Manager Category & Sourcing (Softline)

Roles and responsibilities:Develops, manages and coaches a high-performing vendor team, ensuring current and future business needs are metInventory Control: To have a close eye on inventory holding, To ensure zero stock outs of the existing range, Review ageing and slow moving inventory with plans to improve stock turns, New Range Inventory planning, do devise means of better inventory planningTop line & Bottom Line Management: Knowing the numbers Vs target, devising plans to meet/better them. Provide inputs to Design team for new products design/prints developmentMeeting & Maintaining Timelines: Ensuring that the PO cycle is maintained, all weekly monthly reports are made and readTo work closely with the team and ensure better management of their daily operationsReviewing Sales, Sales Return & Customer ratings for all Items, making the metrics better; and, to ensure better customer experienceIdentifying Assortment gaps and plan new launches.Executes seasonal and short-term sourcing & buying plansExecutes QC & Testing process with all vendors.Fulfill Domestic business as well as International business demands/gapsNegotiationsScreening the content and artwork for the final packaging of the productTracking To Go Live cycle; Ensuring all details have been put up on site; All new items are a part of ARSPlanning for New Launch with Marketing & Merchandising teamModifying the products as per customer feedbackPrice Management :Competition Bench-marking for discountsMarket Knowledge: Being updated with new trends in the market competition's MRP and AssortmentKnowledge of Certifications required softline category and ensuring those are in place