General Manager - Buying Marks and Spencer Reliance India Private Limited

0.0 years

0 Lacs

Gurugram, Haryana, India

On-site

We are seeking a seasoned Buying Professional responsible for delivering strategy across product, pricing, and promotions. This role plays a critical part in achieving the operating plan for sales, margin, and inventory by driving customer-centric assortments, optimizing stock availability, and ensuring efficient cross-functional coordination. Key Deliverables (Essential Functions & Responsibilities of the Job) : Drive execution of the BU strategy related to product, price, and promotions with a focus on achieving sales, margin, and inventory targets. Build and manage customer- and format-specific assortments aligned with BU and store strategies. Develop and implement a cost-effective local sourcing strategy without compromising quality, relevance, and innovation for the Indian market. Collaborate with regional offices to enhance capabilities and deliver agreed performance KPIs through sustainable practices. Review stock and sales performance weekly; ensure progress is in line with budgets and course-correct as needed. Plan and manage promotional activities in coordination with the marketing strategy to enhance footfall and conversion. Ensure consistent and accurate buying and merchandising data management through analytics and timely reporting. Maintain and align master data to business goals, pricing, and margin plans. Optimize channel-specific catalogues and ensure a robust assortment width across all selling platforms. Ensure availability of correct size ranges across all stores and channels to maximize sell-through. Establish a robust feedback loop from stores and regions to ensure right product, right price, and right place execution. Set and monitor targets for sales, stock, intake, cost reduction, and margin, with quarterly re-forecasting. Enable seamless coordination between Merchandising, Marketing, and Retail teams to deliver an exceptional customer experience consistent with the brand promise. Lead operational improvement initiatives to drive efficiency, productivity, and team capability. Set clear objectives for team performance in alignment with sales, service, people, and cost goals. Drive performance through training, structured feedback, and the M&S performance management process. Show more Show less

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