Merchandise Planner

V-Mart; Gurgaon; Vor Ort; INR 900.000 - 1.300.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

V Mart is looking for a Merchandise Planning professional to lead category planning, assortment strategy, and inventory health. The role emphasizes building monthly and seasonal plans, driving data-driven decisions, and coordinating with Buying, Supply Chain and Retail Operations.

You will run weekly trading packs, monitor performance, and support markdown and inventory health initiatives to optimize margins and stock availability.

Qualifikationen

• MBA/PGDM/PGDBM in merchandising, analytics or related field.
• Experience in category planning, assortment, and trading is preferred.
• Strong numerical and data interpretation skills.

Aufgaben

• Build monthly and seasonal plans for sales, margin, inventory and receipts.
• Prepare bottom-up option plans, price ladders and depth-by-option for range reviews.
• Support OTB process and re-forecasting; maintain calendars and launch plans.
• Run weekly trading packs (WSSI) and track performance with actionable insights.
• Manage markdown proposals and monitor inventory health; propose actions.
• Coordinate daily with Buying, Supply Chain, Warehouse and Retail Operations to ensure stock flow.

Kenntnisse

Merchandise Planning

Inventory Management

Trend Analysis

Business Analytics

Ausbildung

MBA/PGDM/PGDBM

Jobbeschreibung

Merchandise Planning Inventory Management Trend Analysis Business Analytics

MBA/PGDBM/PGDM

Job Description

1. Category Planning

• Build monthly and seasonal sales, margin, inventory and receipt plans for assigned categories, within the framework set by the Planning Manager.
• Prepare bottom-up option plans, price ladders and depth-by-option working for range reviews.
• Support the OTB process — track consumption, flag variances, and prepare the re-forecast working for review.
• Maintain planning calendars, launch plans and phasing for the assigned portfolio.

2. Assortment & Store Clustering

• Build store-cluster and grade-wise assortment plans based on store size, catchment and past performance.
• Work out size ratios, colour depth and MBQ / minimum display quantities.
• Maintain and refresh store grading and clustering inputs.
• Support the Buying team with data inputs for range selection and vendor negotiation.
• Monitor availability, size-set integrity and broken sets; initiate corrective action.

4. Trading & Reporting

• Run the weekly trading pack (WSSI) for assigned categories — sales, sell-through, cover, receipts vs. plan.
• Track daily and weekly performance; highlight risks and opportunities early with a recommended action.
• Prepare category review decks and business analysis for the Planning Manager and leadership.
• Maintain and improve standard reports; automate where possible.

5. Markdown & Inventory Health

• Prepare markdown proposals with expected sell-through and margin impact.
• Track ageing and non-moving inventory; propose liquidation and exit actions.
• Monitor DOI and inventory cover at category and store level against targets.

6. Coordination

• Work daily with Buying, Supply Chain, Warehouse and Retail Operations to keep stock flowing.
• Support and check the work of junior planners / analysts where assigned.
• Ensure master data, article hierarchy and system parameters for the category are accurate.