Head Planning and Merchandising

Company Description

ENSEMBLE is India’s first multi-brand luxury fashion store, established in 1987. The brand is dedicated to discovering, mentoring, and nurturing Indian design, with a focus on preserving the country’s rich heritage of craft, embroidery, and textiles. With nine stores across India and a growing online presence globally, ENSEMBLE curates the best of Indian fashion in a modern and refined way. Led by Tina Tahiliani, the company also emphasizes providing customers with excellent and efficient service.

Pan-India Strategic Merchandising Plann in g & Forecasting

Vendor & Designer Management

• Develop and implement long-term merchandising strategies based on market trends and sales data.
• Develop and manage the holistic annual and seasonal Open-to-Buy (OTB) plan for the entire network of 11 stores
• Create sales and inventory forecasts by region, city, store cluster, and door, accounting for demographic, climatic, and cultural buying patterns using historical data analysis where it already exists
• Lead the development of a cluster-based strategy (e.g., defining which stores are "Flagship," "High-Volume," "Emerging," etc.) and tailor assortments and budgets accordingly. Essentially build our brand portfolio and assortment from the store level up
• Define and monitor pricing, promotion, and markdown strategies on a national and regional level

Multi-Location Inventory Management & Allocation :

Cross-Functional Leadership :

Team Leadership & Systems :

Key Result Areas (KRAs) & Performance Metrics :

The success of the Head of Product Planning will be measured against the following key performance indicators, which are vital to driving profitability and inventory efficiency across the 11-store network :

1. Financial Performance

2. Inventory Productivity & Efficiency

3. Commercial Performance

4. Forecasting & Planning Accuracy

5. Range & Allocation Effectiveness