Merchandise Head - Luxury/Retail

Merchandise Head @ India Circus Retail

Company Profile

India Circus Express is a retail experience in the lifestyle and home-decor domain that aims to offer a distinct identity of contemporary India. An identity that is securely rooted in both, its rich traditional past and current influences of western culture. A brand where this apparent contradiction is bridged. All India Circus products are designed in-house.

Designing, discovering and advancing a contemporary Indian aesthetic is at the center of our vision. India Circus Express will create an unmatched shopping experience, delivering sophisticated, exceptionally designed Home and Lifestyle merchandise at affordable prices. Our lifestyle products range includes Home décor & textiles, Crockery, Stationery, Furniture, Apparel, Personal & Lifestyle accessories. All evidence that good design does not have to cost more.

Job Profile: (Roles and responsibility)

- The Merchandise Head will supervise the activities of a store/WEB sales or retail chain's merchandising efforts in conjunction with the merchandising team

- The head merchandiser is responsible for executing or delegating research that is integral to the buying process.

- Topics for research include current trends, market research that reflects the tastes of the public, information about competitors' current offerings and economic information and projections

- Merchandise Head will have to attend trade shows to gain an idea of what types of products are available for purchase. They also tour factories of potential suppliers and interview them to determine whether or not they are capable of producing the right quality and quantity of an item for the store.

- Merchandise Head subject to approval of DD and in conjunction with OH will decide about what to purchase ( for store & WEb sales),

- Once the inventory lineup for the next season has been determined, MH will work with the marketing & operations staff to decide upon sales and promotions to showcase and sell the product line up. They also assist with designing advertisements for various types of media.

- Meeting suppliers, placing orders, and managing supplier relationships

- Must be able to Develop and select the most relevant products for ICE target customer and ensuring they are priced competitively

- Researching & preparing current trends for buying trips AND researching the competition in terms of product, pricing & display

- Forecast, budget, and evaluate inventory decisions in conjunction with operations Head & design director

- Merchandise Head along with DD & OH responsible for reviewing information about inventory, analyzing how quickly certain products have turned in the past and identifying products that have not been successful for the store/WEB sales. Merchandising team then must determine the cause was the fault of the product or caused by something else, such as improper advertising, poor displays within the store or lack of advertising.

Skills Required:

- One who is really well versed with luxury hard goods

- Merchandiser Head should have experience into Production House added advantage

- Merchandiser Head needs to possess leadership and organizational skills, the ability to both communicate and negotiate effectively and knowledge of how to read and interpret financial reports.

- Ability to use email, spreadsheet, word processing, and database and inventory-control software is generally necessary as well.

- Should be well versed with procurement, vendor’s lists, vendor negotiations, production.

Experience: 5 – 10 years

Location: India Circus Retail Pvt Ltd, 3rd floor Meher Chamber, Ballard Pier, VT Station. Mumbai 400 001.

Please mail me your updated resume and the details mentioned below at mariam.d@sutralite.com
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Mariam Desai