Giftcart.com - Category Head

Category Head- eCommerce

We are looking for a Category Head for ecommerce start-up with experience in Vendor Relations/Supply Chain Management/Sales and excellent management skills.

Company Overview

We are an e-commerce venture offering online gift recommendation services, personalized gift ideas and great user experience to help shoppers save time and money by providing top quality gift items.
The online e-commerce company also offers finest gifting experiences across genders, occasions, and personality types.

Founded by people who have relevant experience and qualifications from top tier Management and Engineering colleges, the e-commerce company plans to change the horizon of online gifting in India by offering very unique & wide array of products and experiential services combined with pleasant shopping experiences for both sender and recipient.

Our Website: http://giftcart.com/

Following is a snapshot of media coverage received by Giftcart:

http://techcircle.vccircle.com/500/excl-gifting-portal-giftcart-com-receives-1m-as-seed-capital-from-tekcorp-launches-in-private-beta/

http://efytimes.com/e1/fullnews.asp?edid=83271

http://www.vccircle.com/news/technology/2012/05/11/gifting-startup-giftcartcom-receives-1m-seed-capital-tekcorp

Key Responsibilities

- Manage overall performance of assigned categories through a team of Category Managers

- Sales (demand planning), effective stock management, packaging and logistics

- Identify new vendors in the assigned product categories

- Handle procurement for both Inventory and Daily Product requirement

- Manage the supply chain for assigned categories – vendor relations, sourcing and inventory

- Lead planning and budgeting for buying the merchandise for all the categories

- Ensure growth in the sales and gross margins for all the categories while adhering to the budgetary guidelines

- Finalize the pricing strategy for all the categories and assist in finalizing various promotional activities

- Identify, evaluate and select appropriate product / vendor mix to achieve business objectives

- Follow the reverse logistics guidelines as defined in SOPs to send the faulty / damaged goods back to the vendor

- Minimize stock outs occurring on account of delays in the buying process

- Ensure optimum inventory levels are maintained to meet requirements as well as working capital constraints

- Implement financial and credit services agreement with the vendor that maximize profit and positively contribute to cash flow

- Leverage the available interface between the stores, warehouses and the Category team for regular exchange of information to facilitate business decisions

- Monitor and track the payments to the vendors in a timely and accurate fashion

- Coordinate with the Category Management team to evaluate the quality of vendor products during the selection stage if required

- Review the effectiveness of Merchandising Planning and performance of Category buying plans by using appropriate scorecard for measuring performance at regular intervals and establish a merchandising trends database based on historical data

- Keep abreast of the latest trends in buying and discuss the same with the Category Head from time to time to assess realignment of existing processes

- Support training and development team in content development

- Develop proper reporting structure and define roles and responsibilities for procurement personnel

Desired candidate profile:

- Strong analytical skills with structured thinking, good understanding of Indian supply chain scenario

- Experience in warehouse operations, retailing, inventory planning and management

- Ability to handle business relationships with suppliers & negotiate partnerships

- Good understanding of procurement especially in unorganized product categories

- Passion for ecommerce is must along with determination to succeed

- Experience in recruiting, developing & managing large teams

- Good understanding of team dynamics

- An attitude to take up a high impact role in start-up environment

- Experience in ecommerce companies in Vendor Relations/Supply Chain Management/Sales is a plus

Education: MBA from premier B-school only

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