Job Description:

- 1. Unified Design & Category Leadership

- Design & Aesthetics Governance: Oversee the in-house and outsourced design

- teams to ensure Shaya's unique design language (modern, storytelling-led silver

- jewelry) is maintained while keeping a sharp eye on commercial viability.

- Strategic Growth Roadmap: Develop and execute 1 3 year category growth plans,

- translating fashion trends, metal-rate forecasts, and consumer insights into

- winning product pipelines.

- Omnichannel Synchronization: Align store-level assortments (Carat Lane/Shaya

- standalone stores) with e-commerce, ensuring seamless product availability and

- exclusive drops across channels.

- 2. Product Lifecycle & Master Data Management (MDM)

- End-to-End MDM Ownership: Establish and oversee robust MDM protocols. Ensure

- precise SKU creation, attribute tagging (e.g., weight, purity, gemstone, collection

- type), and clean data architecture to power accurate searchability online and

- tracking offline.

- Gap Analysis & White-Space Identification: Conduct rigorous, data-driven audits

- to spot price-point gaps, material/attribute gaps, or emerging silver jewelry trends

- in the market.

- Portfolio Balance: Curate a high-performing mix of "Core/Evergreen" everyday

- wear and high-margin, marketing-led "Seasonal/Festive" collections.

- Cluster-Based Merchandising: Tailor product distribution to specific retail regions





- or clusters based on regional silver preferences, local demographic nuances, and

- offline buying behavior.

- 3. Advanced Inventory, OTB & SOR Management

- WSSI & OTB Planning: Lead the Open-to-Buy (OTB) planning and monitor Weekly

- Stock, Sales, and Intake (WSSI) to maximize Stock Turn and optimize working capital.

- SOR & Vendor Frameworks: Design, negotiate, and manage Sale or Return (SOR)

- frameworks with silver manufacturers to mitigate inventory risk and dynamically

- test experimental trends.

- Shrinkage & Ageing Control: Implement stringent SOPs for high-value silver and

- gemstone inventory to minimize shrinkage and proactively liquidate or melt

- aged/slow-moving stock.

- Coordination with ISCM- Coordination with the ISCM team to streamline

- production timelines, optimize vendor capacity, and ensure agile fulfillment cycles.

- 4. Strategic Pricing & Gross Margin Optimization

- Agile Pricing Architecture: Own the pricing strategy, balancing metal market

- fluctuations (Silver/Plating) with value-based consumer pricing to maximize GMROI

- (Gross Margin Return on Investment).

- Markdown & Discount Governance: Orchestrate markdown calendars and

- promotional strategies for e-commerce and retail, clearing stock efficiently without

- diluting Shaya's brand equity.

📌 GM - Category - Shaya (India)
🏢 Acme Services Private
📍 India