Associate - Planning

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.

About the Role:

Work closely with Home Furnishing Category Manager to drive the business in the relevant category with focus on growth and increasing the market share. Manage the inventory planning process & establish Myntra as the preferred destination for customers as well as brand partners.

Responsibilities:

• Intake / OTB management - Monitor inventory situation & plan inwards based on the DOH/STR plan
• Selection – making season level buy plans / assortment plans, based on past performance & growth/revenue targets to ensure that the category is well represented
• Review style level performance based on metrics such as ROS, Sell thru, RPI, RGM
• Identify gaps in product offerings & subsequently suggest brands/category expansion
• Managing pricing (SOR / OR) – follow up with category on securing timely control pricing internally as per planned STR/GM/RGM. Working closely on OR discounting based on profitability requirements
• Operational excellence: Should have prior experience or enough knowledge & confidence to manage merchandising operations, inbound planning, cataloguing & discount monitoring.
• Process Improvement – Should have a problem solving approach for the issues faced in planning process & ideate/implement process improvement projects

Qualifications & Experience:

• Graduate from NIFT or other reputed institution
• 3-4 Years of buying / planning / merchandising planning experience
• Understanding of planning & Inventory management (Understanding of E-comm will help)
• Willingness to learn, innovate, take initiatives
• Strong MS Excel skills & understanding of data analytics (SQL knowledge would be a plus)
• Customer centric, creative & analytical problem-solving mindset
• Ability to work as part of a team & collaborate with others
• Should be good at multitasking & time management
• Good interpersonal & negotiation skills