Head - Buying & Merchandising

About the Company: One of the world's largest apparel, footwear and accessories organisation.

Job Profile:

- Preparing annual and quarterly budgets, and presenting them to the relevant stakeholders.

- Tracking inventory movement and systematically introducing promotions, sales, price changes, etc.

- Identifying trends and monitoring supply and demand.

- Overseeing the planning and implementation of merchandising strategies.

- Negotiating the costs of inventory for multiple stores.

- Planning season launch for all the stores basis the initial launch plan so as to ensure that all the stores get adequate stocks for launching the new season.

- Forecasting for the upcoming season basis the trends in the market.

- Study of the previous season performance and planning for the future seasonal bookings of the articles.

- Responsible for stock analysis to figure out the gaps and take corrective actions required.

- Working on the store replenishment for all the divisions.

- Coordinating with the global office on day to day status of the articles placed on order.

- Working on the pricing of the ordered inventory.

- Collaborating with various ecommerce channels and agencies for selling the articles.

Candidate Profile:

- Experience of 8-12 years in buying & planning for footwear, apparel, and accessories.

- Should be Graduate/Post-Graduate in Fashion.

- Should have excellent communication skills.

- Should have Leadership and Team management skills.

- Should be a good planner

- Should have the ability for decision-making along with negotiation skills.

Please note : Due to paucity of time, only shortlisted candidates will be connected. We regret and apologies for the delay or no response.