Lifestyle International - Deputy General Manager - Buying - Watch Category

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Performance and Profitability

- Identify and assess the available market opportunity for new and existing categories, markets and brands (quantitative and qualitative)

- Plan, finalize and drive the sales, margin and inventory for the concept

- Understand the trends prevailing in the international market and customize the same to suit the needs of the domestic market

- Track sales performance of brands and take required actions

- Track competition with respect to business performance, promotions and productivity and take required actions

- Review the brand wise profitability and take required actions with respect to both profitable and non-profitable brands

Product Planning

- Initiate buying as per OTB and ensure timely delivery and availability of right stocks at the store

- Manage the display of stock as per the display capacity norms

- Manage the availability of the active assortment of the brands as per defined norms

- Monitor the ageing of stock with reference to the total stock available as per defined norms

- Ensure range presentation is submitted to the concerned stakeholders at defined intervals

- Perform gap analysis post-launch for new products and new brands and take required actions

- Analyze product feedback and take required actions to address the feedback

Vendor Management

- Build long-term and sustainable relationships with brand partners and vendors (by understanding their strategy, positioning, scalability, relevance and best practices)

Customer Engagement

- Enhance the customer experience through brand, product, presentation, and service

- Build the category through properties (eg. category fests)

People Management

- Select the right team members

- Set expectations and give regular feedback to the team

- Provide adequate support and motivate the team to deliver on the job

- Guide, coach, train and develop the team

DESIRED PROFILE

- Candidate should have buying experience with Watches Category.

- Should have handled watches as category fr minimum 10+ Yrs.

- Candidate with Non-Apps Buying experience will be preferred.

- Non-apps buying experience of minimum 10+ Yrs