Mahesh Umapathi

BUSINESS Analysis

• Provide in depth analysis on business across APAC countries
• Monitoring and reporting of Business dynamics to management

PRODUCT Analysis

• In depth study on product performance across markets
• Share the insights on products with Brand and management teams

BRAND management – ELLE watches

• Coordinate for New product line creation every season
• Brand operations management

DASHBOARDS for better decision making

• Work with Tableau team to create Dashboards for better insights

Consumer Analytics

• Work with Global team on consumer a market data study
• Competition study on Market Trends

BUSINESS Analysis

• Provide in depth analysis on business across APAC countries
• Monitoring and reporting of Business dynamics to management

PRODUCT Analysis

• In depth study on product performance across markets
• Share the insights on products with Brand and management teams

BRAND management – ELLE watches

• Coordinate for New product line creation every season
• Brand operations management

DASHBOARDS for better decision making

• Work with Tableau team to create Dashboards for better insights

CONSUMER ANALYTICS

• Work with Global team on consumer a market data study
• Competition study on Market Trends

CLUSTER PLANNING

• Door analysis and consolidation across all APAC markets
• Analyze and create Door cluster based on past sales performance

ASSORTMENT PLANNING

• Analyze product selling at different clusters of APAC market
• Create Brand Assortments to cater the demand of specific customer clusters

ROCE for CONCESSIONS

• Improve Return on Capital Expenditure by
• Door Rationalization
• Layout Planning
• Assortment Planning

PRODUCT Analysis

• In depth study on product performance across markets
• Share the insights on products with Brand and management teams

RETAIL PLANNING

• OTB Management of Retail stores across APAC
• Sales forecast and monitoring
• Frequent monitoring and reporting of Retail KPIs

FORECASTING / BUYING

• OTB management
• Brand assortment management
• Seasonal newness Buying
• Strategic pricing
• Monthly Buys
• Inventory Management

SUPPLY planning

• OTB management of different markets
• Inventory distribution planning for different markets
• Inventory planning and stock control of Concession stores

Inventory and OTB Management for APAC and country warehouses

Develop Merchandise Planners to improve planning and forecast accuracy within the business

Manage, train and develop team of merchandise analysts 4.

FORECASTING / BUYING

• OTB management
• Brand assortments
• Strategic pricing
• Monthly Buys
• Inventory Management

CATEGORY/BRAND MANAGEMENT

• Identify and provide seasonal stories for PR
• Competition Mapping
• Micro level product analysis
• Strategic pricing of products
• Frequent visit to stores to understand the market requirements

CONCESSIONS / VENDOR MANAGED INVENTORY

• Manage OTB for each concessions and VMI doors
• Ensure stock alignment of concessions and VMI doors to global assortments
• Ensure proper stock mix across all concessions and VMI doors

VM PLANNING

• OTB management of all VM and display props
• Forecast store wise requirements of all VM props
• Purchase planning of Non product Inventory
• Develop Merchandise Planners to improve planning and forecast accuracy within the business
• Manage, train and develop team of merchandise analysts

• Handled All India Supply Chain Operations for Fastrack Brand
• Handled APO – Demand Planning module for Forecasting the demands of all Titan group brands (TITAN, SONATA & Fastrack)
• Close monitoring of supplies from factory to CFAs
• Assortment planning for WOTs
• Inter CFA movements proposal and monitoring
• Tracking the inward / outward movement of goods and ensure minimum inventory levels to achieve maximum cost savings without hampering the production process.

• Managing Industrial Engg activities in Watch factory
• Brands : Titan, Sonata &, Monitoring the Production details/ Productivity of all the shops using SAP
• Improving the performance of the plant through different studies
• Conducting Value Stream Mapping study throughout the plant
• MRP Planning activities
• Reducing the Lead time for Manufacturing using different concepts of TOYOTA PRODUCTION SYSTEM
• Support during creation of material master & BOM during New product development.