Buyer/Planner

Buyer & Planner – Retail Footwear & Bags

Department: Buying & Merchandise Planning
Industry: Retail – Footwear & Bags

Product Categories:

• Ladies’ Chappals & Footwear
• Gents’ Chappals & Footwear
• Ladies’ Bags
• Gents’ Bags
• Fashion & Lifestyle Accessories

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan and purchase products based on sales trends, customer demand, and seasonal requirements.
• Identify and source new products, suppliers, brands, and manufacturers.
• Manage product assortment, quantity, pricing, and purchase planning.
• Analyse sales, stock, sell-through, and inventory movement.
• Prepare purchase orders and coordinate with suppliers for timely delivery.
• Maintain optimum stock levels across multiple retail stores.
• Identify fast-moving and slow-moving products and take corrective actions.
• Plan seasonal collections, new launches, promotions, and replenishment.
• Coordinate with suppliers regarding quality, pricing, lead time, and payment terms.
• Work closely with Sales, Inventory, Marketing, and Store Operations teams.
• Conduct market research to identify new footwear and bag trends.
• Negotiate purchase prices and commercial terms with suppliers.
• Monitor product performance and recommend replacement or discontinuation of slow-moving items.

Preferred Candidate:

• 2–5 years of experience in Buying, Merchandising, Merchandise Planning, or Purchase.
• Experience in Footwear, Bags, Fashion, Lifestyle, or Retail preferred.
• Strong knowledge of product trends and retail market.
• Good negotiation and vendor-management skills.
• Strong Excel skills; knowledge of VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, MIS and sales analysis preferred.
• Good analytical and communication skills.
• Ability to work with multiple stores and product categories.

Job Title options:
Buyer & Merchandise Planner – Footwear & Bags
or
Retail Buyer & Planner – Footwear, Chappals & Bags

Pay: ₹25,000.00 - ₹1,710,000.00 per month

Work Location: In person