people who are ready to evolve with us. From our humble beginnings as a customization company in 2007 to being technology and fashion pioneers today, Myntra is going places and we want you to take part in this journey with us. Working at Myntra is challenging but fun - we are a young and dynamic team, firm believers in meritocracy, believe in equal opportunity, encourage intellectual curiosity and empower our teams with the right tools, space, and opportunities.