Associate - Category Management

Associate - Category Management (Women's Wear)

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.
 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. 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.

Qualifications & Experience:

 Graduate from NIFT or other reputed institution
 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