Associate - Planning

As a Home Furnishing Category Manager at Myntra, you will play a crucial role in driving the business in the relevant category with a focus on growth and increasing market share. Your responsibilities will include: - **Intake / OTB management:** - Monitor inventory situation & plan inwards based on the DOH/STR plan - **Selection:** - Make season level buy plans / assortment plans, based on past performance & growth/revenue targets to ensure that the category is well represented - **Review style level performance:** - Based on metrics such as ROS, Sell thru, RPI, RGM - **Identify gaps in product offerings:** - Subsequently suggest brands/category expansion - **Managing pricing (SOR / OR):** - Follow up with category on securing timely control pricing internally as per planned STR/GM/RGM. Working closely on OR discounting based on profitability requirements - **Operational excellence:** - Prior experience or enough knowledge & confidence to manage merchandising operations, inbound planning, cataloguing & discount monitoring - **Process Improvement:** - Problem-solving approach for the issues faced in the planning process & ideate/implement process improvement projects **Qualifications & Experience:** - Graduate from NIFT or other reputed institution - 3-4 Years of buying / planning / merchandising planning experience - Understanding of planning & Inventory management (Understanding of E-comm will help) - Willingness to learn, innovate, take initiatives - Strong MS Excel skills & understanding of data analytics (SQL knowledge would be a plus) - Customer-centric, creative & analytical problem-solving mindset - Ability to work as part of a team & collaborate with others - Good at multitasking & time management - Good interpersonal & negotiation skills At Myntra, you will be part of a young and dynamic team that believes in meritocracy, equal opportunity, intellectual curiosity, and empowerment. Join us on our journey to create magic in fashion and lifestyle, while challenging yourself in a fun and rewarding work environment.,