Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
References
Other Exposures
Timeline
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Mili Sarkar Bose

Mili Sarkar Bose

Secundrabad

Summary

Dynamic visual merchandising professional with a proven track record, enhancing brand visibility and compliance through strategic audits and vendor collaboration. Skilled in budget evaluation and passionate about training teams, I drive impactful festive designs and elevate grooming standards, ensuring exceptional customer experiences across retail environments.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

ZONAL VM

TATA MOTORS
HYDERABAD
01.2025 - Current

Tracked progress of outlet development timelines, resolving issues through vendor and dealership collaboration.

Confirmed readiness of outlet setups prior to approval by Central Store Setup team.

Verified adherence to grooming standards through audits and incorporated customer feedback metrics.

Performed quarterly showroom and workshop infrastructure audits, addressing non-compliance through targeted reviews.

Presented comprehensive audit findings to leadership while formulating corrective action plans for dealers.

  • Executed routine audits via UBORA App, ensuring compliance in hygiene practices across retail outlets.
  • Monitored rollout of showroom design guidelines, coordinating timely execution of branding initiatives.
  • Collaborated with marketing teams to support festive campaigns, ensuring documentation and sensory standardization.

AREA VM HEAD - AP,TS,TN

SHOPPER STOP
01.2017 - 12.2024
  • Co-lead Visual team meetings to identify opportunities for the team to work more effectively, share ideas & information and manage scheduling/workload
  • Coordinating store display in line with brand guidelines and strategy
  • Generating sketches of visual displays that meet the store's visual design requirements
  • Finalizing designs and creating detailed floor plans for display areas
  • Delivering weekly floor moves, window installations, and mannequin styling
  • Translating catalogs & promotions into real designs on the store/mall floor
  • Reporting on markdown strategies, current performance, and market trends
  • Working with Department manager/floor Sales team on sell out information utilizing VM techniques to maximize the profit, customer, and staff experience on a regular basis
  • Planogram, Allocations, Inventory, Trends, Campaigns
  • Assisted with new store openings, remodels, and rollouts that resulted in feedback seminars
  • Stayed abreast of the latest fashion, environmental and interior trends
  • Proficient in Coral Draw Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and Power Point software

Executive VM - Hyderabad

Future Group ( Big Bazaar )
01.2016 - 01.2017
  • Company Overview: Telengana, IND
  • Creating and implementing a visual merchandising strategy for the store.
  • Sourcing the props, creative materials, and accessories for displays.
  • Installing and setting up window displays, walkways, counters, and in-store displays, or supervising contractors hired for this purpose.
  • Changing displays to promote new product launches or to reflect festive or seasonal themes.
  • Ensuring uniformity of displays across multiple store locations.
  • Monitoring costs and working within budget in SAP.
  • Researching lifestyle and design trends that will inform the visual merchandising strategy
  • Telengana, IND

Executive VM - Hyderabad

FUTURE GROUP ( Brand Factory)
01.2012 - 01.2014
  • Company Overview: Telengana, IND
  • Support corporate goals to drive sales, margin and productivity Coordinating store display in line with brand guidelines and strategy
  • Balance project timelines and budgets to ensure Corporate objectives are delivered at the division level
  • Build talent by providing support, coaching and leadership
  • Delivering weekly floor moves, window installations, and mannequin styling
  • Translating catalogs & promotions into real designs on the store/mall floor
  • Working with Department manager/floor Sales team on sell out information utilizing VM techniques to maximize the profit, customer, and staff experience on a regular basis
  • Proficient in Coral Draw Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and Power Point software Assisted with new store openings, remodels, and rollouts that resulted in feedback seminars
  • Drive and coordinate the implementation of retail space management projects throughout the Market
  • Telengana, IND

Education

MBA - Design Management

INIFD
01.2011

B.Sc - Fashion Designing

INIFD
01.2008

High Secondary -

Aditya Birla public school
01.2005

Matriculation -

Aditya Birla public school
01.2003

Skills

  • Visual display standards
  • Vendor oversight
  • Budget evaluation and analysis
  • Festive theme design
  • Brand visibility improvements
  • Mannequin presentation styling
  • Training for visual merchandising staff
  • Bill payment processing
  • Oracle purchase order creation
  • Enhancement of grooming standards

Accomplishments

  • Received Best VM recognition in south zone for month May & June'19 in Shoppers Stop
  • Received Best VM area controller award in Shoppers Stop
  • Received Zonal VM recognition in Udaan R&R in Shoppers Stop.
  • Attained 3rd position in Fashion Show in NIFT
  • Scored 37% in Fourth 'Vanyajeev Ratna Award' by INDIAN CENTRE FOR WILDLIFE AND ENVIRONMENT STUDIES
  • Scored 65% /grade-B in completing comp. studies by Methodex Computer Technology Ltd

References

Shall be shared on request

Other Exposures

  • Completed my Vocational OJT from Big Bazaar in visual merchandising for 3 months in 2009.
  • Completed my OJT from J.J. Spectrum Silk Factory for 14 days in 2008.

Timeline

ZONAL VM

TATA MOTORS
01.2025 - Current

AREA VM HEAD - AP,TS,TN

SHOPPER STOP
01.2017 - 12.2024

Executive VM - Hyderabad

Future Group ( Big Bazaar )
01.2016 - 01.2017

Executive VM - Hyderabad

FUTURE GROUP ( Brand Factory)
01.2012 - 01.2014

MBA - Design Management

INIFD

B.Sc - Fashion Designing

INIFD

High Secondary -

Aditya Birla public school

Matriculation -

Aditya Birla public school
Mili Sarkar Bose