Manager - Merchandising - Denim Jackets/T-Shirt

Product Management:

- Analyze, interpret, Suggest, Co-ordinate and support in creating the seasonal Range Architecture based on Past Sales, Trends, Forecasts, Consumer Preferences, Market Research, Market Potential and gross profit requirement, along with Brand Product Sr Manager who will co-ordinate with Sales /Marketing & Design.

- Act as custodian in maintaining the Category Merchandise Mix

- Prepare Product Brief on the assigned Category to help to integrate with overall brand strategy.

- Provide inputs to the design team on product based commercials & implementing value addition techniques & fabric /product innovations through interactions with Fabric & Garment Sourcing and ensure the developments are within the Range Architecture

- Work to create a balanced Cost architecture in terms of Price Points through co-ordination with Sales & Design Team.

- Responsible for Cost estimation of Fabrics, Trims and the entire garment and giving guide lines to the Sourcing teams to achieve the right Product Costs.

- New Product Development ideation

- Coordinate with Sales & design to develop Customer/Channel specific merchandise to build a potential business in specific channels/customers / markets/categories meeting the planned Contribution

- Study the Sell through & Range Effectiveness to understand Best Sellers and Worst Sellers in a particular season on a defined frequency, understanding the reasons and work with your and take the learning for the next season and share it with Design/Sales team as an input after conceptualizing it with Sr.Manager

- Study and analyze the customer preferences, product innovations, fits and styles through market research.

Inventory Management:

- Plan, coordinate cross functionally and monitor the timely merchandise delivery to reduce delays as well as idle inventory to improve the Inventory turns.

- Ensure right quantity ordering to the Fabric & Garment Sourcing teams with defined delivery timelines to maximise the full value sales potential.

- Review Sell thru for the category and negotiate controlled buy order quantities with the Sales team.

- Analyse and recommend right depth of buy order by option including technological interventions for MOQ reduction by working cross functionally (Design & Fabric Cell)

- Coordinate with Merchandise Planning & Sourcing teams to ensure appropriate amount of fabric or garment inventory availability for the Core products with Vendors/RDC/Stores.

- Review & Utilize the unutilized fabric/trim on periodic basis

- Adherence to the TNA in sampling and bulk production

- Plan, Monitor and seek timely intervention to see each and every planned actions happen in time as per the process.

- Responsible for meeting the Merchandise Demand for the category and Control the GR % at all Channels