Hi, I’m
Chandan C M
Analatics
Bengaluru,KA
Summary
Senior retail planning and analytics professional with over 10 years of experience in fashion retail merchandise planning and business analytics. Expertise in demand forecasting, open-to-buy management, and in-season trading. Proven ability to collaborate with buying, design, supply chain, and finance teams to enhance profitable growth and optimize inventory. Skilled in utilizing SAP Retail, Oracle, Tableau, and Power BI to generate actionable insights for strategic decision-making.
Overview
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Reliance Retail
Deputy Manager - Planning & Analytics
10.2022 - Current
Job overview
- Maintain and govern Open-to-Buy (OTB) controls to balance newness, depth, and inventory productivity, improving sell-through.
- Analyze historical sales, trends, and customer behavior to forecast demand for upcoming fashion seasons across categories.
- Monitored in-season performance and executed weekly re-forecasting of sales, intake, and markdowns, enhancing commercial outcomes.
- Led weekly Ajio Live vs Non-Live option reviews with DC and store SOH, achieving 100% option live through proactive issue resolution.
- Manage critical path timelines from concept development through sample approvals and production handover, ensuring on-time launches.
- Drive cross-functional collaboration between planning, buying, design, sourcing, and supply chain teams.
- Developed weekly trade dashboards and KPI reports, enabling data-driven decision-making for senior management.
- Support end-of-season performance reviews and document learnings to improve future seasonal planning.
Landmark Group
Assistant Manager
02.2022 - 10.2022
Job overview
- Managed end-to-end PR-PO-invoice processing for ATL expenses in collaboration with marketing teams.
- Coordinated with HO and regional vendors to ensure timely invoice submission and closure.
- Created and uploaded purchase orders in OmniFlow, coordinating approvals to meet defined turnaround times.
- Evaluated CAPEX proposals for NSOs, refits, and renovations from regional and functional managers.
- Assisted in preparing annual budget and quarterly reconciliations to align with regional sales performance.
- Validated cost estimates against approved rate cards, payment terms, vendor documentation, and SOP compliance.
- Validated OPEX estimates against rate cards and ensured documentation accuracy.
- Managed vendor master data and ensured compliance with rate card documentation.
- Monitored open provisions and ensured closure within 45 days.
- Ensured SOP adherence and highlighted financial risks and red flags with corrective actions.
Pierian Services Pvt. Ltd.
Senior Executive
10.2019 - 02.2022
Job overview
- Created performance reports, reconciliations, and management dashboards to inform strategic decisions.
- Delivered data-driven insights to business teams, facilitating informed decision-making.
- Provided analytical and MIS support to enhance retail and operational functions.
- Client: ZMPL & ZIPL
Pierian Services Pvt. Ltd.
Senior Executive
01.2014 - 06.2019
Job overview
- Processed vendor invoices after validating tax rates, purchase orders, and credit terms.
- Managed supplier aging reports, ensuring timely resolution of vendor and field queries.
- Accounted service bills with applicable TDS deductions and processed debit/credit notes.
- Handled prepayment accounting, tracking supplies against advances to maintain accurate financial records.
- Processed weekly and monthly supplier payments and issued payment advices.
- Verified civil bills against BOQs and contractual terms, ensuring compliance and accuracy in billing processes.
- Capitalized fixed assets and classified them as per accounting standards.
- Determined asset life and depreciation setup.
- Monitored monthly asset additions and conducted asset tagging.
- Identified and corrected misclassified assets.
- Managed asset retirement, scrapping, disposal, and sale documentation.
- Client: Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt. Ltd.
Education
P.E.S Degree CollegeBangalore
Bachelor's Degree
University Overview
GPA: 70%
Chennambika PU CollegeChannapatna
PUC
University Overview
GPA: 88.5%
St. Michael's English SchoolChannapatna
SSLC
University Overview
GPA: 78%
Skills
- OTB management
- Trend analysis and range building
- Data forecasting
- Markdown optimization
- Supplier negotiation
- Tableau and Power BI
- SAP Retail and Oracle
Disclaimer
I hereby declare that the information furnished above is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Technical Skills
SAP Retail, Oracle, Tableau, Power BI, Impetus, RPE, Trend analysis, Range building, OTB management, Critical path management, Supplier negotiation, Pricing strategy, Markdown optimization
Timeline
Deputy Manager - Planning & Analytics
Reliance Retail
10.2022 - Current
Assistant Manager
Landmark Group
02.2022 - 10.2022
Senior Executive
Pierian Services Pvt. Ltd.
10.2019 - 02.2022
Senior Executive
Pierian Services Pvt. Ltd.
01.2014 - 06.2019
P.E.S Degree College
Bachelor's Degree
Chennambika PU College
PUC
St. Michael's English School
SSLC