Category Lead
CurrentManages Men & Women categories with P&L ownership including revenue and margin.➢ Drive ASP & GM target M-o-M, views distribution in accordance with pricing and GMV.➢ Drive AOP metrics by identifying & bridging demand and trend gap within supply & users inclose collaboration with cross-functional teams like demand, planning, CS, Sourcing, LTS,business development, finance, etc.➢ Inventory management – forecast & block inventories, review performance & execute quickstock corrections. Plan replenishment & liquidation (EOSS) basis sales.➢ Develop tactical merchandising promotion plans and prepare related budgets & forecasts.➢ Aggressively pursue competition to identify opportunities to win market share.➢ Anticipate & trouble-shoot issues beforehand by being into details.➢ Compiled monthly assortment guidelines for sourcing teams based on sales analysis, futuretrends, and AP guidelines provided by the planning team.➢ Negotiate prices with suppliers to maintain desired margins while ensuring adherence todelivery timelines.➢ Oversee placement of orders according to Open-to-Buy (OTB) plans, ensuring merchandisewas delivered as scheduled.➢ Track brand/category sales performance, market trends, and competitor activities toidentify opportunities and develop action plans to increase category sales.➢ Analyse actual sales data and forecasted in-season sales weekly to inform buying decisionsand drive sales strategies.➢ Identify buying opportunities to maintain the business unit's competitive edge, conductingmarket and competition analysis for benchmarking value, price, and product.➢ Driving a team of 7+ members.