Assistant Category Manager (Men's Knitwear)

The Souled Store Pvt. Ltd.; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

The Souled Store Pvt. Ltd. is seeking an Assistant Manager/Manager-Category for Men’s Knitwear to drive category strategy and profitability.

You will map the product range, forecast trends, and collaborate with suppliers to optimize assortment, pricing, and availability for online and offline channels. Ideal candidates hold a Fashion Management or MBA degree with 4–8 years in category management, buying, or merchandising in retail, and possess strong data analysis and stakeholder-management

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Fashion Management, Technology or MBA.
• 4–8 years of experience in category management, buying or merchandising in online/offline Retail.
• Strong data analysis acumen with ability to forecast trends.

Responsibilities

• Define category strategy and P&L responsibilities for the brand.
• Ensure product focus aligns with quality, style, and pricing benchmarks.
• Forecast consumer trends based on seasonality, environment, demand and competition.
• Devise long-term developmental strategies for product categories.
• Plan the product range and inventory; manage vendor relationships.
• Determine availability, visibility, and mix to meet customer demands.
• Strategize product positioning to boost online and retail visibility.
• Develop pricing architecture with supply chain and marketing teams.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive category growth.
• Drive continuous improvement and automation in operations.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders.

Skills

Data analysis

Forecasting trends

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Fashion Management, Technology or MBA

Job description

The Souled Store is a homegrown youth casual-wear brand started in 2013. We are one of India’s largest online merchandising platforms with licenses like Disney, Warner Bros; WWE, IPL, Viacom18 to name a few. Apart from selling products with themed designs such as superheroes, movies, TV shows, and cartoons, the brand also is at the forefront of the latest youth style and fashion trends. In addition to core men and women wear apparel categories, we have also expanded to new categories and introduced new product lines like activewear, supima products, innerwear, personal care products like perfumes etc. We have also launched footwear and kids wear recently.

Although we are primarily an online brand, we’ve expanded in the offline retail space as well and have stores pan India. The Souled Store was born out of the idea of loving what you do, from the soul. We believe that people do their best work when they love what they do. There are too many Monday mornings and you can’t go dreading every single one of them. Over the years, we have built a strong team of like-minded people that work smart, own their work, and think like leaders. If you identify with what we do and are interested in being a part of an aggressively growing brand, we would love to have you on board!

Role Overview:

The Souled Store is looking for candidates to join the team in the role of a Assistant Manager/ Manager-Category for Men’s apparel (Knitwear)

Responsibilities

• Responsible for mapping the overall strategy of the identified category for the brand and for the P&L of the category.
• Ensure product focus align with quality, style, and pricing benchmarks for the brand
• Analyzing the current trends and forecasting future consumer trends basis seasonality, environment/external factors, demand, competitor analysis etc for the respective categories.
• Devise long-term developmental strategies for product categories and exit categories as required
• Plan the product range and inventory and accordingly create and execute vendor relationships effectively
• Determine the product availability, visibility, and category mix in order to best meet customer demands
• Strategize the overall positioning of the products to enhance visibility in both online and retail formats
• Develop a price architecture and margin strategy in collaboration with the supply chain and marketing team
• Collaborate with the cross-functional teams to determine what needs or behaviors are driving category sales, perform an analysis of the changes to be implemented in order to improve customer experience and in turn drive category growth.
• Planning continuous improvement strategies and driving automation by implementing the best in class practices for scaling up operations
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and make informed decisions
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management abilities

Requirement

• Bachelors or Masters in Fashion Management or Technology or MBA
• 4 to 8 years of experience in a similar role with online/offline Retail in category management, buying or merchandising
• Strong data analysis acumen and an ability/knack to forecast trends

Good to have

• Interest in pop culture, fandom & ever-evolving fashion trends
• Ability to partner & collaborate well in a very fast-paced environment
• Passion to partner with an evolving brand and be personally vested in its growth deep empathy and belief in people and relationships.
• A roll up your sleeves and get it done’ leadership style, marked by a high level of energy and attention to detail.