Sub Category Head & Central Merchandiser - Diamond

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Lead and manage Diamond (an exclusive collection of diamond jewelry) category in line with the Merchandising strategy to support the business in achieving its growth and profitability objectives. - Involve in product development, product demand forecasting and product management recommendations. - Provide inputs regarding NPI (New product introduction). - Maintain the product catalogue and design bank for Diamond collections. - Ensure new and improved products are in line with the latest trends and customer preferences. - Recommend product and brand categorization criteria for uniformity in Diamond. - Plan product meets to identify new vendors by gathering feedback from Heads. - Review and get approval for selected designs of new products from vendors. - Review and get approval of the planogram and assortment mix for Diamond. - Oversee the management of rotation of aged/dead stock to maximize inventory turn. - Guide, review and get sign off on the carrying cost of stocks. - Recommend criteria for stock redistribution guidelines based on catchment preferences. - Provide inputs regarding the guidelines for vendor returns to finalize vendor contracts. Required Skills : - Identification of Optimal Vendors - Conduct Demographic Research - Forecasting and Negotiating Functional Area Retail Sales Experience 8 to 10 Years

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