Buyer & Planner – Retail Footwear & Bags

Department: Buying & Merchandise Planning
Industry: Retail – Footwear & Bags

Product Categories:
Ladies’ Chappals & Footwear
Gents’ Chappals & Footwear
Ladies’ Bags
Gents’ Bags
Fashion & Lifestyle Accessories

Key Responsibilities:
Plan and purchase products based on sales trends, customer demand, and seasonal requirements.
Identify and source current products, suppliers, brands, and manufacturers.
Manage product assortment, quantity, pricing, and purchase planning.
Analyse sales, stock, sell-through, and inventory movement.
Prepare purchase orders and coordinate with suppliers for timely delivery.
Maintain optimum stock levels across multiple retail stores.
Identify fast-moving and slow-moving products and take corrective actions.
Plan seasonal collections, new launches, promotions, and replenishment.
Coordinate with suppliers regarding quality, pricing, lead time, and payment terms.
Work closely with Sales, Inventory, Marketing, and Store Operations teams.




Conduct market research to identify new footwear and bag trends.
Negotiate purchase prices and commercial terms with suppliers.
Monitor product performance and recommend replacement or discontinuation of slow-moving items.

Preferred Candidate:
2–5 years of experience in Buying, Merchandising, Merchandise Planning, or Purchase.
Footwear, Bags, Fashion, Lifestyle, preferred.
Strong knowledge of product trends and retail market.
Good negotiation and vendor-management skills.
Solid Excel skills; knowledge of VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, MIS and sales analysis preferred.
Positive analytical and communication skills.
Ability to work with multiple stores and product categories.
Experience in

Job Title options:
Buyer & Merchandise Planner – Footwear & Bags
or
Retail Buyer & Planner – Footwear, Chappals & Bags

Pay: ₹25,000.00 - ₹35,000.00 per month

Work Location: In person

📌 Buyer/planner Kochi
🏢 SYLCON FASHION&LIFESTYLE
📍 Kochi