Head - Merchandising - Apparel/Retail

Merchandising Head Apparel

Experience : Min 17 yrs

Location : Mumbai

Category/commodities : Apparels

Industry : Retail

Key Result Areas/Accountabilities :

Availability : Solving supply related issues, Making NPIs available.

Demand Forecast Accuracy : Analysis of past trend data, evaluate factors impacting demand like seasonality, evaluate SKU wise space planning at stores, evaluate impact of promotions, IT enablement of forecasting process.

Forecast & Production Plan Closure : Preparation of production schedule based on demand forecast, maintaining required inventory of FG at RDCs, Analysis -Target V/s Achievement, Forecast / Production Planning/ ETA/ Promo effectiveness.

RDC DOS : Timely release of PO to vendor and Production planning considering Lead times and shelf life to avoid stock out situation.

- Deliver desired freshness of products to avoid losses due to expiry-Inventory tracking and timely liquidation.

- Inventory tracking and timely liquidation : Technical feasibility evaluation, Vendor development,milestone plan tracking till launch.

Note : Candidate has to be from Retail Industry ONLY