Ratish Nair

Motivated and experienced head of business with a diverse background in retail, distribution, category management, and new business setup. Currently serving as Assistant Vice President and leading the category for laptops, tablets, and IT accessories for both online and offline channels at Reliance Retail. Demonstrating an impressive track record in building new businesses and verticals, I have played a key role in developing strategies and processes for various business functions during the incubation phase. Known for attention to detail and multitasking abilities, excelling in fast-paced environments with an ownership mindset.

• Head of Category - IT family, Reliance Digital, Jiomart.com, Jiomart Digital, INR 5000 Cr - $625 Million, Accountable for Online, offline, B2B - Pan India. As the P&L owner for the category, responsible for driving market share, revenue, gross margin & working capital across channel for the business.
• Business Head, Reliance Retail Ltd, INR 3500 Cr - $450 Million, As head of new business, have led the creation of strategies encompassing business models, resource planning, financial projections, negotiation of licensing contracts, product assortment, GTM and other critical support requirements.
• Business Lead - Productivity Division, Reliance Retail Limited, INR 1000 Crores - $125 Million, Successfully developed business strategies to grow market share, revenue and market dominance in assigned categories.
• Business Development Manager, Advance Micro Devices Limited, INR 250 Crores - $30 Million, Remaining accountable for developing annual budgets and projecting pan India revenue forecast.
• Manager Buying and Merchandising IT and Mobile Category, Metro Cash and Carry India Private Limited, INR 250 Crores - $30 Million, Led a competent team of buyers for IT and Mobile category.
• Category Manager, Woolworths Wholesale India Private Limited, INR 800 Crores - $100 Million, Devised and executed business plans to achieve revenue goals.
• Product Manager, Redington India Limited, INR 120 Crores - $15 Million, Responsible for P&L management of assigned product brands.

• Decicive: being Decisive helped Ratish in various aspects of life including personal and professional domain. Taking ownership of the decision and pivoting fast when required has helped in guiding the team and reaching faster resolution for problems.
• Detail oriented: “Retail is detail “he learned this very early in his career from his superiors and have taken this as a guiding principle.
• Ownership: - focus on the objective and finding ways to deliver results by owning up tasks and going the extra mile to ensure outcome has always helped him to enhance his and his team’s performance.

Certified Senior leader in Buying and Merchandising from jio institute