Category Management Internship

Designation - Category Management Internship Location - Mumbai, Lower Parel

About Us: The Souled Store is a homegrown youth casual-wear brand founded in 2013. Today, we are one of India’s largest online merchandising platforms, with licensing partnerships including Disney, Warner Bros., WWE, IPL and Viacom18 among others. We create products inspired by pop culture superheroes, movies, TV shows, and cartoons—while also staying deeply rooted in evolving youth fashion and lifestyle trends. Alongside our core men’s and women’s apparel categories, we are actively expanding into new product lines such as activewear, Supima products, personal care (perfumes), footwear and backpacks. While we began as a digital-first brand, we have steadily expanded into offline retail and currently operate 80+ stores across India, with further pan-India expansion underway. The Souled Store was built on a simple belief: people do their best work when they love what they do. We believe work should be driven by ownership, curiosity, and leadership at every level—not just by titles. If you resonate with our culture and want to be part of an aggressively scaling, consumer-first brand, we’d love to have you join us.

Role Overview :We are looking for an intern to join our Category Management team, working with the Manager-Category on Men's apparel, Women's western wear and bottom wear. You will get hands-on exposure to how a fast-growing fashion brand plans its range, manages inventory, and drives category growth across online and retail.

Responsibilities : ● Support the category team in tracking sales, inventory, margin and sell-through, and prepare regular performance reports and dashboards ● Analyse consumer trends, seasonality and demand patterns to help shape range plans for upcoming drops ● Conduct competitor and market benchmarking on pricing, assortment, styles and new launches ● Assist in range planning, including style and size-curve analysis, and in identifying gaps in the assortment ● Help monitor stock levels, aged inventory and reorder needs, and flag risks and opportunities early ● Support price architecture and discounting analysis in coordination with the marketing and supply chain teams ● Coordinate with design, sourcing, supply chain, marketing and retail teams to keep product timelines on track ● Assist with vendor coordination, including follow-ups on production, deliveries and quality ● Help track the online and in-store visibility of products, including homepage placements, collections and store display inputs ● Work on ad-hoc projects and analyses that improve category performance and automate recurring processes

Eligibility ● Currently pursuing or recently completed a Bachelor's or Master's in Fashion Management, Fashion Technology, Business Administration or an MBA ● Working knowledge of MS Excel or Google Sheets (pivot tables, VLOOKUP, basic formulas) ● Ability to organise data and present findings clearly ● Good written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications ● Academic project or prior internship in merchandising, buying or e-commerce ● Basic understanding of retail metrics such as sell-through, average selling price and margin ● Interest in fashion, pop culture and consumer trends

What You'll Gain ● Direct exposure to end-to-end category P&L, range planning and inventory management ● Mentorship from experienced category and merchandising leaders ● Learning across design, sourcing, marketing, supply chain and retail.