Associate Director - Category Management

About The Company

Who are we?

Myntra is India’s leading fashion and lifestyle platform, where technology meets creativity. As pioneers in fashion e-commerce, we’ve always believed in disrupting the ordinary.

We thrive on a shared passion for fashion, a drive to innovate to lead, and an environment that empowers each one of us to pave our own way. We’re bold in our thinking, agile in our execution, and collaborative in spirit.

Here, we create MAGIC by inspiring vibrant and joyous self-expression and expanding fashion possibilities for India, while staying true to what we believe in.

We believe in taking bold bets and changing the fashion landscape of India. We are a company that is constantly evolving into newer and better forms and we look for people who are ready to evolve with us.

From our humble beginnings as a customization company in 2007 to being technology and fashion pioneers today, Myntra is going places and we want you to take part in this journey with us.

Working at Myntra is challenging but fun - we are a young and dynamic team, firm believers in meritocracy, believe in equal opportunity, encourage intellectual curiosity and empower our teams with the right tools, space, and opportunities.

• Omni-Channel Commercial Strategy
  
  

Objective:

Deliver profitable, non-cannibalised growth across online and offline channels.

Key Responsibilities

Define channel-wise assortment, pricing, and launch strategy for Online, EBOs, and SIS.

Build price ladders, launch windows, and SKU exclusivity to protect brand positioning.

Manage markdown and promotion architecture across channels

Ensure price parity and brand consistency across Myntra and physical retail.

• International Buying & Supply Chain Leadership
  
  

Objective:Drive high-confidence buying in a long-lead, global supply environment.

Key Responsibilities

Partner With Global Brand HQs On:

annual budgetsoption counts

size and colour curves

MOQ and commitment planning

Translate Indian market insights into forward-looking buy decisions.

Balance fashion risk, currency exposure, and inventory productivity.

• Data-Led Merchandising & Demand Management
  
  

Objective:

Maximise sell-through and working capital efficiency using analytics.

Key Responsibilities

Use Myntra data to:forecast demand

optimise replenishment

control ageing and obsolescence

Apply Price Elasticity, Conversion And Traffic Analysis To Drive:

discount strategy

Inventory movement

Decide which SKUs to push, replenish, mark down or exit.

• Financial & P&L Ownership
  
  

Objective:Deliver profitable, sustainable growth.

Key Responsibilities

Own:

revenue,gross margin, markdowns,inventory, MRP laddering

Partner with Finance and Growth teams to ensure commercial discipline.

Defend buying, pricing and inventory decisions with data.

• Brand Stewardship
  
  

Objective:

Build long-term brand value in India.

Key Responsibilities

Protect: brand positioning, price perception, premium equity

Ensure promotional and markdown strategies.

Align assortment and communication with global brand codes.

• Cross-Functional & Global Leadership
  
  

Objective:

Create a single, aligned execution engine.

Key Responsibilities

Lead And Influence:

Marketing

supply Chain

Category Planning

Retail Operations

Digital Growth

Act as the primary interface between Global Brand HQs and Myntra.

Build credibility and trust across all stakeholders.

• Store planningWork closely with global team to work on store capacity and layout planning as per sales plan and physical capacity while not breaching inventory and OTB targetsWork with VM team to ensure buy strategy (wrt focus categories, ELPPs, brand builders, category heroes) etc. is implemented well in store
• Market research and competition benchmarkingStrong market intelligence and competition bench marking skills to ensure competitive pricing and trend in all channelsConduct trend analysis every quarter and develop feedback reports and loops for both leadership here and global
  
  

Required Skills

omnichannel strategy, buying & merchandising, assortment planning, inventory management, profitability, stakeholder management

Required Education

MBA