DGM - Buyer - Western Wear - Ecommerce Brand

Hiring for Senior Manager or DGM - Buyer for Leading Ecommerce Company

Location : Mumbai

CTC : Upto 45 LPA

Experience : Minimum 7years experience into Buying and Merchandising

Must have experience with Marketplaces

Must have experience in Women's Western Wear

Roles and Responsibilities :

• Assortment planning : Seasonal range plan creation basis projected sales , category mix projections and MRP plans.
• Selecting and purchasing merchandise : Analyse and understand platform requirements basis season, understand customers and market requirements and align to site / platform goals.
• Brand & Product Enhancement : Cohesively create distinctive Products, controlled Product Quality, Option Width creating high impact with higher levels of product enhancement thus creating a competitive edge over Platform like to like brands.
• Analyzing market trends : Continuous research on market & competition to identify trends, consumer preferences, and competitive pricing.
• Negotiating with suppliers : Evaluate supplier options based on price, quality, and other factors working closely with the Sourcing / merchandising teams. Work closely with the sampling units and sampling master to challenge efficient fabric and trims consumption to be able to meet target intake margins
• Managing inventory levels : Adherence to Open to buy plans and Buying / sales targets. Control stock inflow with On time order fulfillment. Monthly mapping against set intake target.
• Forecasting consumer trends : Buyers use data analysis and forecasting techniques to predict consumer trends.
• Checking product quality : Buyers evaluate the quality and popularity of products already on the shelves.
• Developing an effective purchase order system : Buyers create a system for monitoring purchase orders close adherence to OTB.