Indian Silk House Agencies
Website:
indiansilkhouseagencies.com
Job details:
About Us
Indian Silk House Agencies (ISHA) is a 55-year-old heritage ethnic wear brand with 67 stores across 60 cities in India, and a fast-growing e-commerce and international presence. We're known for our sarees, jewellery, and kidswear collections — built on a legacy of trust, craftsmanship, and customer relationships that span generations.
As we scale nationally, we're building out our merchandising bench — professionals who can bring structure, data, and commercial discipline to how we plan, buy, and move product across a large and diverse store network.
The Role
As Merchandiser, you'll sit at the intersection of design and retail operations — owning category planning, inventory efficiency, and vendor relationships across our stores. You'll work closely with our design team to turn creative concepts into commercially sound, sellable collections, and with retail ops to make sure the right product lands in the right store at the right time.
What You'll Own
Category & Assortment Planning
- Build seasonal and regional assortment plans grounded in sales trends, forecasts, and store-level demand patterns
- Plan inventory levels by category and by store, balancing depth, breadth, and working capital
Inventory & Performance
- Track stock movement to identify fast- and slow-moving lines; drive allocation and replenishment decisions accordingly
- Build and maintain category performance reports with clear, actionable recommendations — not just dashboards
- Plan promotions and markdowns to protect sell-through and margin
Design-to-Buy Translation
- Partner with designers to convert concepts into structured buying and production plans that are commercially viable at scale
Vendor & Cross-Functional Coordination
- Identify, onboard, and manage vendor and supplier relationships, with a focus on quality, cost, and delivery reliability
- Work closely with retail operations and warehouse teams to coordinate stock transfers and resolve replenishment gaps
- Own quality and delivery issue resolution end-to-end with vendors
Experience Required
- 0–3 years in merchandising, inventory/category planning, or vendor management — fashion, ethnic wear, or retail preferred
- Strong Excel skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUP/INDEX-MATCH at minimum); comfort with inventory or ERP tools
- Strong vendor negotiation and relationship-building instincts
- Structured, detail-oriented, and unbothered by juggling multiple categories, vendors, and timelines at once
- Based in Kolkata, or willing to relocate
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