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AVP/VP - Category Management

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Job Description

  • Scale India's fastest growing fashion Q-com industry
  • Build rapid, trendfirst product innovation

Job Description

  • Own and drive the complete category strategy for fashion - including assortment planning, pricing, merchandising, and consumer experience.
  • Lead P&L management, revenue growth, margin optimization, and operational efficiencies across the category.
  • Build and scale vendor networks, sourcing partnerships, and privatelabel initiatives tailored to quickcommerce speed and fashion trends.
  • Analyze market trends, customer behavior, and competitive intelligence to develop a dynamic and relevant product roadmap.
  • Collaborate with supply chain, operations, growth, product, and marketing teams to ensure seamless execution of launches and category campaigns.
  • Drive demand forecasting, sellthrough analysis, and inventory planning to ensure optimal stock health and minimal wastage.
  • Mentor and lead a category team of buyers, planners, and analysts foster a culture of agility, creativity, and datadriven decision making.
  • Partner closely with the founders and leadership team to scale new fashion verticals and explore new category opportunities.

The Successful Applicant

A successful AVP/VP - Category Management should have:

  • 8-14 years of experience in fashion category management, merchandising, or buying (experience in fast fashion or Qcommerce is a plus).
  • Strong business acumen with proven P&L ownership and ability to deliver highgrowth outcomes.
  • Deep understanding of fashion trends, customer preferences, and fastmoving assortments.
  • Demonstrated strength in vendor development, sourcing, and negotiation.
  • Ability to balance speed with quality, especially in a rapidturnaround category.
  • Exceptional stakeholder management skills comfortable partnering with crossfunctional teams in a fastpaced environment.
  • Leadership skills with experience managing midsized teams.
  • Analytical mindset with comfort using data tools and insights for decisionmaking.

What's on Offer

Opportunity to shape and scale one of the fastestgrowing fashion categories in India's next big quickcommerce platform.

Highvisibility leadership role with significant autonomy and potential for rapid career growth.

A dynamic, innovative environment that encourages experimentation, speed, and creativity.

Competitive compensation with performancelinked rewards.

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About Company

Michael Page has five decades of expertise in professional services recruitment. We were established in London in 1976, and over this period we've grown organically to become one of the best-known and most respected consultancies, with an office network spanning six continents.
While size has its advantages, it doesn't define us - the nature of our organic growth means that each new office is integrated into the region that it serves. It also means that as an employer looking to hire, or as a candidate aiming to grow your career you have the best of both worlds&#x3B; a team that understands the market and geography you operate in, plus the resources and expertise of an international network at your disposal.

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