Lead Associate - Category Management

Bengaluru Until 8/21/2026 First posted March 27, 2025 Last posted March 27, 2025
Job description

Roles & Responsibilities

Role:
∙ We are looking for a category manager to manage a group of brands in a
portfolio & take full ownership of it.
∙ Role includes planning selection and inventory relevant for Myntra from across
brands, devising pricing and promotion along with relevant teams across
Myntra to deliver the topline and bottom line expected for the portfolio
∙ Manage and maintain relationships with vendors and brands
∙ This is a high-impact role and needs a candidate with a self-starter mindset,
creative problem solving and proven data analysis skills.
∙ The goal is to increase sale and profitability of the assigned business to drive sustainable
growth.


Responsibilities:
∙ Actively pursue category management through vendor management, pricing,
inventory management and sale optimization for the category and thereby for
a group of products/brands falling under the assigned category
∙ Scaling the brands and the category on the platform with continuous work across
selection, catalog, marketing etc.
∙ Getting involved with commercial closures to work towards a P&L view of the
business and the category
∙ Build and maintain long-term relationships with vendors.
∙ Liaise with pricing and marketing teams to determine competitive pricing and
promotional activities for a product category.
∙ Manage inventory levels to maximize sales, procuring additional stock, and
getting rid of excess or unwanted inventory.
∙ Help onboard new vendors/brands - business development is a must.

Qualifications & Experience :

Graduate from NIFT or other reputed institution
5-6 Years of relevant experience in Apparel buying / planning / merchandising
Willingness to learn, innovate, take initiatives
Expertise in working on Excel and analytical platforms
Should be good at multitasking & critical thinking

 

About this role

Summary

Manage brands, optimize sales, and maintain vendor relationships.

Job title

Lead Associate - Category Management

Experience level

5-6 years

Industry

retail

Location requirements

Located in Bengaluru, remote work not allowed.

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

graduate from NIFTapparel buyingplanningmerchandisingexcelanalytical platforms

Preferred skills

None specified

Specializations

category managementvendor managementpricinginventory managementbusiness development
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

On-site City