Category Merchandising Manager

MALABAR GOLD & DIAMONDS; Kozhikode; Presencial; INR 900 000 - 1 400 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

MALABAR GOLD & DIAMONDS is seeking an inventory and assortment planning professional to build and maintain product ranges across categories such as Gold, Uncut, Precious, and Diamond Jewellery. The role focuses on optimizing stock levels, coordinating replenishment, and aligning assortments with regional demand to maximize sales across stores.

Responsibilities include planning for seasonal launches, evaluating design performance, and partnering with merchandising and design teams to close gaps

Responsabilidades

• Build and maintain the product range across assigned categories based on weight bands, price bands, product categories (Gold, Uncut, Precious, and Diamond Jewellery).
• Align assortment with store requirements, customer preferences, regional demand patterns, and business objectives.
• Plan inventory for collections, ensembles, seasonal launches, and festive demand peaks.
• Define and maintain store-level minimum and maximum stock norms.
• Raise replenishment and inter-store transfer orders to ensure product availability and inventory efficiency.
• Monitor stock coverage and inventory levels across stores to minimize stock-outs and excess inventory.
• Analyze product performance and identify gaps in assortment, category mix, and design offerings.
• Collaborate with the Design Lead by providing inputs on best-seller extensions, new design opportunities, and assortment gaps.
• Review and evaluate the performance of new designs at 60-day and 120-day intervals and recommend corrective actions.
• Track sell-through rates, stock cover, and aged inventory on a weekly basis.
• Prepare recall, redistribution, and reallocation plans for slow-moving products.
• Identify opportunities for inventory balancing and stock rotation across stores to maximize sales potential.
• Support initiatives to improve inventory productivity and reduce aging stock.
• Monitor category performance through regular sales and inventory analysis.
• Prepare reports and dashboards on product performance, stock movement, replenishment, and sell-through metrics.
• Collaborate with merchandising, retail operations, and category teams to improve decision-making through data-driven insights.

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Key responsibilities

• Build and maintain the product range across assigned categories based on weight bands, price bands, product categories (Gold, Uncut, Precious, and Diamond Jewellery), and store requirements.
• Ensure optimal assortment mix aligned with customer preferences, regional demand patterns, and business objectives.
• Plan inventory for collections, ensembles, seasonal launches, and festive demand peaks.
• Define and maintain store-level minimum and maximum stock norms.
• Raise replenishment and inter-store transfer orders to ensure product availability and inventory efficiency.
• Monitor stock coverage and inventory levels across stores to minimize stock-outs and excess inventory.
• Analyze product performance and identify gaps in assortment, category mix, and design offerings.
• Collaborate with the Design Lead by providing inputs on best-seller extensions, new design opportunities, and assortment gaps.
• Review and evaluate the performance of new designs at 60-day and 120-day intervals and recommend corrective actions.
• Track sell-through rates, stock cover, and aged inventory on a weekly basis.
• Prepare recall, redistribution, and reallocation plans for slow-moving products.
• Identify opportunities for inventory balancing and stock rotation across stores to maximize sales potential.
• Support initiatives to improve inventory productivity and reduce aging stock.
• Monitor category performance through regular sales and inventory analysis.
• Prepare reports and dashboards on product performance, stock movement, replenishment, and sell-through metrics.
• Collaborate with merchandising, retail operations, and category teams to improve decision-making through data-driven insights.