Manager - Merchandising & Product Development - Home Category

Manager - Merchandising and Product Development - Home

Key Responsibilities :

- Manager Merchandising and Product Development for the home category.

- Products curator are more on lines of Indian art, Heritage, ethnicity.

- Forecasting profits and sales, and optimizing the sales volume and profitability of designated product areas;

- Working closely with visual display staff and department heads to decide how goods should be displayed to maximize customer interest and sales;

- Managing, training and supervising junior staff

Key skills for merchandisers :

- Strong negotiation and vendor management skills

- Good knowledge of the supplier base for efficient sourcing

- Know how of product characteristics (price and quality

- Exposure to international markets, trade fairs, luxury market

- Commercial awareness

- Confidence and able to cope with pressure

- Good team-working skills

- Communication skills

Interpersonal skills :

- Analytical skills

- Numerical skills

- IT skills

- Decision-making skills

- Organizational skills