Apparel Buyer

About the Role:

The incumbent will be responsible for:

• Managing top-line & bottom-line for their respective category
• To execute initiatives to maximize revenue, profits and customer experience for assigned business segment
• Work cross-functionally, with vendors and with stakeholders to ensure efficient and effective execution of strategy and roadmap

Responsibilities:

• Creating and developing a long-term plan and strategy for development of the category
• Develop strong working relationships with buying, marketing and merchandising teams
• End to end management of the category’s top-line & bottom-line
• New brand or vendor acquisition and pricing strategy, managing product portfolio and inventory management
• Vendor management: vendor sourcing & management, vendor relationship management
• Customer management: Managing key customer relationships, developing multiple channels, optimizing omni channel sales- through mix of online and offline sales
• Category Analytics: proficient in analytics to identify growth areas and execute
• New product development

Qualifications - Graduate or Post Graduate from NIFT

Experience - 3-8 years of total work experience with prior experience in category management for similar sized business