Key Responsibilities
A. Core Buying & Category Management
• Lead end-to-end buying for the Bags category, from market research and trend identification to product selection and assortment finalisation.
• Develop a robust understanding of fashion trends, consumer preferences, competitive offerings, and emerging category opportunities.
• Identify the right product mix across styles, occasions, price points, materials, colours, and silhouettes.
• Ensure the product range is aligned with the brand's positioning, target customer, and overall business strategy.
• Drive seasonal buying plans and ensure timely product availability in line with the retail calendar.

B. Range Architecture & Assortment Planning
• Develop seasonal range architecture based on category objectives, customer insights, historical sales, and market trends.
• Define the assortment mix across subcategories, including handbags, shoulder bags, sling bags, totes, clutches, backpacks, and other relevant segments.
• Establish the right balance between core, fashion, seasonal, and trend-led products.




• Build a balanced assortment across price bands, product types, colours, materials, and design aesthetics.
• Analyse sales performance and customer preferences to refine range depth, width, and product productivity.
• Identify assortment gaps and opportunities to improve category growth and differentiation.

C. OTB Planning & Inventory Management
• Own Open-to-Buy (OTB) planning for the category, ensuring alignment with sales budgets, stock levels, inventory norms, and margin targets.
• Develop seasonal and monthly buying plans based on sales forecasts, stock cover, sell-through, and planned markdowns.
• Monitor actual buying against OTB and ensure disciplined budget utilisation.
• Drive effective inventory management by maintaining optimum stock levels and minimising excess and slow-moving inventory.
• Review stock ageing, sell-through, weeks of cover, and replenishment requirements to support timely buying de

📌 Buying Manager (Noida)
🏢 KAZO Brands
📍 Noida