Sr. Manager- Planning & Merchandising
- Bangalore, Karnataka
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Develop and execute comprehensive sales, margin & inventory plans for the FOC business.
- Own the markdown strategy, curating offers that maximize sell-through with healthy margins.
- Drive top line and bottom-line growth through effective inventory management & pricing strategy.
- Leverage data-driven decision-making, continuous process improvements, and automation.
- Collaborate closely with sales, buying, operations & finance to deliver on business objectives.
- Stay deeply connected with the product line and customer trends to devise allocation strategies.
- Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of 7 professionals.
Attributes we look for:
- Leadership
- Strategic mindset
- Transformational capability
- Stakeholder connect
- Strong execution
- Analytical prowess
- Decision making and ownership
- Negotiation and influencing capabilities
- Operational rigor
- Good communication & interpersonal skills
- Self motivated and driven
- Inquisitive and experimentative
- Questioning status quo
- Masters from top tier institutes preferred (IIMs,NITIE,SPJIMR,XLRI,FMS,MDI etc)
- Minimum 4-5 years of experience in the retail space, preferably in merchandising/ planning