Junior Buyer

Job Description: Junior Buyer

About Hopscotch:

Established in 2012, Hopscotch is India s leading kids fashion brand positioned at the sweet spot of

aspiration and affordability. The brand features the latest trends in kids fashion on its store online and

has served over 30 lac parents across 1,300 Indian cities.

Hopscotch was founded by Harvard Business School Alumnus - Rahul Anand. Rahul observed that India

was the #1 kids market in the world with a strong legacy of textile looms and manufacturing. With social

media, Indian parents are increasingly exposed to fashion styles across the world and aspiring for more.

Despite this tremendous domestic demand, Indian consumers were starved of fashionable clothing that

was affordable. India lacked a dominant kid brand. He founded Hopscotch to provide Indian parents

access to kids fashion., Using technology, Hopscotch today launches 500 new and trendy items daily, and

at jaw dropping price points.

The Hopscotch team consists of a network of international designers, vendors, and buyers who track

fashion weeks and couture trends globally. Hopscotch leverages technology to rapidly launch these styles

in real time and makes them available to Indian parents each day.

Today, Hopscotch is one of the largest fashion brands in the country. It has achieved triple digit growth

YoY serving an enormous base of over 3 million active users, with 70% of its demand from tier 2 and

smaller towns.

Hopscotch is backed by a range of institutional investors, including RPG Ventures, India Infoline Seed fund,

LionRock Capital, Rise Capital. Noteworthy HNIs, Eduardo Saverin (Co-founder, Facebook), Wei Yan (CTO

and co-founder of ), Atul Nishar (founder of Aptech), Toivo Annus (CTO and co-founder of

Skype), and Nisa Godrej (MD GCPL) have backed the company and continue to advice the business as it

scales to new heights.

About Rahul Anand, Founder & CEO:

Mr. Rahul Anand is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of , India s #1 kids fashion brand.

He was born in Mumbai and received a double engineering major from the University of Michigan. After

completing an MBA from Harvard Business School he joined in New York, which was later

acquired by Amazon for $550MM. Post the acquisition, Rahul returned to India and with the backing of

seasoned entrepreneurs like Eduardo Saverin (of Facebook) and Wei Yan, he started Hopscotch. Rahul s

vision is to make kids' fashion accessible to every parent in India, irrespective of their socio-economic

background. On a personal front, Rahul is an avid classical pianist and has been playing the piano for over

35 years.

About this role:

Hopscotch is the category creator offering Indian parents fashion for all occasions in a child s life.

If you join the Hopscotch team, you will be partnering with top pedigree managers in a fast-paced and

rapidly growing environment.

We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic member to join the Junior Buyer- Buying team. The ideal

candidate should have a deep understanding of the Kids wear market, customer behaviour and demand.

Here s what will be expected out of you every day*:

Update and monitor stock movement, markdowns, promotions and clearances.

Closely work with vendors and ensure timely resolve to any issues and maintain vendor detail

management.

Sample management and coordination with internal photoshoot studios.

Ability to maintain good relationships with vendors.

The position requires you to be analytical and take data-based decisions and ensure to work

towards increasing volumes and margins and assess cost optimization opportunities.

Competition Mapping: Have an in-depth knowledge of competition / Industry and brands.

Ensure Hopscotch selection stays well ahead of competition, make Hopscotch the preferred

platform.

Find opportunities to suggest for future growth.

Develop and implement industry best practices.

Know the customer: Deeply understand customer behaviour and demand in Kids wear.

Assortment completeness: Identify and onboard the best brands to achieve Hopscotch Assortment

Vision. Build supply where gaps have been identified, with best in market brands- prices launches.

Drive success rate, product conversion and top line via stronger assortment.

Know the competition: Understand online and offline players. Ensure Hopscotch selection stays

well ahead of competition, make Hopscotch the preferred platform for brands.

Customer experience: Deep ties to ensure best replenishment and freshness in assortment from

brands.

*Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.

What we want:

Educational background NIFT / MBA is preferred with min 2-3 years relevant experience.

Proficient with MS Office.

Knowledge of E-commerce retail in kids wear experience is an advantage.

Proven negotiation skills, influencing abilities.

Strong analytical & problem-solving skills, data driven decision making.

Ability to connect with people across teams & levels. Proven experience leading cross-functional

projects.

Excellent verbal and written communication.

Must be willing to learn.

Innovative, team oriented, and have a desire to participate in change and appreciate a dynamic

environment with rapidly changing priorities.

Location: Bangalore/ Mumbai