Saikumar Dhantal
Jogeshwari (East)
Summary
Seeking a career opportunity to utilize my knowledge and experience in field of Retail, Manufacturing & Data Analytics & Sales, of Space Management Solution Training, and internal management. Total 12 years of experience in Retail (8 yrs.), Manufacturing (1 yrs.) & Data Analytic industry (3 yrs.).
Versatile manager with background in coordinating diverse teams and managing complex projects. Skilled in strategic planning, operational improvement, and fostering collaborative environments. Demonstrated ability to enhance efficiency and productivity while maintaining high standards of quality. Successfully implemented innovative solutions that resulted in positive organizational changes.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager
NielsenIQ
01.2024 - Current
- Solution Specialist - for APAC region, for NIQ portfolio of products Assortment & Merchandising (Spaceman, Shelf Architect ) Category Management Workshop
- Developing the client reach out plan and executing Sales Play
- Support APAC Leaders on regional outreach plans for clients
Manager
NielsenIQ
06.2021 - 01.2024
- Training clients on Spaceman (Shelf management) Software, leading the sale for the spaceman professional & automation software for India region
- Successfully Organising Category Management workshops for India region
- Commercial Client Lead for Analytics Data sales to Indian Manufacturer & Retailers
Planogram Analyst
General Mills Pvt Ltd
01.2021 - 06.2021
- Revise category Planogram, on basis of Space sales mix, maintaining client prescribed quality, Refresh process – Add or removal of skus basis client defined set rules
- Correct Implementation optimized planogram as per relayouts for International retailers in North America
Assistant Manager (Planogramer)
More Retail Pvt Limited
01.2019 - 01.2021
- Company Overview: Formerly Aditya Birla Retail Pvt Limited
- Reset of categories, on basis of Space sales mix, over viewing Team Quality, Refresh process
- Relayout of stores basis MBQ and Space availability, Correct Implementation of relayouts with correct Category adjacency
- Sales vs
- Space mix report to highlight performing classes in a category
- Developing planogram at sku level based on the organisation’s strategy
- To formulate and implement a strategy for effective use of shelf space to maximize sales and profitability
- Handling store specific assortment and planogram every month and update on regular basis
- Updating and publishing of store assortment every month to stores
- Formerly Aditya Birla Retail Pvt Limited
Assistant Manager (Category Manager)
More Retail Pvt Limited
06.2018 - 01.2019
- Company Overview: Formerly Aditya Birla Retail Pvt Limited
- Hyper market & Super Market Format wise Assortment Planning- Data Analysis & sale trend and sales trajectory plan based on every years and day to day sales tracking
- Ensuring the best prices for the customers, Maintaining Supplies and freshness index based on the sales data analysis, Promotion planning to ensure growth like to like and higher growth plans for specific period to over achieve the budgeted sales plan on month on month basis
- Vendor management negotiation on margins, offers pricing, listing, quality approval, launch product panning- Ensuring Planning visibility, Promotional activities sampling activities at store with sales projection and growth plan
- Formerly Aditya Birla Retail Pvt Limited
Senior Officer
Aditya Birla Retail Pvt Limited
06.2014 - 06.2018
- Company Overview: MORE Retail
- Retail Merchandise for MORE retail store, using Planograming softwares (JDA)
- Responsible for activities regarding, customer Insights, & maximizing revenue through Visual merchandising and Shelf management
- Assessing assortment using current trends in market, swift availabity of product on planogram as per best trade practises, also providing suggestions on product improvement
- Implementation of Planogram generator (POGGEN) Designing optimised Template planogram for store specific assortment
- Delist inventory management, maintaining optimised inventory and keeping delisted inventory value in optimized limits of business
- MORE Retail
Senior Associate
Deevoir Consultancy Services
09.2012 - 01.2014
- Company Overview: Retail & Market Strategies Department
- Planogram Design, Replication, Imaging, Processing & Quality checking (Kraft, Pepsico, P & G)
- Video Decoding basis of power to purchase- using MASNET
- Data Cleaning (Relaince Retail, Pepsico, Leaflet Offers)
- Retail & Market Strategies Department
Education
MBA(Diploma) -
Retail Supply Chain Management (Deemed to be University)
01.2018
M.A. - Economics
Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (Deemed to be University)
01.2012
B.Com. (Hons.) -
Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (Deemed to be University)
01.2009
Skills
- Spacemen Professional & Automation
- Planograming
- JDA Intactix
- Sales strategy
- Category management
- Planogram design
- Visual merchandising
- Team leadership
- Vendor negotiation
- Effective communication
- Team building
Hobbies and Interests
- Photography
- Trekking
- Reading
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 12/07/87
Retail Computer Skills
- Spacemen Professional & Automation
- Planograming
- JDA Intactix
Languages
Telugu
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Hindi
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2
Marathi
Elementary (A2)
A2
Timeline
Manager
NielsenIQ
01.2024 - Current
Manager
NielsenIQ
06.2021 - 01.2024
Planogram Analyst
General Mills Pvt Ltd
01.2021 - 06.2021
Assistant Manager (Planogramer)
More Retail Pvt Limited
01.2019 - 01.2021
Assistant Manager (Category Manager)
More Retail Pvt Limited
06.2018 - 01.2019
Senior Officer
Aditya Birla Retail Pvt Limited
06.2014 - 06.2018
Senior Associate
Deevoir Consultancy Services
09.2012 - 01.2014
MBA(Diploma) -
Retail Supply Chain Management (Deemed to be University)
M.A. - Economics
Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (Deemed to be University)
B.Com. (Hons.) -
Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (Deemed to be University)
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