Merchandiser ( Kolkata)

Naukripay group; Kolkata District; On-site; INR 250,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

Naukripay group in Kolkata, India, seeks a merchandiser to ensure products appear in the right stores or websites at the right time and in the right quantities. You will forecast trends, plan stock levels and monitor performance with buyers, suppliers and distributors.

You’ll help maximise profits by setting prices, planning promotions and managing ranges. You may oversee delivery, distribution and markdowns as needed.

Qualifications

• Plan product ranges and prepare sales and stock plans with buyers.
• Forecast profits, plan budgets and present sales forecasts.
• Liaise with buyers, analysts, stores, suppliers and distributors.
• Forecast and analyse product performance to maximise sales.

Responsibilities

• Plan product ranges and prepare sales and stock plans with buyers.
• Forecast profits and optimise sales volume for each product area.
• Control stock levels based on forecasts for the season.
• Negotiate cost prices and delivery timelines with suppliers.
• Meet with suppliers and manage stock distribution and paperwork.
• Accompany buyers on visits to manufacturers to understand production.

Skills

Forecast trends

Stock planning

Planograms

Sales forecasting

Promotions & markdowns

Liaise with buyers

Negotiate with suppliers

Visual merchandising

Supervise staff

Data analysis

Job description

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merchandiser is to ensure that products appear in the right store or website, at the right time and in the right quantities. This involves working closely with buying teams to accurately forecast trends, plan stock levels and monitor performance.

You’ll play a key role in maximising profits by setting prices, managing the performance of ranges and planning promotions and markdowns. Other responsibilities include overseeing the delivery and distribution of stock and dealing with suppliers.

While the buyer selects the lines, the merchandiser decides how much money should be spent, how many lines should be bought, and in what quantities. In smaller companies, both roles may be carried out by the same person.

ResponsibilitiesAs a retail merchandiser, you'll typically need to:

plan product ranges and prepare sales and stock plans in conjunction with buyersliaise with buyers, analysts, stores, suppliers and distributorsmaintain a comprehensive library of appropriate datawork closely with visual display staff and department heads to decide how goods should be displayed to maximise salesproduce layout plans for stores - commonly known as planogramsforecast profits and sales, and optimise the sales volume and profitability of designated product areasplan budgets and present sales forecasts and figures for new rangescontrol stock levels based on forecasts for the seasonuse specialist computer software, for example to handle sales statistics, produce sales projections and present spreadsheets and graphsanalyse every aspect of bestsellers (for example, the bestselling price points, colours or styles), ensuring that they reach their full potentialmaintain awareness of competitors' performancemonitor slow sellers and take action to reduce prices or set promotions as necessarygather information on customers' reactions to productsanalyse the previous season's sales and report on the current season's linesmake financial presentations to senior managersaccompany buyers on visits to manufacturers to appreciate production processesmeet with suppliers and manage the distribution of stock, by negotiating cost prices, ordering stock, agreeing timescales and delivery dates and completing the necessary paperworkidentify production and supply difficulties and deal with any problems or delays as they arisemanage, train and supervise junior staff