Performance driven management professional with 9+ years of proven experience in Operations, Merchandise management & retail planning. Solid commitment of working together as a team and meeting all company profit goals and objective for the future.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Retail Planner
Reliance Retail
Bangalore
08.2024 - Current
Building and fortifying the business models by identifying new growth areas within the existing categories.
Responsible for space vetting and sales budget plans for the category.
Ensure timely availability of stocks in store by regularly tracking inwards with brand team and acting if any option is getting delayed.
Reviewing weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual – fill rate revenue, margin and markdown targets.
Monitoring product lifecycle of every product in the category and taking early calls for opportunity maximization to maintain healthy inventory.
Healthy inventory management- Consolidation Direction @ Intra State & Full Working @ Inter State-Maintain Turns and WOC at Zone State Store
Sell thru-Full Price and EOSS, Bestsellers and Poor Sellers at Brand Brick MRP Level/Attribute level.
Assortment loading & Fill Tracking-For all brands &Sales Plan for the season and annually.
Article Listing-to ensure allocation happens efficiently to all the stores and Daily/Weekly/Monthly Reports.
Retail Planner
Lifestyle International Pvt. Ltd.- Landmark Group
Bangalore
08.2022 - 07.2024
Sales Forecasting & Buy Plan: Responsible for season budget, plan season growth for WW External brands. Prepare Buy plan region wise and brand wise.
OTB Management: Adhere to monthly OTB released at Brand level for online & offline channels.
Inventory Management & Balancing: Responsible for NOD control as per norms, Store to store stock transfers.
To optimize space planning and to adhere merchandise allocation as per the plan and Replenishment monitoring and ARP.
Freshness index periodically and ensure merchandise newness at store level and Consolidation to liquidate ageing stock.
Develop presentations & detailed business analyses of the concept for reviews with top management and Actively engage with buying, sourcing, finance teams to exchange feedback, discuss challenges & pro-actively collaborate to resolve any outstanding issues.
Regional Merchandiser
Lifestyle International Pvt. Ltd.- Landmark Group
Kolkata
01.2020 - 07.2022
Key Deliverables:
Stock Management through replenishment and to maintain & analyze the display capacity vs stock availability on daily basis.
Pre-Season Alignment -Roll out the initial allocation depends on regional requirements with coordination of Central Planning team.
Review the broken and healthy options and take corrective actions on weekly basis.
OVG, Sell Thru, Range Plan and based on the need, Size Wise Analysis Review
Maintain DC Fill, Freshness and NOD, Sell Thru 65%Pre & Post EOSS (85%), Pre allocation of all Hits 90% ( Season)