Position Title: Category Management (Sourcing)
Key Responsibilities
Brand & Price Management
- Lead price negotiations with brand partners to secure competitive margins.
- Ensure Month-on-Month (MOM) brand-wise KRO achievement and identify growth opportunities.
- Conduct MOM margin comparison (GT Margin vs SD Margin) to maintain partner profitability and alignment with company goals.
Inventory Planning & Forecasting
- Manage store-level forecasting and SKU-wise planning to ensure optimal stock levels.
- Coordinate with brands to ensure NPL (New Product Launch) availability across all SD
Stores prior to launch.
Branding & Merchandising
- Ensure branding visibility at stores as per brand guidelines.
- Verify demo/dummy unit placement in eligible outlets.
- Monitor promoter or shop boy deployment in designated stores.
- Plan and execute marketing activities during festivals, events, and key brand campaigns.
- Circulate brand policies and updates internally for smooth coordination.
Job Description
Sales Target & Partner Management
- Define and monitor monthly sales targets for partners.
- Design and implement target-linked incentive or payout programs to drive sales motivation.
Catalogue & Content Management
- Update and maintain the product catalogue on the app with accurate product details, pricing, schemes, and brand information in a timely manner.
MIS & Reporting
- Generate and analyze reports on aging stock, brand/SKU sales contribution, billing performance, fill rate, and app order management.
- Share actionable insights to support decision-making and drive business efficiency.
Qualifications
Education: Any Graduate
Work Experience
- 5+ years of experience in Buying or Category Management preferably in mobile or consumer electronics industry
Skills & Attributes
- Strong negotiation and analytical skills
- Excellent brand coordination and communication ability
- Proficiency in Excel, MIS, and data reporting tools
- Understanding of retail operations and category management
- Ability to manage multiple brands and partners simultaneously
Skills: buyback,sourcing,retail category management,refurbish mobile,smartphones
