Retail Merchandiser, Planner & Buyer | Kimirica

Location: Indore / Mumbai (On-site)

Reporting to: Head, Retail / Offline Business

Employment type: Full-time

About Kimirica

Kimirica is a luxury D2C brand offering premium Bath & Body, Skincare, Personal Care, Fragrances, Home Fragrance and Gifting products. Behind every well-stocked, beautifully presented store is a plan, and we are looking for someone to build it.

About the Role

As Retail Merchandiser, Planner & Buyer, you will own merchandise planning, buying and stock allocation across our Exclusive Brand Outlets (EBOs), Shop-in-Shop (SIS) counters and Multi-Brand Outlets (MBOs). You will make sure the right products are in the right stores, in the right quantity, at the right time, driving sales, healthy inventory and a consistent premium experience.

What You’ll Do

- Build category-wise and store-wise merchandise plans across EBOs, SIS and MBOs, aligned to sales targets, margins and seasonal and gifting calendars
- Own buying and replenishment, working out open-to-buy, order quantities and timelines with Supply Chain and Operations
- Plan assortments by channel and store cluster, based on location, customer profile and sales potential
- Manage stock allocation, transfers and inventory levels to improve availability, sell-through and stock turn
- Track SKU, store and counter performance, and identify fast movers, slow movers and dead stock. Recommend markdowns, liquidation and rationalisation actions
- Plan new product launches, seasonal ranges and gifting assortments,



with the right depth and distribution at launch
- Create sales forecasts and demand plans using sales trends, past performance and promotional calendars
- Partner with VM, Marketing, Sales, Finance and Supply Chain to align stock with planograms, campaigns and promotions
- Prepare daily, weekly and monthly MIS, including sell-through, stock cover, ageing, GMROI and gross margin

What You Bring

- Proven experience in retail merchandising, planning or buying, ideally in premium or luxury beauty, skincare, fragrance, personal care or lifestyle
- Hands-on experience across EBOs, SIS and MBOs
- Strong skills in demand forecasting, assortment planning and inventory management
- Strong analytical and Excel skills, with comfort in MIS and sales analytics
- Good understanding of margins, pricing, open-to-buy and sell-through
- Ability to work cross-functionally with Supply Chain, VM, Marketing and Finance
- A good sense of premium brand standards and customer preferences

How Success Is Measured

Sales and sell-through | Stock availability and fill rate | Inventory turnover and stock cover | Ageing and dead stock | Gross margin and GMROI | Forecast accuracy | Current launch and gifting assortment performance | Store-wise and counter-wise stock health

Skills

Merchandise Planning, Retail Buying, Assortment Planning, Demand Forecasting, Inventory Management, Open-to-Buy, Stock Allocation & Replenishment, EBO / SIS / MBO Retail, MIS & Sales Analytics, Margin & Pricing Understanding, Cross-functional Collaboration

📌 Retail Merchandiser & Planner (Mumbai)
🏢 Kimirica
📍 Mumbai