Job Description

FUNCTION NAME

Category- General Merchandising

Role Category Buying - For General Merchandising Department

(Home Textile -Bed& Bath,Footwear, Corckery,Electrical , Steel/Utensils, Home Appliances , Plastics ,Stationery)

The role holder will be responsible for Vendor Sourcing and Management i.e. sourcing new vendors, onboarding new vendors, scheduling, buying / ordering, ensuring on-time payments, debits to vendors as per process, product development (GM), etc. Simultaneously, he / she will need to manage working relationships with existing vendors.



The role holder will be responsible for managing the assigned category and for related product / merchandise selection.

The responsibilities will include the following:

Identifying products, offers and negotiating the best rates

Analysis of consumption patterns across various geographies

Ensuring profitable growth for the categories

Inventory control

Conducting competition benchmarking and market visits Data analysis, planning and forecasting, sales growth, product enhancement, product lifecycle management

The role will require travel as needed, based on business requirements

Who can apply Ideal candidate would be someone from the retail, FMCG(Sales background) industry, or a product-based company,with a good understanding of category management.

Skills needed Communication, negotiation, planning, delegation, co-ordination, follow up and team handling skills. He / She will be required to maintain good working relationships with all internal and external stakeholders, hence good interpersonal skills are needed. Must be good with related processes and proficiency in excel is a must.

Experience Minimum 3+ Years - 10 Years

Locations Mumbai (Thane -Head Office)