Develops, manages and coaches a high-performing vendor team, ensuring current and future business needs are met
Inventory Control: To have a close eye on inventory holding, To ensure zero stock outs of the existing range, Review ageing and slow moving inventory with plans to improve stock turns, New Range Inventory planning, do devise means of better inventory planning
Top line & Bottom Line Management: Knowing the numbers Vs target, devising plans to meet/better them. Provide inputs to Design team for recent products design/prints development
Meeting & Maintaining Timelines: Ensuring that the PO cycle is maintained, all weekly monthly reports are made and read To work closely with the team and ensure better management of their daily operations
Reviewing Sales, Sales Return & Customer ratings for all Items, making the metrics better; and, to ensure better customer experience
Identifying Assortment gaps and plan new launches.
Executes seasonal and short-term sourcing & buying plans
Executes QC & Testing process with all vendors.
Fulfill Domestic business as well as International business demands/gaps
Negotiations
Screening the content and artwork for the final packaging of the product
Tracking To Go Live cycle; Ensuring all details have been put up on site; All new items are a part of ARS
Planning for New Launch with Marketing & Merchandising team
Modifying the products as per customer feedback
Price Management :Competition Bench-marking for discounts
Market Knowledge: Being updated with new trends in the market competition's MRP and Assortment
Knowledge of Certifications required softline category and ensuring those are in place