Sub Category Head & Central Merchandiser - Diamond

Lead and manage Diamond (an exclusive collection of diamond jewelry) category in line with the
Merchandising strategy to support the business in achieving its growth and profitability objectives.

- Involve in product development, product demand forecasting and product management recommendations.
- Provide inputs regarding NPI (New product introduction).
- Maintain the product catalogue and design bank for Diamond collections.
- Ensure new and improved products are in line with the latest trends and customer preferences.
- Recommend product and brand categorization criteria for uniformity in Diamond.
- Plan product meets to identify new vendors by gathering feedback from Heads.
- Review and get approval for selected designs of new products from vendors.
- Review and get approval of the planogram and assortment mix for Diamond.
- Oversee the management of rotation of aged/dead stock to maximize inventory turn.
- Guide, review and get sign off on the carrying cost of stocks.
- Recommend criteria for stock redistribution guidelines based on catchment preferences.
- Provide inputs regarding the guidelines for vendor returns to finalize vendor contracts.

Required Skills :

- Identification of Optimal Vendors
- Conduct Demographic Research
- Forecasting and Negotiating

Functional Area

Experience