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Functional Area: HLS Furniture LightingPosition’s Objective:Support category head(s) on demand & supply planning for the upcoming season.Key Responsibilities:Inventory Management: Ensure that the stock level of the category is within the prescribed limits as per company normsMonitor the stock cover to maintain optimum stock turnsTweak forward month buying based on the projected closing stock of the current and forward monthsAllocation & replenishment to stores as per capacity & customer profile.Stock rotation in market & Stock monitoring at the WarehouseCategory Planning Prepare option planCreate buy plan to breakup monthly targets and distribute the buying for the month accordinglyPrepare OTB PlanPropose the bi annual discount listPrepare & do periodic review of yearly ARS projectionsPrepare monthly ARS plan - value wise, quantity wiseSend monthly buy plan and product presentation to the markets to enable them to do store stock planningDispatch PlanningAllocation planning with marketsUpload STO on SAP as per STO Upload requestEnable special requests from store/ customer request through stock rotation or from the product warehouseMIS & AnalysisReview costings style wise to ensure targeted GP & flag negative deviations from the targeted GPGenerate department wise sales report, hierarchy wise sales and stock report, current month SKU wise sale report, ARS stock out report, Monthly/fortnightly sales report, Promotional trackers & provide insightsMonitor store performance for the categoryEducation Qualification: MFM NIFT / Pearl / MBAKnowledge & Skills:Product KnowledgeMarkets & geographiesCategory PlanningRetail OperationsInventory ManagementCommercial Acumen