Category Manager - Accessories & Footwear - Fashion eCommerce - NIFT/IIM/ISB

Category Manager - Accessories and Footwear - Fashion eCommerce

This is for the position of - Category Manager- with one of our prestigious eCommerce clients.

It is an eCommerce venture of a big group, they have been in business from last 7 decades (estb in 1931)and have a turnover of $1 billion and are 25000+ member strong. They have well known own brands, licensed international brands and also retail brands in their portfolio.

They are aiming to create multi brand omni-channel entity with seamless customer experience. They are planning to have width and depth of not only their own 30+ brands but also other selected national and international brands

They aim to reach Rs 1000 cr revenue from E-commerce in 3 years

Position : Category Manager - Accessories & Footwear

Reporting to : Category Head (Non-Apparel)

Location : Bangalore

Job Description :

A Category Manager is the business owner for his or her categories, possessing a complete understanding of internal and external variables that impact our business (this entails owning forecasting, monitoring, understanding and reporting on the category). He/She needs to have understanding of the industry, seasonality and global trends/events, and continually monitor competitor/industry developments

His/Her roles and responsibilities include but are not limited to the following :

- Maximize long-term business profitability

- Plan and execute seasonal category buy plans

- Manage Brand relationships - manage supplier/partner contracts, manage day-to-day relationships, and negotiate and secure marketing funds

- Create business plans for new opportunities and develop and execute project plans for the launch of new features, incorporating merchandising and pricing strategies

- Coordinate cross-functional teams, and communicate with internal and external parties, while meeting tight deadlines

- Report key shopper trends and derive seasonal merchandising actionable

- Work with Brands to define the Key Stories for the season.

- Review the Stories to deliver a planned ROI and define visibility

- Collate the assets and work with the collections team to define the open requirements

- Plan the category page visibility with the category marketing team

- Ensure Refresh of the Page and define visibility to ensure high ROS

- Plan Mark Downs to meet the deliverable margins and keep a healthy stock holding.

Looking for MBAs from Tier -I colleges with at least 1.5 yrs exp in a good fashion eCommerce company.

Ideal profile - NIFT+MBA(Tier I)