POSITION'S OBJECTIVE: To manage and grow existing Category business in order to achieve targeted revenues and profits
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Category Planning and Management
- New product developments, timely approvals & placement of orders to ensure timely deliveries
- To drive the pricing, shelving, marketing and promotions of the category's products in order to make them as visible, accessible, and appealing to customers.
- To customise product mixes for regional preferences
- To create and maintain workflows, WIP, Time and Action plan for the category. Process to be reviewed and refined at regular intervals
- To provide communication briefs addressing category requirement
- Give briefs for category specific call outs at stores where required.
2. Vendor Management
- To maintain a productive relationship with vendors that is mutually beneficial to the company and artisans.
- Working closely with PH and QC on vendor rating and allocate PH and vendors for future order placements
- To identify & grow new vendors to achieve goals of product offer & price
3. Production
- To monitor production tracker of every style in the category and take early calls for opportunity maximization
- To ensure support to markets by providing on time delivery as per seasonal requirements & promotion calendar timelines
- To pre-empt delay & production failures & to come up with quick firefighting solutions
4. Quality
- To work with QA team to influence establishment of quality standards for the products.
- To take timely and effective commercial decisions
5. Documentation & Report Analysis
- To ensure that periodic reports related to category performance / Dashboards are made available as per the timeline and handle any query that may arise.
6. Market Interaction
- Regularly interacting and visiting the stores to gather first hand customer response to the merchandise offering - style, quality, display & pricing.
- Observe customer's purchase behaviour and commission researches to understand future product development / styling needs and pricing decisions
- Interact directly with store teams to handle queries and objections, training store teams on Product
JOB SPECIFICATION
Years of Experience: 5-7 years experience
- 5-7 years of work experience with at least 3-4 years of experience in Retail industry particularly Home Décor/Home Accessories/Giftware (Home & Lifestyle)
Knowledge Skills required:
- Product Knowledge
- Merchandising, Sampling & Costing
- Sourcing & Vendor Management
- Retail Operations
- Crafts & Textiles
Any other mandatory skill sets:
- Focus on Results
- Analytical Skills
- Planning & Organizing
- Communication Skills
- Interpersonal Skills
- Innovation & Openness to Learning
- Customer Focus
- Teamwork
Interested candidates please send resume at [Confidential Information]
