Business Development Executive

Position: Buyer/ Buying Manager - Apparel Retail Brand

Experience: 2-10 year in apparel retail brand

Salary: Negotiable

Location: Gurgaon

Industry: Fashion/ Retail

The Manager – Buying will be responsible for planning, selecting, and managing product ranges that align with the business objectives. The role requires a strong commercial acumen and an eye for market trends to deliver a compelling product offering that drives sales, maximizes profitability, and meets customer expectations

Key Deliverables (Essential Functions & Responsibilities of the Job):

·        Formulate quarterly product plans in alignment with business goals.

·        Prepare and present range selections to secure sign-off with the Head.

·        Manage product bookings to support launch plans and respond to in-season variables.

·        Conduct in-depth analysis to inform and support buying decisions.

·        Monitor and respond to sales performance; adjust production plans in coordination with suppliers.

·        Set and review targets for sales, margins, stock levels, and availability.

·        Participate in operating plan reviews and identify key learnings.

·        Oversee catalogue planning, markdown strategies, and IRP completion.

·        Ensure timely alignment between production flows and business commitments.

·        Coordinate with suppliers to manage MSI capacity and production timelines.

·        Provide necessary information to support retail layout planning.

·        Contribute to the development of effective pricing strategies.

·        Stay updated on competitor product offerings and market trends.

·        Plan and optimize catalogue assortments, especially tailored to specific store clusters or geographies.

·        Support implementation of new systems, tools, and process improvements.

Key Requirement:

·        Ownership of department operating plan.

·        Selection and curation of products from the global catalogue, ensuring alignment with trends, volume drivers, and key focus areas.

·        Develop local product lines to address market gaps and margin opportunities.

·        Strategize product flow and phasing to align with commercial calendar.

·        Ensure product delivery adheres to the buying plan and critical path.

·        Manage catalogue planning and execution.

·        Develop faster-turnaround products for in-season responsiveness.

·        Create value fashion lines suited for Tier 2 markets.

·        Collaborate with VM and Marketing to showcase seasonal looks and trends effectively.

·        Drive product visibility and performance during peak trading periods, such as gifting seasons.

Mail updated resume with current salary:

Email: etalenthire[at]gmail[dot]com

Satish: 88 O2 74 97 43

About Potentiam

Potentiam helps SME companies build world-class offshore teams. Our model is our locations and your dedicated staff under your control. Potentiam have offices in Iasi in Romania, Bangalore and Cape Town, home to large liquid pools of offshore talent working for international companies. Potentiam's management team have had over 15 years' experience in building offshore teams, and have specialist functional expertise to support the transition offshore in technology, finance, operations, engineering, digital marketing, technology and analytics. For decades corporations' scale has enabled them to benefit from the cost and skills advantage of offshore operations. Now SME companies can enjoy a similar benefit through Potentiam without any upfront investment.

Location : Bangalore ( Hybrid)

Key Responsibilities:

• Implement and support Microsoft Dynamics NAV V5 or other versions.
• Deliver expertise in Business Central modules.
• Create and maintain technical design documents.
• Provide consultancy and resolution support on ticket escalations.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand and map business processes.
• Participate in implementation activities and manage RFCs (Request for Changes).
• Support and advise on finance, manufacturing, and warehousing functionalities.
• Engage with users on M365, MS Teams, and SharePoint environments.

Must-Have Skills:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Dynamics NAV V5 or other versions and Business Central modules.
• Experience in Manufacturing/Warehousing domains
• Strong skills in creating Technical Design Documents
• Deep understanding of business processes
• Hands-on with Implementation & RFC handling
• Prior experience in consultancy on ticket escalations
• Familiarity with M365, MS Teams, SharePoint

Good-to-Have Skills:

• Knowledge of Events and Extensions in Dynamics
• Certifications or experience with Power Platform
• Installation and configuration experience
• Exposure to 3rd party products and integration
• Additional experience in Manufacturing/Warehouse operations
• Repeated hands-on usage or support of M365, MS Teams, SharePoint

Benefits and Perks

• Health Insurance
• Referral Bonus
• Performance Bonus
• Flexible Working options

Requirements :

Currently pursuing or recently completed a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business Administration, Marketing or a related field.

Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.

Proficiency in conducting market research and analyzing data.

Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and other relevant software.

Eagerness to learn and contribute to the company's success.

• Grow business month on month - Identify and map prospective clients, forecasting revenue monthly/quarterly and negotiating the terms of agreement.
• Focus on growing new relationships with key partners, negotiate contracts and pursue ways to secure long-term relationships.
• Primary responsibility will be to understand client requirements & on-board quality Affiliates / Publishers / Ad networks to deliver required quality & numbers through research, referrals, networking, cold calling, data feeds and emails.
• Media buying (both mobile and PC web traffic of CPA, CPC, CPL, CPI, CPS, CPT, CPR, CPV, CPA traffic.
• Close coordination with BD & Client Servicing Team.
• Negotiate and manage commission structures for affiliates
• Thorough knowledge of attribution platforms Appsflyer, Branch, Singular, Adjust, Kochava etc.
• Troubleshooting tracking issues at publisher end. Ensure timely resolution of publisher queries through proper escalation.
• Develop business strategies to improve affiliate program.
• Maintain open communication with all affiliates on the day-to-day issues. Communicate with new and existing affiliates regarding upcoming promotions and optimization opportunities.
• Allocate targets to affiliates and ensure that targets for the respective campaigns are met within specified timelines.
• Stay current with trends in affiliate marketing and identify new opportunities.
• Interacting with advertisers along with the demand team to understand campaign performance & to further optimize campaigns.

• 3-6 years professional experience in Affiliate Marketing.
• Working knowledge of HasOffers, Affise, Trackier, and other Tracking Platforms.
• Bachelors or above from an accredited university or college
• Candidates should have very good connection with Affiliates / Publishers / Ad networks. 
• Core Affiliate Industry/Performance Marketing Experience.
• Strong data analytical skills.
• Team management skills as well as ability to work independently.
• Thorough understanding of the types of fraud in Web or Mobile.
• Must have existing relationship with wide array of Affiliates / Publishers / Ad Networks.
• Strong understanding of attribution mechanisms, cookies, pixels, tracking platforms & MMPs

      Other Benefits:

•  Insurance - Medical Insurance Coverage of 3,00,000 for individual, spouse and kids. *Option of including parents and higher coverage amount of 5,00,000 
• Professional Development - Reimbursement towards relevant courses that can help you grow your career and build your knowledge level. 
• Food - Lunch, Tea and Snacks. All you can eat! 
• Work Culture- Flexible Result Oriented Work Environment 
• Dress - We aren’t buttoned down. Wear anything you’re comfortable in. Wear any comfortable dress you like to the office – and be as comfortable at work 
• Foosball - Whether you want to pick up the game or master your skills, you’ll find plenty of people to play with 
• TGIF - We’ll find something to do at the end of each week. 
• Work hard, party harder!

• - Work with UX and Product Management teams to design software
• - Work with Architects and Engineering leads to build scalable software
• - Back-end software development
• - Proficient in low level system arch design
• - Strong knowledge of web development - MVC, React / Angular Framework
• - Take Product Ownership
• - Testing and fixing bugs
• - Create security and data protection settings
• - Build features with a mobile responsive design
• - Experience with Agile/Scrum methodology, Behavior Driven Development, and CI/CD
• - Ability to think critically and creatively in a dynamic environment, while picking up new tools and domain knowledge along the way

• - 3+ years of industry experience as a Backend/Full Stack Engineer
• - Degree in Computer Science or related field
• - Experience with developing web and mobile applications
• - Must have 2-5 years of experience building applications using front end technologies like – React, Angular 2+, JavaScript/Typescript, HTML5, CSS3 and Bootstrap 
• - Must have 2-5 years of full time Python (Django) experience, and hands-on experience through all stages of Agile software development life cycle. 
• - Ability to write optimized codes, debug programs, and integrate applications with third party tools by developing various APIs.
• - Proficiency with Python or relevant back-end scripting language
• - Proficiency with SQL/NoSQL databases, web servers (e.g. Nginx)
• - Experience with Cloud infrastructure (e.g. AWS), relevant microservices and load scaling
• - Maintains a strong knowledge base of new open source tech stacks, applications, techniques, and skills

• - A positive attitude, and a growth mindset
• - Great attention to details

• - Experience with serverless deployment  (e.g. Lambda)
• - Experience with API testing software (e.g. Postman)
• - Experience with multiple front-end languages and libraries (e.g. HTML/CSS, JS)
• - Good Humor