Myntra Hiring for Manager – Buying & Merchandising – Mango at Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Full Time

Role

About Team

• Responsible for category planning and management, and driving business outcomes
• A comprehensive role which involves all aspects of business – Operating plan development, financial planning, range planning, P&L management, inventory management and sales execution

Responsibilities

• Business planning and category management for a large portfolio
• Annual Operating Plan (Revenue, Margin, Discounts, etc.)
• Monthly Operating Plans
• Category and brand specific growth plan
• P&L planning at category, brand level
• Range, Assortment and OTB Planning
• Assortment Planning – Data Analysis, Insights Generation, Options Planning (Width, Depth)
• OTB Planning at brand-category level, season planning
• Range level planning support – bets sizing, inventory planning
• Effective planning and forecasting in order to maximize profitability
• Competition / Market Analysis
• Sales and Inventory Management
• Planning for the inventory flow / DOH for entire category
• Category Health Management – STRs, DOH, Ageing, Portfolio Mix of Core / Fashion; Review and Course Corrections
• Monthly Sales planning and execution – coordination with sales and marketing teams
• P&L metrics tracking
• Team / Stakeholder Management – Working closely with buying, sourcing, brand, sales and planning teams for delivery of business plans
• Projects– Driving key initiatives / projects for category growth and profitability improvement across supply chain, planning, sales, etc.; Process Improvement across the value chain

Qualifications & Experience

• 4-6 years of experience in category management;
• Some experience in fashion retail / brand management sector is preferred
• Strong business acumen with excellent analytical and problem solving skills; Strong with numbers and in collecting, analysing and interpreting data
• MBA from a top tier institute
• Strong experience and skills in cross functional stakeholder management