Associate - Category Management (Women's Wear)
Role:
Work closely with Category Manager to drive the business in the relevant category 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.
Review style level performance based on metrics such as ROS, Sell thru.
Category visibility planning & interventions: Planning banners for respective brands and
raising banner requests on time.
Identify gaps in product offerings & subsequently introduce / onboard new brands /
categories.
Managing pricing (SOR / OR): Follow up with brands on securing timely discounts and
updating the same, control pricing internally as per planned GM. Working closely on OR
discounting based on profitability requirements.
Be an effective bridge between brands & 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:
Graduate from NIFT or other reputed institution
3-4 Years of relevant experience in Apparel buying / planning / merchandising
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
Customer centric, creative & analytical problem-solving mindset
Ability to work as part of a team & collaborate with others
Should be good at multitasking & time management
Good interpersonal & negotiation skills
