HSIL Homestore India Ltd Ludhiana Delhi : Merchandising Manager

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Homestore India Ltd.
http://www.homestoreindia.com

Keywords: Buying, Dealing with Venders, Price Negotiation Merchandiser

Company Profile
Home Store India Limited is part of Wadhawan Group, which is amongst India's top fifty business houses with diverse interests in Real estate development, Housing Finance, hospitality, retail. The group today has spinach, Sangam Direct, Maratha Stores, S Mart, Sabka Bazaar brands in food & Grocery retailing.

Home Store India Limited, a pioneer in retail started operations in Delhi in 1997 with its lifestyle format 'The Home Store'. Our Other Food & Grocery format, the 'Sabka Bazaar' opened its first store in 2001 and has now grown to 65 stores.

In terms of our short term vision, we expect to cross the milestone of 300 Sabka Bazaar outlets and 50 'The Home Store' outlets by the year 2010.

We are one of the leading retailers of North India and have a reputation built on quality, reliability, responsiveness and innovation. Through our brands, Sabka Bazaar and The Home Store, spanning different categories of Food Products and Home Ideas, we have touched lives of many households in different ways. HSIL is a young, dynamic & professionally managed company with a clear vision of 'Delivering Million Smiles Everyday'. We offer employees ample freedom to work in a congenial and performance driven work environment and grow with the organization.

Merchandising Manager
Experience: 5 - 7 Years
Location: Ludhiana

Job Description
Planning product ranges and preparing sales and stock plans in conjunction with buyers;
Liaising with buyers, analysts, stores, suppliers and distributors;
Maintaining a comprehensive library of appropriate data;
Producing layout plans for stores;
Forecasting profits and sales using computer programs;
Optimizing the sales volume and profitability of designated product areas;
Planning budgets and presenting sales forecasts and figures for new ranges;
Controlling stock levels based on forecasts for the season;
Analyzing every aspect of the best and worst sellers (for example, the best selling price points, colors or styles);
Ensuring that best sellers are fully potentialised;
Monitoring slow sellers;
Taking action to reduce prices or set promotions as necessary;
Gathering information relating to the customer reaction to products;
Analyzing previous season's sales and reporting on the current season's lines;
Accompanying buyers on visits to manufacturers to appreciate production processes;
Visiting suppliers and stores for best/worst seller meetings;
Meeting with suppliers and managing the distribution of stock, possibly negotiating cost prices with suppliers;
Identifying production and supply difficulties and dealing with them as and when they occur;
Current Sabka Bazaar categories are
Food (61% Sales Contribution): 1.Staples, 2.Beverages, 3. Processed Food & Perishables
Non Food (39% Sales Contribution): 1. FMCG (Cleaning Aids, Health & Beauty), 2. General Merchandising.

Desired Candidate Profile
Post Graduation in Business Management / Retail Management / Marketing Management.
Should have more than 5 yrs. Relevant experience preferably in Retail Industry/ FMCG Industry etc.

Telephone:
91-011-9350632423,9350277809

Email I.D : aatreyee@homestoreindia.com
Address : Home Stores (India) Ltd
B-244, Okhla Industrial Area, Phase-I
New Delhi - 110020