Associate - Category Management- Pipeline

Associate - Category Management

Roles and Responsibilities

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, RPI, RGM

● 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 / RGM. 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

● Collaborating with cataloguing team to get products shoot, content creation and right information

of the product being shared and improvising on processes to constantly improve customer

experience.

Qualifications & Experience

● Graduate from NIFT or other reputed institution

● Preferred master’s degree

● 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