Job responsibilities:

• Partner with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities, develop, and execute strategies - marketing, merchandising, influencers, warehouse, operations and finance to drive organization goals.
• Build strong assortment that cater to all needs of the platforms users and business purposes.
• Monitor and evaluate product performance, adjusting orders as necessary to meet consumer demands.
• Maintain minimum stock outs with visibility of next availability and alternative options.
• Support maintaining healthy finances with timely closing of receivables and payables.
• Generate reports - weekly, monthly and yearly basis. Including and not limited to sales, stock levels, offers and promotions.
• Close offers on exclusive lines, special product selections, brand offers, and season relevant promotions.
• Identify trends and maximize opportunities with addition and removal of assortment in warehouse, also minimizing liabilities with rightful purchasing or supported products clearance.
• New brands on-boarding seamlessly, close favorable credit terms and go live on site in timely fashion.
• Competition monitoring for prics competence and range parity - Monitor industry trends and evaluating competition assortment.
• Monitor brand performance, initiating corrective action where necessary to ensure operations are conducted within the agreed financial parameters.
• Learn from and lead team members towards ethical practices, while bringing in own expertise. Coach and inspire junior members of the team.
• Maintain a healthy relationship with internal and external stakeholders with good communication, which supports business growth and goal achievement in a professional manner.
• Follow and maintain supply flow from partners, meeting business objectives.
• Support Joint business plan deals from plan setting to achieving targets and collecting rewards.
• Source product samples for internal reviews, influencer campaign collaborations and giveaways via different channels.
• Ensure bestsellers are ordered in time and always maintained in stock.
• Review content with a 360 view and ensure availability of all relevant assets, including and not limited to product or brand.
• Handle customer queries and complaints by supporting decision making, product use suggestions and defects correction with support from distributor/brand.
• Close deals based on historical trends and price considerations keeping in mind the business objective of meeting healthy margins while achieving sales targets.
• Achieving targets of revenue, margins and inventory management.
• Monitor on-site view and suggest improvements to support revenue generation and enhance customer experience.
• Supporting suppliers with queries and adhoc tasks keeping best interest of both organizations.
• Identify and suggest new enhancements for internal systems, onsite experience and product developments.
• Support selection and ordering of Home brand range, and work towards meeting organization goals.[Text Wrapping Break]Attend and participate in market collaborations/events for purpose of improved network and meeting business goals.
• Maintain high ethical standards keeping in best interest personal image and image of the company along with its partners.
• Out of the box thinking, capturing hidden liabilities to help avoid incorrect purchases and bulk on right assortment.
• Review and ensure all relevant onsite events, offers, launches are running correctly and smoothly, in line with strategic plans and marketing calendar.

Requirements:

• Experience in Retail Buying or Merchandising[Text Wrapping Break]_ years experience in E-commerce retail[Text Wrapping Break]Technical savvy and business savvy
• MS Office and computer literacy, Organizational skills
• Negotiations, Influencing, Understanding of pricing basics and logic[Text Wrapping Break]Attention to details, Trend analysis, Analytical and problem solving skills[Text Wrapping Break]Team work, Leadership, Quick learner, Good teacher, Integrity[Text Wrapping Break]Product development experience
• Bachelors degree minimum
• English and Hindi literacy, additional language is an advantage
• Communications skills - Written, verbal and presentation skills
• Curios mind and passionate about retail business
• Open to feedback and suggestions, Ability to multi task, Adaptable
• Partner and stakeholder managing skills, not afraid to be fiercely original