Assistant Manager - Planning & Channel Allocation

Company Description The Indian Garage Co., founded in 2012 by Anant Tanted, is a fast-growing D2C House of Brands in the fashion sector. The company has expanded its GMV from 50 CR in 2019 to 300 CR in 2022, demonstrating strong market traction and rapid scale. Operating under a House of Brands model, it manages TIGC (menswear), FreeHand (womenswear), and Hardsoda (mens plus-size) and ranks among the top five brands across major online marketplaces. With a team of 470+ members selling over 6 lakh units monthly and offering more than 3,000 styles, the company is known for fashion-forward, experimental designs aimed at Gen Z consumers. It is a tech-enabled, digital-first organization committed to delivering global fashion trends quickly while expanding into new categories.

Job Description – Assistant Manager, Planning & Channel AllocationJob Purpose

Drive sales and inventory planning across marketplaces by analyzing sales trends, forecasting demand, placing replenishment orders with the merchandising team, and optimizing inventory allocation across channels to maximize sales, sell-through, and profitability.

 

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze daily and weekly sales across all portals (Myntra, Flipkart, Amazon, AJIO, D2C, etc.).

• Forecast demand at SKU, size, and channel level.

• Identify fast-moving and slow-moving styles.

• Raise replenishment orders with merchandising and track execution.

• Allocate inventory using Sales Velocity, ST%, Base Stock, ROS, WOC, channel priority and marketing plans.

• Publish dashboards for ST%, ROS, Base Stock, Fill Rate, Stock Cover, Stock Ageing, Size Availability, Lost Sales and GMV Forecast vs Actual.

• Coordinate with Merchandising, Buying, Supply Chain, Warehouse, Marketplace and Finance teams.

 

KPIs

• Sell Through (ST%)

• Stock Availability

• Forecast Accuracy

• Inventory Turnover

• Fill Rate

• GMV Achievement

• Weeks of Cover

• Stock-out %

• Dead Stock %

 

Required Skills

• Advanced Excel

• SQL (preferred)

• Power BI/Tableau

• Demand Forecasting

• Inventory Planning

• Retail Analytics

• Marketplace Planning

 

Experience

• 4–7 years in Merchandise Planning, Inventory Planning or Retail Planning.

• Fashion/Apparel E-commerce experience preferred.

 

Success Measures

• Improve fill rate above 95%.
• Reduce stock-outs by 20%+
• Improve sell-through through optimized allocation.
• Maintain optimal base stock across channels.