Category: Home furnishing Roles and Responsibilities Role: Work closely with Category Manager to drive the business in the relevant category with focus on growth and increasing the market share. Manage relationships with brand partners & 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 plan & plan timely RTVs • 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 • Category visibility planning & interventions – planning banners for respective brands and raising banner requests on time • Identify gaps in product offerings & subsequently introduce / onboard new brands / categories • Managing pricing (SOR / OR) – follow up with brands on securing timely discounts and updating the same, control pricing internally as per planned GM / RGM. Working closely on OR discounting based on profitability requirements • Be an effective bridge between brands & internal teams for all communications • Operational excellence: Should have prior experience or enough knowledge & confidence to manage merchandising operations, inbound planning, cataloguing & discount monitoring Qualifications & Experience • Graduate from NIFT or other reputed institution • 3-4 Years of relevant experience in Apparel buying / planning / merchandising • 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 • 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