Eknath Rambhau Garad

Dynamic retail professional with over 19 years of experience, including a successful tenure at Reliance Retail Ltd. Proven expertise in driving sales growth and enhancing customer satisfaction through strategic planning and effective team leadership. Skilled in inventory management and business development, consistently achieving operational excellence and fostering a high-performance culture.

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Date of Birth: 03/09/80

• English
• Hindi
• Marathi

• Handling a store of up to 32000 sq ft.
• Responsible for streamlining operations, sales, product analysis, finance & revenue management, profit & loss, product scope & market risk, audits and target achievements for pan India Fahrenheit counter.
• Implement developmental action determine best methods to maximize sales as per market trends, prepare annual operating budget and manage the product line for maximum efficiency.
• Develop and monitor category scorecards, make action plans to improve performance, prepare dashboards & analyse data from operations & store teams to establish metrics.
• Document processes in order to expand and globalize the business, align with brands, managing the inventory, stock movement, stock ageing to ensure business readiness always.
• Taken effective measures for improved factory to store responsiveness, monitor customer buying pattern, review market trends & competitors offering, alter strategies & boost growth by value-added solutions, quality checks, reduce overall product shrinkage.
• Set goals, monitor and assess performances, report on individual and team performances, prepare data visualisation dashboards to understand the overall training needs of business both technical and behavioural.
• Established management of store operations, financial administration, profit & loss, sales & marketing, vendor management and customer support service for Fahrenheit.
• Implement SOPs for front-end store operations. Liaise with the internal & external stakeholders across various departments to ensure smooth operations & monitor policies adherence at all retail Counter.
• Interview & hire, conduct training for existing and new team members, evaluate performance against expectations & established goals, motivating team to become effective contributors towards business by instilling Ownership Mindset.
• Interface with business heads ensuring business results are in line with business vision and mission with clear and effective information.

• Store of the Year in ROM Maharashtra FY 2022-2023
• Highest qty sold of Rice contest in ROM
• Contest winner for Biscuit Mela in ROM
• Big Boss contest winner for OL penetration in ROM
• Highest EBIDTA percentage in ROM
• Store contest winner in Reliance Living for best sales achievement in Festive season.
• Launched 2 stores for Reliance Living.
• All over India contest participant for Brew Master Championship. Represented ROM as a winner.