Senior Manager - Buying & Merchandising

Responsible to manage business portfolio for the brand NEXT. Portfolio includes womens westernwear & Kids wear.

A comprehensive role which involves all aspects of business –
Analytics, financial planning, range planning and stakeholder management. Require strong analytical abilities

RESPONSIBILITIES
Range Planning
- Assortment planning
- Product range planning for the category
Responsible to optimize sales for the category
- Revenue
- Margins
- Growth of categories
Planning
-Effectively planning inventory and forecasting in order to maximize profitability
-Financial analysis - Sales, Margin, Discount and Inventory related analysis
Option planning
OTB working along with the central planning team
Inventory Management
Planning for the inventory flow for entire category
Collaborative Partnership
- Liasoning with all stakeholders including planning, CDM and revenue teams
- Coordinating with sales and marketing for the growth of category

SKILLS / EXPERIENCE:
 6-8 years of experience with category background, preferred in International/premium brands
 Strong analytical abilities
 Familiarity with category planning & management for relevant categories.
 Understanding of market dynamics and sound business judgement.

 Comfortable with figures and in collecting, analysing and interpreting data.