Associate - Planning (Inventory & Category)

About Team

Category planning team is responsible for inventory planning, selection and project management for the Myntra MMB portfolio. In addition category planning drives optimization of inventory availability & health through analysis & implementation of systems & processes.

Roles and responsibilities

Role:

The proposed role is for planning of the Men’s category. The planning lead will work with the category team to drive key merchandising and strategic decisions that influence the category P&L

Responsibilities:

• Category planner will be responsible for category specific planning activities on the following levels
• Selection - Making season level buy plans / assortment plans, based on past performance & growth / revenue targets to ensure that the category is well represented
• Monthly – Monthly target setting, inwards capacity allocation, OTB management
• Reporting & KPI management – Tracking category’s key metrics, weekly/monthly/season performance review and analytics support to category managers.
• Identify gaps in product offerings & subsequently suggest brands/category expansion
• Managing pricing (SOR / OR) – follow up with a category on securing timely control pricing internally as per planned STR/GM/RGM. Working closely on OR discounting based on profitability requirements
• Operational excellence: Should have prior experience or enough knowledge & confidence to manage merchandising operations, inbound planning, cataloguing & discount monitoring.
• Process Improvement – Should have a problem-solving approach for the issues faced in planning process & ideate/implement process improvement projects

Qualifications & Experience

Skills Required:

• Strong communication and management skills
  
• Strong Analytical Skills and Process Orientation
  
• Proficiency in MS-Office is a must.
  
• Knowledge of VBA will be an added advantage
  
• The ability to thrive in a fast-paced, start-up environment

Education and Experience Required:

• 2-4 years of relevant planning experience in Apparel category planning for online or offline retail business.
  
• MBA/NIFT/Btech from Tier-1/2 B-School