Myntra Hiring for Manager – Category Management at Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Full Time

Sports Footwear is one of the major perception driving business units on the platform and comprises of some of the biggest brands in the world which comprises of the top performing brands on Myntra. Looking out for a Category manager who will be a good fit to the team and instrumental in driving the business for Sports Footwear.

Roles & Responsibilities

 Work closely with the Key Internal stakeholders to drive the business for Sports Footwear in the relevant

categories with focus on growth and increasing the market share.

 Manage relationships with brand partners & establish Myntra as the preferred destination for

customers as well as brand partners.

Responsibilities

 Intake / OTB management – Monitor inventory situation & plan inwards based on the DOH plan

& plan timely RTVs.

 Selection – making season level buy plans / assortment plans, based on past performance, growth /

revenue targets to ensure that the category is well represented.

 Handle and enable legal agreement discussions with the Legal Teams and various other stakeholders.

 Review style level performance based on metrics such as ROS, Sell thru, RPI, RGM.

 Category visibility, planning interventions – planning banners for respective brands and raising

banner requests on time.

 Identify gaps in product offerings & subsequently introduce / on-board new brands / categories.

 Managing and negotiating pricing and other demand interventions – follow up with brands on securing

timely discounts and updating the same, control pricing internally as per planned GM / RGM. Working

closely on Demand shaping for the entire portfolio

 Be an effective bridge between brands and internal teams for all communications.

 Operational excellence: Should have prior experience or enough knowledge & confidence to

manage merchandising operations, inbound planning, cataloguing & discount monitoring.

Qualifications & Experience

 Fashion degree from a reputed School. MBA is preferred.

 The ideal candidate would be should have an experience of 2-4 years and can independently handle

a group of categories. The candidate needs to have a relevant experience in the apparel business.

 Hands on experience with analyzing data and making forecasts.

 Analytical and critical thinker.

 Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.

 Sound MS Excel Skills a Must.