Myntra.com - Manager - Central Category Planning - IIM/MDI/ISB

Position/Designation Position: Manager - Central Category Planning

Level Manager /Senior Manager

Department Planning Team

Hiring Manager Sachin Tandon

Expected Qualification MBA from a premier institution

Expected Experience Level 4-6 years after MBA

COMPANY OVERVIEW :

WHO WE ARE :

- Myntra is India's Largest Online Fashion store which commands over 60% of the online market for fashion post its merger with Flipkart. Myntra has been a frontrunner in many futuristic initiatives, the most recent being our movement to - App Only- . The Myntra App provides great user-friendly platform to millions of shoppers with the wide range of 200,000+ Styles from 1500+ Brands, to choose from.

- Living with its vision of Helping People Look Good, Myntra brings to its customers a host of fashion content through the Look Good content on its App. The look good content helps customers get connected with everything related to fashion from the latest fashion trends in the industry to personal guidance on your personal look.

- Myntra is the first company to launch an in-house Fashion Incubator Program for emerging design talent in the country. The emerging entrepreneurs and designers get an opportunity to be mentored by best in class leaders and trainers while working towards creating their own designs.

- Our speed, passion and risk taking ability have made us the top fashion e-tailer within 7 years of our formation. We constantly believe in innovating and providing delight to our customers through our products and services.

ABOUT MYNTRA FASHION BRANDS :

Myntra Fashion Brands team was structured in Myntra in the year 2012 with an objective of creating successful in-house brands across all categories. The team aims to be a part of every wardrobe across the country. Within two years the department has a portfolio of 10 distinct and successful brands.

While brands like Roadster, Mast &Harbour, HRX, Dressberry and Anouk have become the largest selling brands on the Myntra App in their respective segments, new brands like Yellow Kite, Invictus, Harvard, Invictus and Wrogn are working towards creating differentiated brand presence. Over the next couple of months Myntra aims to foray into new category segments and other apparel, footwear and accessories segments to be able to achieve our vision statement of becoming a household name synonymous with building & creating top brands.

RECOGNITIONS :

- Awarded 'Fashion eRetailer of the Year 2013' by Franchise India - Indian eRetail Awards

- Awarded 'Best E-commerce Website for 2012' by IAMAI - India Digital Awards

- Awarded 'Images Most Admired Retailer of the Year: Non- Store Retail' for 2012 by Images Group

- CNBC - TV18 Young Turks Award as one of the - Hottest Internet Companies of the Year 2011-12-

- Awarded 'Best E-commerce Partner of the year 2011-12 & 12-13' by Puma India

Brief about the role:

We are building a central planning function with-in the existing planning team to drive key strategic initiatives in order to improve Selection Quality, Assortment Health, Inventory Management andOptimize Profitability.

This central team will work closely with Myntra Planning headto drive an important charter, which will directly impact the P&L of the organization.

What you will do:

- Develop deep understanding of the category planning, buying, category operations & sales operations to identify gaps & develop solutions for the same

- Understand business priorities and design & execute process, which help address these priorities

- Lead the identification of new initiatives, ensure right design, development& implementation and should own its business impact

- Liaison with multiple stakeholders - this is a fairly cross-functional role, entailing collaborating internally with Category Heads, Category Planners, Revenue & Category-Ops teams

Your Must-Haves:

- 4+ years of relevant experience with e-commerce, category planning, program management or consulting

- MBA from Tier-1 B-School (2+ year of experience post MBA preferred)

- Exceptional analytical& problem solving skills, with attention to detail and ability to make data-backed decisions

- Gather business insights and identify trends from data (from multiple sources)

- Self-directed focus and ability to prioritize within an ambiguous environment

- Ability to execute and follow through on high-quality output, with limited oversight

- Ability to work with cross-functional leaders and influence/rally/align them towards a common org/business goal

- Strong verbal & written communication skills

- Proficiency in Excel & SQL