Assistant Buyer

YOE: 1-3

CTC: 7-10LPA

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Range Planning:
• Product range planning for the category Planning
• Ensures the final range delivered is both balanced and appropriate for the time of year.
• Financial analysis - Sales, Margin, Discount and Inventory related analysis

Market Research:

• Stay informed about industry trends, competitor activities, and customer preferences to identify opportunities for growth and innovation
• Constantly achieve target hit rates for new launches
• Suggest timings for product launches and work on ideas for product promotion with the Marketing Team
• Comfort working with fast-fashion models with low order quantities and fast replenishments
• Manages product lead times and monitors the critical path to ensure products are delivered on time
• Maintaining Vendor relations and co-ordinating with the global team
• Train, develop, and mentor the Team

QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE

• 2-3 years of proven work experience in Buying & Merchandising
• Degree in Fashion from NIFT & other Fashion College
• Comfortable with figures and collecting, analysing and interpreting data
• Proficient with MS Excel
• Familiarity with category management for Apparel will be preferred
• Adaptable, comfortable with ambiguity, start-up experience preferred