Professional with ten years of comprehensive expertise in buying, selling, and procurement. Highly skilled and result-driven, with a thorough understanding of the market.
Responsible for business procurement needs and forecasts to predict demands for goods, services
Holding responsible for P&L activity and planning with the marketing team for seasonal launches according to OTB.
Managing current suppliers and selecting new suppliers based on analysis of factors such as quality, pricing and delivery time
Buying and planning for Riding Gears which includes categories like Apparels, Bags, Footwear, Helmets, Fashion accessories, Riding accessories
Managing procurement budgets, strategies, payment processes and negotiating with vendors to secure better deals and terms
Driving up seasonal and event oriented sales activity for channel which includes better visibility with better experience
Launched exclusive customized helmets for domestic market for first time
Analyzing demand of specific products and filling up that gap through market research and other competitor’s business
Asst Manager – Buying & Merchandising
DLF Brands
01.2015 - 03.2016
Managing procurement budgets, strategies, payment processes and negotiating with vendors to secure better deals and terms
Planning with marketing team on basis of Last month's Sale and Given Budget for Brands and introduce weekly and festive offers
Buying and planning for the categories like Baby care, Beauty & Cosmetics, & Kids from the Brands like UCB, Adidas, Mothercare,P&G, L’oreal,, Colorbar, Lotus, Bodyshop, HUL, Unicharm, Chicco, Himalaya, Johnson’s Baby, Pigeon, Funskool, Fisher Price, Zebra, Kittens, Chumbak, Chinese RC toys, some private label and some inhouse brands like Mothercare, ELC etc in Footwear and Accessories category according to budget allotted
Managing current suppliers and selecting new suppliers based on analysis of factors such as quality, pricing and delivery time
Developing vendors from introduction to promotion which includes stock confirmation and transfer, analyzing their sales report, payment issues
Developing competitive pricing among vendors and ensuring the maximum profitability and maintaining the P&L of the channel
Analyzing the hourly data of UPVs, bounce rate, footfall and bring better deals for that position on website
Executive Business Development
Shopclues.com
03.2013 - 12.2014
Developing vendors from introduction to promotion and analyzing their sales reports through UPVs and Conversion and bringing better deals for that location which includes competitive pricing as well
Adding new brands in Kids Footwears, Babycare, Beauty & Perfumes Category like Disney footwear, Kittens, UCB, Zebra Unicharm, HUL, Pigeon, Chicco, Farlin, Himalaya, L'oreal, Maybelline, Garnier, VLCC & Lotus, imported perfumes, Philips, P&G with competitive price
Maintaining the Product catalog and placing them in the best visible area with competitive price
Based on daily clicks, planning for monthly sales with marketing accordingly
Planning with the marketing team on the basis of Last month Sale and Given Budget for the category for all weekly and festive offers.
Business Development Executive
Kochar Info-tech Pvt Ltd
09.2012 - 02.2013
Client management by providing them Technical support, providing them desired products at competitive prices
Interacting with the Technical Team to coordinate with the client's Technical Team
Visit client side for meeting and maintaining reports of the existing clients on weekly basis