Job Description
Merchandise Planning & Buying Manager
- Luxury Beauty Retail Kimirica | Indore / Mumbai / Delhi (On-site) Reports to: Head, Retail / Offline Business Employment type: Full time

Experience:
2-8 years in retail merchandising, planning or buying About Kimirica Kimirica is a luxury D2C brand offering premium Bath & Body, Skincare, Personal Care, Fragrances, Home Fragrance and Gifting. Behind every well-stocked, beautifully presented store is a plan, and we are looking for someone to build it.

About the Role
As Merchandise Planning & Buying Manager, 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
• Plan the range: Build category-wise and store-wise merchandise plans across EBOs, SIS and MBOs, aligned to sales targets, margins, seasons and the gifting calendar.
• Own buying and replenishment: Work out open-to-buy, order quantities and timelines with Supply Chain and Operations.
• Plan assortments: Tailor assortments by channel and store cluster, based on location, customer profile and sales potential.
• Keep stock moving: Manage stock allocation, transfers and inventory levels to improve availability, sell-through and stock turn.
• Track performance: Review SKU, store and counter performance, spot fast movers, slow movers and dead stock, and recommend markdowns, liquidation and rationalisation.
• Plan launches and gifting:



Set the right depth and distribution for new launches, seasonal ranges and gifting assortments.
• Forecast demand: Build sales forecasts and demand plans using sales trends, past performance and promotional calendars.
• Work across teams: Partner with VM, Marketing, Sales, Finance and Supply Chain to align stock with planograms, campaigns and promotions.
• Report with insight: Prepare daily, weekly and monthly MIS, including sell-through, stock cover, ageing, GMROI and gross margin. What You Bring
• 2-8 years in retail merchandising, planning or buying, ideally in luxury, premium beauty, skincare, fragrance, personal care or lifestyle
• Hands-on experience across EBOs, SIS and MBOs
• Strong demand forecasting, assortment planning and inventory management skills
• 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 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
• New 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
• Luxury Beauty Retail
• Cross-functional Collaboration

📌 Retail Merchandiser, Planner (India)
🏢 Kimirica
📍 India