Fashion Design And Merchandising - Internship

FULL JD: https://shorturl.at/EDIa3

Role Overview

As a Fashion Merchandiser cum Designer, you will be the eye and soul behind

the TrueBrands India collection. Your primary mission will be to ensure our

inventory is fashion-forward, relevant to our audience, and seasonally

appropriate. You will blend creative trend-spotting with sharp merchandising

analysis to curate collections and guide brand onboarding, directly

influencing the appeal and performance of our marketplace.

Key Responsibilities

Your role will be at the intersection of fashion research and strategic

inventory selection, ensuring the TrueBrands India collection is relevant,

desirable, and timely.

1\. Trend Forecasting and Seasonal Planning

Conduct deep-dive trend spotting in the clothing and apparel space to identify

emerging styles and silhouettes.

Study upcoming season mood boards and determine and suggest optimal colour

palettes for platform onboarding.

Work on the type of garments and collections to be onboarded based on seasonal

forecasts, ensuring the platform stays fresh.

2\. Audience-Centric Collection Curation

Analyse and suggest designs and collections that align with current trends and

are highly relevant to our target audience.

Suggest designs and collections that specifically cater to the proven taste

and preference of our current/ongoing customer base.

Work to enhance the collections at TrueBrands, making them more relevant to

our audiences and ensuring the right collection is available at the right

time.

3\. Inventory Vetting and Sourcing Strategy

Accordingly, shortlist brands dealing in the identified garment types and

colour palettes, or with availability of similar collections, to be approached

for onboarding.

Thoroughly analyse the available stock once it is received from an onboarded

brand to determine which specific clothing types are per our requirements,

audience, customer base, and upcoming trends for platform listing.

Go through available collections of suppliers that can be onboarded on our

platform in small lots as per our requirements (Audience, customer base,

trends, season).

Share trends, category gaps, or competitor insights to improve assortment and

platform performance.

4\. Internal Coordination:

Work closely with the founder and Business Development team to communicate

collection needs and ensure a cohesive sourcing and listing strategy.