Category Head - Retail

Role Overview:

The Category Head will be responsible for driving end-to-end category performance by maximizing sell-through and exit margins through strong collection architecture, sourcing discipline, and product decisions. The role will lead structured collaboration across planning, buying, design, fit, sourcing, retail, and channel teams to achieve category objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

- Own end-to-end category performance.

- Drive sell-through and exit margin performance across the category.

- Develop and manage collection architecture to support category objectives.

- Drive sourcing discipline and product decisions to optimize category performance.

Lead structured collaboration with:

1. Planning teams

2. Buying teams

3. Design teams

4. Fit teams

5. Sourcing teams

6. Retail teams

7. Channel teams

- Manage assortment planning and merchandise planning activities.

- Drive buying and sourcing initiatives for the category.

- Support product development activities aligned with category goals.

- Oversee range planning, inventory planning, and stock replenishment processes.

- Manage OTB (Open-to-Buy) planning to support category performance.

Industry Type: Retail

Department: Merchandising, Retail & eCommerce

Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent

Role Category: Category Management & Operations

Education:

- UG: Any Graduate

- PG: Any Postgraduate

Key Skills:

- Category Management

- Assortment Planning

- Buying

- Sourcing

- Merchandise Planning

- Product Development

- Stock Replenishment

- Range Planning

- Inventory Planning

- OTB