Associate - Planning life.myntra.com About Position Women s Apparel portfolio cater the premium brand conscious customers & holds a unique position in Myntra. The business unit contributes to ~20% of the external brands business. Looking out for an associate, who will be a good fit to the team and instrumental in driving the business Roles and Responsibilities Role: Work closely with Category Manager to drive the business in the relevant category with focus on growth and increasing the market share. Manage the inventory planning process & establish Myntra as the preferred destination for customers as well as brand partners. Responsibilities: Intake / OTB management - Monitor inventory situation & plan inwards based on the DOH/STR plan Selection - making season level buy plans / assortment plans, based on past performance & growth / revenue targets to ensure that the category is well represented Review style level performance based on metrics such as ROS, Sell thru, RPI, RGM Identify gaps in product offerings & subsequently suggest brands/category expansion Managing pricing (SOR / OR) - follow up with category on securing timely control pricing internally as per planned STR/GM/RGM. Working closely on OR discounting based on profitability requirements Operational excellence: Should have prior experience or enough knowledge & confidence to manage merchandising operations, inbound planning, cataloguing & discount monitoring. Process Improvement - Should have a problem solving approach for the issues faced in planning process & ideate/implement process improvement projects Qualifications & Experience Graduate from NIFT or other reputed institution 3-4 Years of buying / planning / merchandising planning experience Understanding of planning & Inventory management (Understanding of E-comm will help) Willingness to learn, innovate, take initiatives Strong MS Excel skills & understanding of data analytics (SQL knowledge would be a plus) Customer centric, creative & analytical problem-solving mindset Ability to work as part of a team & collaborate with others Should be good at multitasking & time management Good interpersonal & negotiation skills