Assistant Manager - Merchandising

Location: Bangalore, India

Reports to: Head of Merchandising

About Agilitas

Agilitas is building India's first global sports company by bringing together world-class product innovation, manufacturing excellence, iconic brands, and an integrated retail ecosystem. We are creating category-defining products and experiences for athletes and consumers while building businesses with global ambition.

Agilitas’ integrated sportswear ecosystem spans:

Manufacturing: Through Mochiko, India’s largest sports footwear manufacturer, producing for global brands.

Consumer Brands: Reimagining and building Lotto across India, Australia and South Africa, while creating ONE8 — India’s first high-performance sports brand, built to be admired worldwide.

Multi-brand Retail: Creating premium multi-brand sports retail concepts, including Sports Yard, that bring Indian consumers a wider, thoughtfully curated selection and world-class retail experiences.

The Role

As an Assistant Manager – Merchandising, you will support the merchandising function across assortment planning, allocation, inventory management and sales analysis. You will work closely with the Product, Buying, Planning, Retail, Supply Chain and Finance teams to ensure the right products are available at the right stores and at the right time.

This role is ideal for someone who is analytical, commercially minded and passionate about fashion, sportswear and retail, with the ability to turn data and consumer insights into actionable merchandising decisions.

Key Responsibilities

- Support seasonal assortment planning based on sales trends, consumer insights, and business requirements.
- Analyze sales, stock, sell-through and inventory performance to identify opportunities and risks.




- Support allocation of products across stores based on demand, store performance, and regional requirements.
- Monitor stock availability and recommend replenishment to improve sell-through and reduce excess inventory.
- Track key merchandising KPIs including sell-through, stock turn, full-price sales and inventory productivity.
- Work closely with Retail teams to understand store-level performance and market feedback.
- Partner with Product, Buying, Planning and Supply Chain teams to ensure smooth product flow and availability.
- Support new store launches, seasonal launches, and promotional initiatives.
- Provide regular sales and inventory reports with clear insights and recommended actions.
- Identify opportunities to improve assortment, inventory productivity, and overall commercial performance.

What We're Looking For

- 3–4 years of experience in merchandising, planning, allocation, or a similar retail function.
- Experience in fashion, sportswear, footwear, apparel or lifestyle retail will be preferred.
- Strong analytical and commercial understanding with the ability to work with sales and inventory data.
- Valuable understanding of merchandising fundamentals, including assortment, allocation, replenishment, and sell-through.
- Strong Excel and data analysis skills.
- Good communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Strong attention to detail with a structured approach to problem-solving.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment with high ownership.
- Candidates from NIFT or similar fashion/design institutes would be preferred.

If you're a merchandising professional who enjoys working with data, understanding consumers, and making commercially sound product decisions, we'd love to hear from you.

📌 Assistant Merchandising Manager (Bengaluru)
🏢 agilitas
📍 Bengaluru