Assistant Manager/Manager - Pricing - Womens Clothing - IIM/MDI/ISB/FMS

Pricing Manager - Women's Clothing

Role Overview:

The candidate will be working in the Lifestyle BU at our company with the Women's Clothing team, one of the largest and fastest growing categories within our company. He/she will be an assistant manager/manager and reporting to the Pricing & Planning lead.

The role will require the candidate to:

- Plan and execute the pricing strategy for a large collection of brands on the platform

- Manage the inventory through intelligent analysis and inputs to the buying team

- Understand and facilitate the performance of Marketplace sellers

- Drive specific initiatives and projects for Category growth

Pricing Management:

- Co-own the business metrics - both topline and bottomline related while refining processes to bridge gaps and leverage new opportunities

- Stay on top of numbers and trends in an ever-changing landscape, find opportunities and prioritize based on impact, internal capabilities, etc.

- Understand the competitive scenario, both offline and online and utilize these insights into better pricing strategies.

- Take ownership of brand-wise sales and deliver against targets

- Ensure the pricing execution during regular days and sales event days as per plan

- Help deliver the monthly and annual targets defined for the category

Inventory Management:

- Work with the buying team to identify gaps in the Women's Clothing selection available on the platform

- Drive the inventory profile according to the need of the category

- Ensure the availability of inventory of critical brands through the buy team

- Keep a constant watch and take remedial measures with respect to inventory health

Drive the Marketplace:

- Analyze the performance of the marketplace sellers in order to drive the buying team for increased selection and optimum pricing

- Understand the mix of various verticals within Women's Clothing marketplace and identify gaps

- Work with the marketplace team in our company to find gaps vis-vis competition

Work Experience:

- 0-2 years of work experience from Tier1 institutes

- MBA preferred (from Tier1 B-schools)

Key Competencies required:

- Analytical skills

- Excel proficiency and ability to work with relatively large datasets

- Hard working with the ability to manage deadlines and demanding working hours